Into the Blu

I have to say, in spite of having no knowledge on this films plot I have wanted to see it ever since it was released, mainly because it was filmed in my home town. Coming from a city in the middle of the prairies in Canada, this is about as close to Hollywood as we get. But other than hoping to recognize a few buildings I anticipate this film based on the praises I have heard for Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels. Regardless, I look forward to being able to view this flick, how are the results? Continue Reading

Right off the start Wild Hogs looks to be appealing simply because of the cast which includes John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, and Ray Liotta. However when you get numerous big names together, some of whom aren?t known for comedy, their meshing on screen becomes quite an issue. Regardless, I don?t anticipate this to become a problem with Wild Hogs. Continue Reading

Sometime after 1990 when Blue Planet was released, I remember really wanting to see it. Unfortunately I was young and with time my interest in the worlds around our own dwindled. Recently with the advancements in technology my interest in space has sparked up again, making for just the right time for Blue Planet to land in my hands. After nearly 20 years I’ll be able to set my eyes on this for the first time, and in hi-definition. Then of course there’s the additional documentary The Dream Is Alive of which I’ve never previously heard of. The footage on this one is over 20 years old, so my expectations aren’t extremely high. Continue Reading

If you are going to steal material, it doesn’t hurt to take from the very best. It also helps if the target of your appropriation is no longer with us. If you update the material enough so that it appears to be a more modern story, you have a better chance no one will notice. Unless, of course, the original is somewhat of a classic; then you simply fall back on the Hollywood tradition by using the magic password: homage. The director I refer to is Alfred Hitchcock, and the film is non other than the Jimmy Stewart classic Rear Window. Continue Reading

Monty (Idris Elba, 28 Weeks Later) is a father struggling for custody of his three children. This has become of utmost importance to him especially since his ex wife is involved with a local drug dealer. He enlists the help of attorney Julia (Gabriel Union, Bad Boys 2) to get his children back. Of course sparks begin to fly between the two, and the children seem to take the backseat. I’ve seen this type of movie way too many times before, and I would be completely content if I didn’t have to again. Continue Reading