Category Archives: Movies

New Trailer Alert: Man of Steel (both versions)

Posted on July 23, 2012 by ilmozart

There are two versions of this teaser trailer for next summer’s Superman movie that we all hope to be the Batman Begins of Superman movies. The sad sad Superman Returns (2006) was meant to be that dark reboot, but instead it … Continue reading →

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Beasts of the Southern Wild – One of the Best Films I’ve Seen This Year

Posted on July 16, 2012 by ilmozart

I think to understand anything I want to say about this movie, you have to see the trailer first. Once there was a Hushpuppy and she lived with her daddy in the bathtub. Like the reviewer in The New York … Continue reading →

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How To Prepare For The Dark Knight Rises, part I

Posted on July 13, 2012 by ilmozart

Super excited for The Dark Knight Rises next Friday? Do you have your tickets for the already sold-out midnight showings on IMAX? Have you studied each and every frame of every trailer, film clip, and photo that has been released? … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight Rises Poster to Haunt Your Dreams

Posted on July 12, 2012 by ilmozart

So…..that scares the crap out of me. And I get to see it in IMAX, huzzah! (Took me a couple of glances before I saw the shadow bat)

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New Trailer Alert: Sleepwalk with Me

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ilmozart

Mike Birbiglia – or Birbigs –  might be familiar to some of you as a regular contributor on NPR’s This American Life. Or he might be familiar to some of you as Lena Dunham’s interviewer on the second episode of … Continue reading →

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I finally watch Coming to America. A reaction.

Posted on July 9, 2012 by ilmozart

Even for someone who has seen movies most of my friends have never even heard of, there are gaps in my movie education. According to my two best friends, the biggest gap is that I had never seen Eddie Murphy’s … Continue reading →

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New Trailer Alert: Compliance

Posted on July 9, 2012 by ilmozart

A True Story: A police officer calls a fast food restaurant and tell the manager that a young employee has stolen from the register. The caller tells the manager to strip search the employee and leave her naked in the … Continue reading →

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Catching Up on Reviews: Magic Mike, To Rome With Love

Posted on July 8, 2012 by ilmozart

I see so many movies and watch so much TV, I sometimes find it hard to find the time to scribble aka type my random thoughts about said pieces of pop culture. I am in fact so behind that I … Continue reading →

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Pixar’s Brave is Gorgeous But Just OK

Posted on July 3, 2012 by ilmozart

I’m starting to worry that Pixar is losing it. First Cars, then Cars 2, and now Brave. Granted, I don’t mean to insinuate that Brave is at all as bad as those talking cars, but it’s nowhere near The Incredibles, … Continue reading →

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I Know That Voice or That’s What Spongebob Looks Like?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by ilmozart

Not sure how I missed this earlier, but this trailer for a documentary about those talents who do the voice overs for cartoons and recently video games looks absolutely fascinating: In I Know That Voice, not only do we get … Continue reading →

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