Alright – I finally watched “The Hurt Locker” and really, really liked it. I’m not sure how it measures up to “Julia and Julie” but it will definitely stick with me for a long time in good and bad ways. I have a few more thoughts on the film and my top five of 2009.
Archive for January, 2010
The Hurt Locker and my top five of 2009
Posted in Movie Reviews, tagged Avatar, Iraq, Movie Reviews, Politics, The Hurt Locker on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My night with Julia
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Being married my typical Saturday night consists of making a nice meal with the wife, renting a movie, and drinking one or two too many beers. Actually while writing this I am at my two too many point. But this has no bearing on what I am about to say… We just watched Julie and [...]
Back to the future…
Posted in Coming attractions, tagged Entertainment, Film, Movies on January 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Here is the new trailer for Wall Street 2: Back to the Street…or Money can’t talk…or whatever. Why is this the first I heard about this movie? From the trailer, the movies looks so gimmicky. I am willing to bet Charlie Sheen will some make sort of appearance as the older, wiser Bud Fox. I [...]
What would Holden do?
Posted in Books, tagged Books, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Movies on January 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Sad to hear today that J.D. Salinger died, as Catcher in the Rye was one of my favorite books of all time. I think the word “timeless” aptly describes that book. Over the past 15 years, I have read Catcher in the Rye several times, with each time invoking different thoughts and interpretations. But now [...]
People still read books? “The Looming Tower”
Posted in Books, tagged Books, Culture, Politics on January 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Occasionally PB & J peal their eyes away from their home theaters to dust off an item that is typically being used as a beer coaster…that’s right, a book! Although these ancient artifacts may take a little longer to get through than a 90 minute Nic Cage masterpiece, I think I speak for P and [...]
Quote of the day
Posted in Quotes, tagged Film, Movies on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo [...]
Tracking the best shot
Posted in Best scenes, tagged Entertainment, Film, Movies on January 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A bit of a heated debate has broken out as to which movie has the best single-shot scene. This started because of my comment about Children of Men. But here is truly my favorite — the Copacabana Club Scene from Goodfellas. Not only is does it have a lot of moving parts in terms of [...]
P’s Ten Best Films of the “Oughts”
Posted in Top movies of the 2000s, tagged Entertainment, Film, Film review, Movies, Top ten movies on January 27, 2010 | 13 Comments »
This passing decade can be summed up in one word: Transformative. At the dawn of the “oughts”, the twin towers still stood, the US had not yet elected a President representative of the rich multicultural heritage of the country, the world economy hummed along, and……The Red Sox still had not won the World Series in [...]
The Best Movies of the “Oughts” by J
Posted in Top movies of the 2000s, tagged Entertainment, Film, Film review, Top ten movies on January 26, 2010 | 14 Comments »
As far as movies go, the first decade of the 21st century neither started nor seems to be ending particularly strong. The first part of the decade saw Oscars awarded to easily forgettable films such as Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and Chicago (2002). And forgetting for a moment about the release of the [...]
Top Ten Movies of the 2000s by B
Posted in Top movies of the 2000s, tagged Entertainment, Film, Film review, Movies, Top ten movies on January 26, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Here is my top ten list of the 2000s and a few additional honorable mentions. These aren’t in any specific order – I await your comments and insults, mainly insults.
