Tom and I caught The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo at the Esquire. I’ve heard the books are better as well as the 2009 Swedish film, but those weren’t playing at the time, and I wasn’t going to see The Artist again. (I saw it in Los Angeles and would have loved it… without any hype.) [...]

My friend Russ and his friend Marcus have an idea for a TV Show: Film Schooled. In their words “Film Schooled puts two aspiring teen filmmakers in a head-to-head competition to see who can produce the best film in one short weekend.” They filmed a pilot and put it in front of an audience up a [...]

What I said the morning after: “Never seen a movie that pushed me to the edge of passing out and vomiting, until last night. Seriously. That was 127 Hours.” # (Quick summary: man hikes into Utah canyon alone, arm gets trapped under boulder, lives 5 days on pretty much just a bottle of water, frees [...]

As a birthday gift my brother took me to see I Love You Phillip Morris. Snapped this grainy mobile photo of the backlit poster on the way in, not knowing: A. That it was based on a true story. B. That I’d really really like it. Jim Carrey’s intense hamming doesn’t muck up the excellent [...]

But then again, so did Requiem for a Dream so I should know better when I catch a Darren Aronofsky film. Don’t get me wrong, I thought this Black Swam movie was excellent. Just so darn nerve-wracking.

Left work a few minutes early to head down and catch a free screening of Handmade Nation at the Contempoary Arts Center. Can’t believe it took me this long to see the flick about the burgeoning DIY community. Makes me think that in 2011 we need to set up at more events and enjoy the company [...]

A double feature at the Holiday Auto Theatre: Toy Story 3 (so excellent) and that vampire Eclipse New Moon thing (notsogood). An odd pairing, but a perfect evening for the drive-in.