tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3301337420940124786..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Fall Movies Preview Part 1By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2063918739818133872013-04-16T03:32:18.997-07:002013-04-16T03:32:18.997-07:00Ken, I know you're being snarky, but a lot of ...Ken, I know you're being snarky, but a lot of Democrats--including this reporter--will indeed line up for TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE. We don't boycott things because we disagree with someone's politics. That's what Republicans do!<br /><br />BTW, I've seen LOOPER and it's tremendous.all2needhttp://www.all2need.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77420110983777535632012-09-20T11:07:44.542-07:002012-09-20T11:07:44.542-07:00Isn't "Taken 2" just a remake of &qu...Isn't "Taken 2" just a remake of "Ruthless People" but with Liam Neeson instead of Danny Devito?<br /><br />Seriously, is Liam Neeson really reduced to taking pars that Steven Segall passed on?Paul Gottliebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062464400324829622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50068960458221137152012-09-18T17:30:28.688-07:002012-09-18T17:30:28.688-07:00Based on the trailer and comments from early scree...Based on the trailer and comments from early screenings, it would appear that ARGO is being played at least partly as a comedy, which would mitigate matters considerably.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80710568478159382552012-09-18T16:47:42.327-07:002012-09-18T16:47:42.327-07:00That's too bad about Argo. I was looking forwa...That's too bad about Argo. I was looking forward t it because I went to school with Tony Mendez's kids. We only found out he was CIA after he retired, though there were other Agency kids in school whose father was already retired.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63470528323096321872012-09-18T14:19:20.489-07:002012-09-18T14:19:20.489-07:00I will also see Trouble with the Curve because it&...I will also see Trouble with the Curve because it's a baseball movie and it has Amy Adams. And since Mr Eastwood will be portraying someone other than himself, I'd pay to see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48197617137739956752012-09-18T09:57:46.687-07:002012-09-18T09:57:46.687-07:00I thought "not fade away" WAS the ending...I thought "not fade away" WAS the ending to "The Sopranos."BigTednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22099894333812223122012-09-18T06:23:18.978-07:002012-09-18T06:23:18.978-07:00ARGO – This looks great. True story of ...
At the ...<i>ARGO – This looks great. True story of ...</i><br />At the mention of <i>true story</i>, alam bells rang, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/sep/07/argo-ben-affleck-review?INTCMP=SRCH" rel="nofollow">so I checked:</a><br /><i>Shamelessly embellished ... patriotic, Hollywood-saves-the-day yarn ... jarringly false.</i><br />So that's another Charlie Wilson's War, Beautiful Mind or U571 then.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70289254567222855382012-09-18T01:01:34.431-07:002012-09-18T01:01:34.431-07:00In a recent interview about her upcoming movie &qu...In a recent interview about her upcoming movie "On The Road," Kristen Stewart said she didn't mind doing her first topless scene because the director was so inspiring. She said, "He puts so much inside of you..."<br /><br />Probably not the best phraseology for her to use when talking about her directors. Pat Reederhttp://www.hollywoodhifi.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91456258001394380262012-09-17T23:38:51.543-07:002012-09-17T23:38:51.543-07:00brian t: "Hello, I Must Be Going" was th...brian t: "Hello, I Must Be Going" was the title of a song introduced by Groucho Marx in the 1930 film ANIMAL CRACKERS, several decades before Phil Collins made use of it. Don't know if that has any effect on your interest in the film, but I thought you should know.<br /><br />As for liberals not boycotting films starring conservatives -- so our D. McEwan is the exception that proves the rule?jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76104233507131515272012-09-17T17:30:47.748-07:002012-09-17T17:30:47.748-07:00cOOL...cOOL...ferdinand hegemurhttp://ferdinand-hegemur.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89344954935805806052012-09-17T16:53:05.704-07:002012-09-17T16:53:05.704-07:00Ming the Merciless. I will see The Master just to ...Ming the Merciless. I will see The Master just to see how close it is to the life of L. Ron Fatfraud.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14578505158614288982012-09-17T13:48:59.575-07:002012-09-17T13:48:59.575-07:00Hi Ken,
