Melinda and I were in Austin the end of last week for her brother Tom’s wedding. Here’s a pic of Melinda and Tom from the end of the evening just before Tom and his bride, Kelly, took off for their honeymoon in Bora Bora. The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was top notch. It …
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Review: Over the Hedge
“X-Men:The Last Stand” Run time: 1:27 I love movies like this – meant for kids, but with plenty of references adults will get a chuckle out of. “Over the Hedge” is funny. Really funny. The characters are loveable, the story moves quickly and the all-star cast of voices is the icing on the cake. Bruce …
Review: X-Men:The Last Stand
“X-Men:The Last Stand” Run time: 1:44 Yes, one man can ruin a movie — or the absense thereof. Brian Singer’s direction on the first two X-Men movies was great, but I have to admit he had excellent scripts to work with. In this one, not so much. Brett Ratner gets a script that takes one …
Review: The Da Vinci Code
“The DaVinci Code” Run time: 2:29 I’m going to avoid all the hubbub about the content of this movie and it’s “assualt” on religion and talk about the film itself. I had not read the book (see a theme with these adaptations?), but I found the hype of this movie being a cross between “Raiders …
The 24 Hour Video Race
I’m beyond tired so here’s the Reader’s Digest version for now: Every year a thing called “The 24 Hour Video Race” comes along and the idea is that in 24 hours (midnight to midnight), you must complete a 5 minute short film using a specific theme, prop, line of dialogue and a location. This year, …
Review: Mission: Impossible III
“Mission: Impossible III” Run time: 2:06 As Larry King would say “Summer blockbuster season, hello.” The maiden MI was good. MI:2 was ok. MI:3 is the best, and just plain kicks you in the pants. Tom Cruise saves the world (I’m not even going to make the obligatory joke). For all the negative press he …
Review: American Dreamz
“American Dreamz” Run time: 1:47 I can only imagine the pitch from Paul Weitz, whose credits include “About A Boy”, “American Pie”, “In Good Company” and “The Klumps”. I’m purely speculating but I would imagine it went something like this: “Ok, everybody loves American Idol, right? What if Simon Cowell was the only judge and …