(2001) dir. Peter Jackson
viewed: Metreon, SF
Lord of the Rings or Fellowship of the Ring, part one of what will be a three year annual trilogy, turns out, rather unsurprisingly to be a pretty fun outing to the theater. It’s big screen entertainment that works.
That said, it’s not Citizen Kane.
I know that the AFI (American [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Abre los ojos
(1997) dir. Alejandro Amenábar
After seeing The Others which I thought was excellent, I was definitely up for catching up on the prior work of the director, Alejandro Amenábar, and Abre los ojos seemed like a perfect rental. It was also playing in the theaters in its American adaptation as Vanilla Sky, which I wouldn’t [...]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
(2001) dir. Simon West
What should one expect from a film adapted from a video game?
Maybe this question shows that my knowledge of video games is a little dated. I know that narratives in some adventure games have gotten very sophisticated, perhaps more well-realized than in a traditional theatrical film.
But this film is essentially Indiana [...]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(2001) dir. John Cameron Mitchell
Hedwig got pretty good reviews overall and was personally recommended to me by a few people whose opinions that I respect, the latter of which I consider the best arbiter of whether I am going to like something or not.
And Hedwig is good. Writer, director, star, John Cameron Mitchell, who [...]