This has nothing to do with the topic at ...Hi Ken,<br /><br />This has nothing to do with the topic at hand -- I just wanted to say that I finished reading "The Me Generation .. by Me" and enjoyed it greatly. I'm a little younger (52), and grew up in Michigan, but many of the references you made were events that I could relate to. It was funny, and touching, and human.<br /><br />It was also too short. I am seriously hoping that you'll write a memoir of your writing career. I know you've posted many times about your experiences in television but I would pay money for the story in chronological order.<br /><br />Thanks (as always) for the great reading.Charles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40048942367273260612012-09-17T13:22:02.660-07:002012-09-17T13:22:02.660-07:00I would TOTALLY pay money to watch someone be haun...I would TOTALLY pay money to watch someone be haunted by Sam Kinison's ghost!Deannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26061686064461701462012-09-17T13:16:37.538-07:002012-09-17T13:16:37.538-07:00I am a democrat. I will see the Eastwood movie. ...I am a democrat. I will see the Eastwood movie. I love John Wayne movies and he was a conservative. Only republicans care about that kind of thingsanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67972312881152369622012-09-17T12:51:00.938-07:002012-09-17T12:51:00.938-07:00Hotel Transylvania isn't so much a Sandler mov...Hotel Transylvania isn't so much a Sandler movie, it's voiced by Sandler and his pack, Kevin James etc... but that is even ok for animation. But the script credits include Robert Smigel and the director is small-screen famous since he renewed Cartoon Network in the 90s with the kind of smarts in his own "Dexter's Lab" and tons of other things he's been involved with. I have a problem with Hotel T. as it reminds me too much of the film version of "Monster Mash" ... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56975190172448039352012-09-17T12:25:28.233-07:002012-09-17T12:25:28.233-07:00Yeah, I don't think I'll be going to see a...Yeah, I don't think I'll be going to see a film named after a Phil Collins album. <br /><br />(It's "Hello, I Must Be Going" - as if you didn't know that already. 8-) brian thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816630081635941429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46436102692264744892012-09-17T12:19:13.168-07:002012-09-17T12:19:13.168-07:00On the plus side, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA was made by G...On the plus side, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA was made by Gendy Tarkovsky, who did the FAIRLY ODD PARENTS, which was actually funny. So it might be funny. Even with Adam Sandler.Matt Pattonhttp://notsomuch1962.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36611236176572722202012-09-17T12:11:20.447-07:002012-09-17T12:11:20.447-07:00I'm also looking forward to Cloud Atlas, which...I'm also looking forward to Cloud Atlas, which, although not my favorite novel, is certainly among the ten best I've read this century.<br /><br />By the way, Ken, I too was fed Carnation Instant Breakfast to put some weight on me.Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9872308149101767922012-09-17T11:40:10.899-07:002012-09-17T11:40:10.899-07:00Dredd is about as popular in America as TinTin. as...Dredd is about as popular in America as TinTin. ask Spielberg what the six American TinTin fans thought of that movie. Maybe they'll treat the five America Judge Dredd readers.Mr. First Nighternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11398898046480135832012-09-17T10:29:49.983-07:002012-09-17T10:29:49.983-07:00Lol.
DREDD was excellent. Low budget, British sty...Lol.<br /><br />DREDD was excellent. Low budget, British styled, ultra violence. Not quite as a good as THE RAID, and it is just a comic book movie with very little (nothing?) going on under the surface, but I imagine that's exactly what Judge DREDD fans wanted. There's no attempt at humanising the lead character here, it's DIRTY HARRY in space.<br /><br />THE MASTER, is probably my most anticipated movie this year. MAGNOLIA was completely pretentious, but THERE WILL BE BLOOD was one of the best movies of the decade.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61905805986692098982012-09-17T10:19:19.460-07:002012-09-17T10:19:19.460-07:00What Cadavra said!What Cadavra said!Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9566594168992629642012-09-17T09:54:35.933-07:002012-09-17T09:54:35.933-07:00Ken, I know you're being snarky, but a lot of ...Ken, I know you're being snarky, but a lot of Democrats--including this reporter--will indeed line up for TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE. We don't boycott things because we disagree with someone's politics. That's what Republicans do!<br /><br />BTW, I've seen LOOPER and it's tremendous.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45568669547859954592012-09-17T09:22:27.212-07:002012-09-17T09:22:27.212-07:00I saw the trailer for Judge Dredd, and it looked u...I saw the trailer for <i>Judge Dredd</i>, and it looked uncannily like <i>The Raid: Redemption</i>. Except there were sci-fi effects that mananged to look cheesy and dated even though the movie isn't out yet. Which, when you think about it, is quite an accomplishment.Mitchell Hundrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2075803444907754182012-09-17T09:05:15.680-07:002012-09-17T09:05:15.680-07:00Ken...don't forget the major event that happen...Ken...don't forget the major event that happened 40 years ago today--or more accurately, 40 years ago at 8PM Eastern/7 Central.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63427999801014782592012-09-17T07:20:04.022-07:002012-09-17T07:20:04.022-07:00I see the coming year as yet another that I will n...I see the coming year as yet another that I will not be darkening the neighborhood multiplex or even ordering one of these up on HBO's "on demand." Now, on to the real challenge of the morning...trying to figure out the code word that allows me to leave a comment on Ken's blog. Without my glasses I see "9 something something."Mike Botulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280479229678291508noreply@blogger.com