At the risk of my readers getting sick of hearing me squawk about how much I loved Inglourious Basterds, I thought I’d better post something a little more substantive explaining why I think it’s such a great film. Then – I promise! – I’ll shut up about it. First, this film is a first, and [...]
Archives for March 2010
Oscar Wrap-up
Oh, those Academy Awards . . . I love ‘em, and I hate ‘em. Why do I always get so worked up about them? On a philosophical level, I don’t really believe in picking bests. I’d rather come across as all generous and high-minded, magnanimously declaring, “Everyone’s a winner!” However (as you may have noticed [...]
My Picks
It’s Sunday morning and I’ve got to get ready to fill out my Oscar ballot. I have never been very good at winning these contests. The only time I ever won (and that was in a tie for first place) was the year I ended up at an Oscar party dominated by movie biz know-nothings. [...]