Archive for October, 2008

Unorthodox Stipulation: Dystopia Now

Friday, October 24th, 2008
Unorthodox Stipulation: Dystopia Now

A Personal Essay by: AnnieG  Life moves at a pace the human mind simply hasn’t adjusted to yet.  The speed of information…or misinformation is startling and even stark these days.  We’ve perfected technology to the point where we’ve confused the ability to compute with the ability to do, the ability to purchase with the ability to... »

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Under 20 Q’s with Christien Paul

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Under 20 Q’s with Christien Paul

I stumbled upon Christien Paul’s website for The Ongoing Music Documentary and instantly became interested in this project.  After reading up on his other projects and on the man himself I was not only amazed but had some restored faith in my own generation.  He is someone who really lives by his own words... »

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Max Payne (2008)

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Release Date: Friday October 17, 2008 Running time: 100 min. Director: John Moore Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Chris O’Donnell, Donal Logue, Amaury Nolasco, Olga Kurylenko Max Payne packed a lot of action punch but was disappointing over all.  The action was great... »

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Arist In Retrospect: Vin Diesel

Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Arist In Retrospect: Vin Diesel

Written by: AnnieG Rodney Dangerfield had a catchy phrase he’d often use “I don’t get no respect” and the same can really be applied to Vin Diesel.  People look at Vin Diesel and really don’t take him seriously because he’s an “action” guy.  They really don’t see the serious actor and although I can’t say... »

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Eagle Eye (2008)

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Release Date: Friday September 26, 2008Genre: Thriller Running Time: 117 min. Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Billy Bob Thornton This is what it is: a socio-political commentary parading around as a good action film.  It’s entertaining and Shia LaBeouf... »

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DVD MUST SEE LIST: Revolver, Cool Hand Luke, A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

GuyRitchie’s REVOLVER(2005) starring Jason Statham is a film that’s far better than its trailer–for a change.  I know I’m often shitting on the fact that some trailers turn out to be better than the movies they are supposed to advertise–but in this case the trailer really doesn’t do the film... »

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