Archive for February, 2007
What did you think about that awards show last night?
Ahh…the day is almost over and I’ve still got Oscar afterglow. Despite William Arnold’s unimpressed take on them here, I thought the awards were much improved over last year. Of course, that may be because last year ended on such a sour note. As an associate pointed out at the end of the evening, “Yeah! …
The Oscars are Sunday, February 25th, 5pm PST. Word.
The Oscars are almost here! Quick, fill out those last categories in your office pool!
To further prepare, you can spend tomorrow cramming in as many of the nominees as possible. True completists should head to the Varsity and check out the nominated animated and live action shorts, while those with some serious catching up to …
More Love for Children of Men (um, the movie)
It’s rare that I see a film more than once in the theater, but this year I was able to catch my two favorite movies of the year, Children of Men and Inland Empire, a second time on the big screen. With each film I found a unique experience, different from my original viewing, that …
Into the Oscar home stretch with the BAFTA winners
In addition to the underwhleming-as-usual Grammys (with the exception of Quentin Tarantino yelling out the nominees’ names for Album of the Year and the hilarity of Tony Bennett thanking Target), Sunday was also the day the British Academy of Film and Television Arts handed out their awards. Read the winners here.
A few surprises amongst the …
are you KEEPING SCORE?
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Need somehere to take your date tonight? Why not head to the Northwest Film Forum and enjoy two films that showcase the work of film composer Bernard Herrmann? At 6:30pm, it’s many people’s favorite Hitchcock film, Vertigo. You may have seen this film a million times before, but watching that trippy …
The Departed vs. Infernal Affairs
As The Departed along with Infernal Affairs 2 & 3 arrive on DVD this week (the original was released several months ago), I figured it would be as good an opportunity as any to discuss their relationship and find out what other people think. When word first started to spread that Scorsese was remaking the …
Painted Box Spotlight #1
There’s this rumor going around that, as Man and Womankind journey onward in their Endless Stroll of Progress, DVDs will be replaced by some other futuristic technology like HD-DVDs or BLU-RAY discs or perhaps RoboSpaceDiscs or Hi-Def Versatile Pills.Well, if you’ve been to Scarecrow Video before then you know that around here formats die slower …
A damn fine cup of coffee
If you have discriminating taste in both cinema and coffee, we suggest the fine DAVID LYNCH brand SIGNATURE CUP COFFEE. It’s premium! It’s organic! It tastes great with cherry pie! Should you start craving a cup, stop by Scarecrow and pick up 12oz of House Roast or French Roast Decaf for $19.95 or a sampler …
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