http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/ Copyright 2006 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:49:27 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.15 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss [alice ttlg] Most of this movie is pretty standard fare, well-off white folks who deny they know what was going on when they really did but wouldn't face it with the usual comparisons to the Germans in Nazi Germany with a bi-racial... [In My Country] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_in_my_country.shtml#001489 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_in_my_country.shtml#001489 In My Country Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:49:27 -0600 [alice ttlg] Jodie Foster excells at these child-in-peril movies. Before Panic Room, I never would have thought she'd be particularly good in thriller/action films but she brings a control and determination to the freaked out mother characters along with a realistic ability... [Flightplan] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_flightplan.shtml#001488 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_flightplan.shtml#001488 Flightplan Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:46:43 -0600 [alice ttlg] Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow give excellent performances here, wonderful chemistry between them. Hopkins is commanding as always and it fits beautifully with the character he's playing, just the tiniest bit of vulnerability showing in between his mad demands and... [Proof] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_proof.shtml#001487 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_proof.shtml#001487 Proof Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:08:25 -0600 [alice ttlg] In true Tim Burton fashion, this version is much darker than the original. Beautifully made with the kind of sets and atmosphere of the Edward Scissorhands, that lovely kind of Dr. Seuss crossed with Frankenstein and Dracula that he does... [Charlie & Chocolate Factory] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_charlie_chocolate_factory.shtml#001485 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_charlie_chocolate_factory.shtml#001485 Charlie & Chocolate Factory Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:59:12 -0600 [alice ttlg] This is a very good movie, good ordinary people stuff with lots of dialogue and excellent performances by all. It caught my eye for Dougray Scott but the entire cast is good. It focuses on a bunch of Sunday footballers... [Things...Before You're 30] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_thingsbefore_youre_30.shtml#001481 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_thingsbefore_youre_30.shtml#001481 Things...Before You're 30 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:09:02 -0600 [alice ttlg] Well that was a waste of 2 1/2 hours, well not entirely since I did other stuff while watching this movie but still...it stunk really and the moral/political patronizing at the end was the icing on the rancid cake. The... [Kingdom of Heaven] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_kingdom_of_heaven.shtml#001480 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_kingdom_of_heaven.shtml#001480 Kingdom of Heaven Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:43:54 -0600 [alice ttlg] The Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg collaborations are interesting, not necessarily the best of movies but interesting nonetheless. I re-watched War of the Worlds on HBO last night and sinceI had to pause it to feed the cats, that meant I could... [War of the Worlds] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_war_of_the_worlds.shtml#001477 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_war_of_the_worlds.shtml#001477 War of the Worlds Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:22:18 -0600 [alice ttlg] One of Sean Bean's early films, before he did the Sharpe movies and the Bond movie and Lord of the Rings, I saw him in this, a small cult film-noir playing at the local art house theater, I went back... [Stormy Monday] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_stormy_monday.shtml#001476 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_stormy_monday.shtml#001476 Stormy Monday Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:01:55 -0600 [alice ttlg] This has an incredible cast, Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law (Thompson's RL mother) and a bunch of other not-well-known actors who are perfectly cast. It's directed and co-written by Alan Rickman, set in a very very cold frozen snowy Scotland, it... [Winter Guest] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_winter_guest.shtml#001475 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_winter_guest.shtml#001475 Winter Guest Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:57:55 -0600 [alice ttlg] I was very disappointed by this movie, my brother loved it, I was looking forward to it, but the training stuff in the Himalayas(?) was far too slow and the rest was okay. The most interesting parts were setting up... [Batman Begins] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_batman_begins.shtml#001456 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_batman_begins.shtml#001456 Batman Begins Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:09:22 -0600 [alice ttlg] I think this was the first Jean Claude Van Damme movie I ever saw and it's still one of his best, a good story line, not overwhelmed by the fights and one thing I noticed upon re-watching it last night... [Nowhere to Run] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_nowhere_to_run.shtml#001454 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_nowhere_to_run.shtml#001454 Nowhere to Run Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:17:58 -0600 [alice ttlg] After all the hype about this movie when it was in the theaters, I figured it would be really good. Boy was I disappointed. A poorly made ripoff of a much better movie, Short Cuts by Robert Altman, combined with... [Crash] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_crash.shtml#001450 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_crash.shtml#001450 Crash Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:28:59 -0600 [alice ttlg] It's uneven and predictable in places, but all in all, not a bad movie. Jude Law does a good job as a casanova and it's a very sexy movie. Nia Long is excellent and plays well opposite Jude Law, with... [Alfie] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_alfie.shtml#001439 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_alfie.shtml#001439 Alfie Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:39:17 -0600 [alice ttlg] This is a terrific movie! Incredible characters, excellent acting, tight plot, beautifully shot, it all comes together to make a really great movie. The relationship between Silvia and Keller walks a perfect tightrope, never too sappy or overdone, just right.... [Interpreter] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_interpreter.shtml#001438 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_interpreter.shtml#001438 Interpreter Sun, 06 Nov 2005 17:30:56 -0600 [alice ttlg] God, how boring. And what is it with Steven Soderbergh making beautiful women look and act horrendous for no reason? Julia Roberts was terrible in Ocean's 11 and now it's Catherine Zeta-Jones that's awful. She looks terrible, the wigs they... [Ocean's 12] http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_oceans_12.shtml#001437 http://moviesat.theidiotbox.org/archives/cat_oceans_12.shtml#001437 Ocean's 12 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:13:19 -0600