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Van Helsing

For a while now I’d been watching the previews for “Van Helsing” and wondering just why that movie had been made. Sure, sure, summer blockbuster and all that, but I mean what’s the point? Taking characters out of classic literature, going all League of Extraordinary Gentlemen on them, and making a movie that really has… Continue reading Van Helsing

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Hellboy

Forgot to mention, I saw the movie Hellboy last Saturday, and had a few words about it. Really good. For a long time I’d heard about plans for a Hellboy movie and was really skeptical that anyone could make a good one, but when I started seeing the actual previews, I got excited about it.… Continue reading Hellboy

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A-Team Movie

Eric Rescorla speculates about casting for an A-Team movie (should someone in Hollywood ever get the urge to make one). Nice. But my first thought was, why not let the original actors play the roles? (They’d have to find somebody to take over Hannibal, of course.) Sure, it could be done, but that isn’t really… Continue reading A-Team Movie

Casting Call

From katu.com, Big-time movie director holding open casting call in Portland: Gus Van Sant is looking for people for his next movie: …show up on Sunday, Feb. 29, for an open casting call for Portland writer-director Gus Van Sant’s latest movie, a story about rock ‘n’ roll in the Northwest grunge heyday. The casting call… Continue reading Casting Call

The Two Towers DVD

I just finished watching the DVD extended edition of The Two Towers. Some three and a half hours long. Totally worth it, though, especially for the deleted scenes—most of which cover the additional backstory and events in the books that they couldn’t cover in the theatrical release. Good stuff. All of which is preparation for… Continue reading The Two Towers DVD

Movie Roundup

We’ve been seeing a fair number of movies lately, so I thought I’d post some thoughts here. I’ll probably be spoiling some of them, so only click the “More” link if you’ve seen them. The movies I’m writing about are The Hulk, The Italian Job, Terminator 3, and The Core. You’ve been warned.

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Pirates of the Caribbean

We (finally) went and saw “Pirates of the Caribbean” tonight. It was a lot of fun, I liked it. Johnny Depp was, frankly, amazing. Go see it, if it’s still in theaters where you’re at.