That Darn Jew
The true subject of Albert Brooks’ Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is the fact that most people don’t find Albert Brooks funny. That sounds sour, and it sells the movie short, but it’s fundamentally true. Plus: V for Vendetta.
Maybe We Can Hire … The A-Team
We aspire to erudition here at Culture Snob. Not today. Our task: Re-cast The A-Team for a feature film and a new audience.
Tagged: Casting Games, Television, The A-Team
A Blessing and a Curse
Mark Stuart has only himself to blame. The name was his idea – even if he didn’t mean it to stick – and the stories associated with it are good ones. But Stuart is considering hanging up Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash as a band name when he moves to Austin, Texas, from San Diego next year.
Jesus Ain’t That Magic
Sarah Silverman is no Snakes on a Plane, but the slapdash movie bearing her name suffers from the same problem: overexposure.
Tagged: Comedies, Jesus Is Magic, Reviews, Sarah Silverman
This Could Be It
Much like the Boston Red Sox, the movie Game 6 hauls so much baggage that triumph seems nearly impossible. It’s akin to being down three games to none to the Yankees in a best-of-seven series. Lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ong odds. But somehow … .
Tagged: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Don DeLillo, Dramas, Game 6, Michael Hoffman, Paul Auster, Reviews, Smoke
The U.S. Military: More Than Meets the Eye?
The article begins innocuously enough: “Hollywood’s depiction of the U.S. military is often laughably inaccurate to many Americans who wear their country’s uniform.” But then … .
Whores and the Whoring Whores Who Sell Them Out
While it’s worth debating the aims and functions of criticism, there’s a larger issue that’s rarely discussed: ethics in entertainment journalism. Critics have a credibility problem, and I think it’s the primary source of their diminished stature these days.
Tagged: Critics
Unlikely Hope
So we’ve dealt with opening shots and isolated shots, and now the House Next Door asks a different but related question:
“What single movie image or moment do you think of more often than any other?” My answer comes from my iPod.
People Will Most Definitely Come
The Netflix Rolling Roadshow is doubtlessly a brilliant piece of marketing, but the core concept celebrates the sense of place that movies can conjure or capture. But none of this summer’s selections can match the inspiration behind the showing of Field of Dreams this past Friday at Left and Center Field of Dreams.
Tagged: Field of Dreams, Netflix, Ways of Watching
Week-End Link Dump
- Given the current sorry state of my Red Sox, I appreciate Jose Melendez’s uncovering the agenda for a recent closed-door team meeting.
Tagged: Links
