Entertainment Weekly or EW as some call it, compiled a list of the “Best 25 of all time” musicals in motion picture history. The list includes heavy hitters such as: Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Funny Girl, Cabaret, Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Grease, Music Man, Swing Time, etc…, but [...]
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Arthur C. Clarke died
Posted in Cutting Room Floor, tagged 2001, A Space Odyssey, Auther C Clarke, Death, Entertainment, film, News, TV on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The man behind 2001: A Space Odyssey (OK, it was Kubrick behind the film – but Clarke co-wrote it with him) died. He was 90. Clarke is known throughout the world as one of the greatest science fiction writers. He’s written more then 100 books on the subject. He’s even attributed with the creation of [...]
The Incredible Hulk or Incredible Whimp?
Posted in From the balcony, tagged Edward Norton, film, Movis, News, Television, The Incredible Hulk, Trailer on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Incredible Hulk TV show was a tad before my time, but I watched every, single episode when it went into syndication. I read the comics, the animated shows and, like most people, was highly excited when Ang Lee’s “The Hulk” was coming out back in 2003. The film was a dud! It was laced [...]
No Country For Old Men was edited with Final Cut Pro
Posted in Cutting Room Floor, tagged Apple, Coen Brothers, Editing, Entertainment, film, Final Cut Pro, Mac, Media, Movies, Oscar, TV on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No Country For Old Men, the latest classic by the Coen Brothers, took top honors at this year’s Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor. What amazes me the most, is their NLE (Non Linear Editing) system. This film was editing with Apple’s Final Cut Pro Anyone in the TV/Film [...]
Taxi to the Darkside
Posted in From the balcony, tagged academy awards, anti, bush, documentary, film, movie, oscars, reviews on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This docmentary provides ”An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002″ (http://imdb.com/title/tt0854678/). In a world post 9/11, anti-Bush films are all the rage. Three of the four Academy Aware Nominees were anti-war [...]
