A Brief Moment To Talk About 2009 Film

Issues

2009 has been one of the saddest years in film. There have been few to little highlights, and the best films I viewed were The Wrestler and Drag me to hell. The Wrestler can't contend because it was pushed out before Christmas last year and ignored at last years academy awards. Of course the film was impossible to see until March/April of this year. Same as the year before with There Will Be Blood, couldn't see it until March.
This is one of the main reasons I have not stept foot in a movie theater in over 6 months.

Now here comes the wait for Oscar noms to come out in viewable format, or on a big screen anywhere close by. So we wait while the academy gets private viewings of Moon while we're stuck with Ice Age 3 on Dvd and The Blind Side is in theaters. I understand the theater is in business to make money but maybe through the slow months of October, November, and December some films worth of Oscar noms could be featured in some bigger theaters. Or maybe replays of films from the previous year that did not see wide release.

These are just some suggestions that have come from a few frustrations of mine. Mainly why Slumdog Millionaire could get wide release everywhere in the country, and Sunshine got little to none and I had to wait 3 long months to finally enjoy it. At home though without a digital projector on a theater screen.

50 Word Review - Drag Me To Hell

Directed by Sam Raimi this film is a revivalof low budget horror comedy. Never substituting CGI for graphics it’s a true return to brass tacks and excellent camera cuts. Allison Lohman creates a perfect persona for this films events. The gross-out horror works here and never feels forced.

A quick word.

At a time when the film industry is snagging the rights up to every great graphic novel and comic series I believe it's time to look at the small screen and see how televesion may have possibly just jumped on the biggest bandwagon of this age with two of the most respected comics being produced as hour long drama's on two networks.

Fables is being produced by NBC and The Walking Dead is being produced for AMC. If you haven't heard or read either of these I highly suggest you do. Fables will probably be butchered on ABC but with Mad Men's success AMC looks to understand how to adapt such an ambitious project. Robert Kirkman the actual The Walking Dead writer is writing the show along with Frank Darabont (Shawshank, Green Mile) as writer directer and executive produce. These two shows will help pave the way for more indy themed comic's being brought to the big and little screens.

Both of these series may never even see a pilot but it's intresting to watch the small screen copying film's strategy of adapting lesser known written works to a non print format.

50 Word Review - Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior

Film set around Tony Jaa showing off his signature style of kung fu and the stunts he can pull off. There is in fact a plot but it takes backseat, along with everything else in this film. The film action replays every unique seen making them extremely less unique.

50 Word Review - Scarface (1932)

Probably the darkest film made for it's time. Story dealing with prohibition and the wealth and greed that comes with it. It's also a unique interpretation of immigrant life in early New York. Paul Muni lights up the screen and his and Borris Karloff’s feud in this film is legendary.

50 Word Review - Death Race 2000

A cult classic from the 70's dealing with another Big Brother version of the future. Except this one plays off the comedy of it and makes for a fantastic thrill ride of bad puns and sweet sweet action. David Carradine works magic in the lead role. Stalone plays Stalone.

50 Word Review - Taken

Action. Neeson. Action. Nesson. Action. Nesson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Nesson. Action. Nesson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Nesson. Action. Nesson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Nesson. Action. Nesson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson. Action. Nesson. Action.
Nesson. Action. Neeson. Action. Neeson.