January 12, 2008
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 57 – Return of the Blogger
…and we’re back.
Following a brief sabbatical, the Carnival of Cinema proudly returns to weekly publication. Every week we offer you the best in movie reviews, cinema commentary and industry advice.
Thank you to everyone who e-mailed wanting to know when we’d return.
Let’s blow the dust off and get this thing fired up.
There’s no better way to make a comeback than to talk about things that may or may not happen.
Kicking off this edition is Carnival regular and all around good guy Conan Stevens of TALL STUNT ACTOR – CONAN STEVENS. Conan, unlike most actors, has made a number of movies. He has a few movies that haven’t seen release even though they’ve been filmed a couple of years ago. This actually is pretty common. Conan lists the reasons why he believes these films haven’t hit the market and gives you a look at how things really go down behind the scenes. For an honest look at what it takes to make movies, visit Conan’s blog.
Over to what has happened.
It’s a new year so that means we all gotta turn right back around and look at what just went down. Mon Macutay of GMTRISTAN.COM - GIRLS, GAMES AND GADGETS lists the Yahoo’s top ten movies of 2007.
Wild Hogs is number 10.
Wild Hogs
No Amazing Grace…no American Gangster…
John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tim Allen in leather.
I assume Mr. Woodcock must have been number 11.
Moving on, we have another list. Raptor has reactions to The New York Times’ 1,000 best films of all time…well, from 1927 to 2002. Click over to LISTOSAURUS REX to read more.
Wild Hogs didn’t make the NYT list. Neither did Mr. Woodcock. I checked.
What’s worse than Travolta in leather? Travolta in drag.
Head over to JOYOUS FILM REVIEW where Joe Ewens has a look at the tepid remake of the John Waters musical Hairspray.
Honestly, Wild Hogs Number 10? Yahoo – geez!
Alright, I’m starting to obsess. Let’s press on.
Get serious now and look at what’s going down over at the FILM/VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION, LICENSING, AND RIGHTS ACQUISITION BLOG. Daniel Lafleche has the first edition in a series of interviews with one of the founders of MyMovieNetwork.com. This undiscovered indie web gem, looks at ways passionate film fans are making the much ballyhooed “indie film web revolution” more than just hype. It’s a good interview head on over and read away.
What would a Carnival of Cinema edition be without a bunch of movie reviews?
Time to take a big dip in lake “Let me tell you what I think”.
First up with the opinion is Carnival staple Mike Blitz with his look at the Robert De Niro fantasy film Stardust. Blitz has this and a ton of other great reviews on his site KABOOM REVIEW. Mike’s a friend of the Carnival and a darn good blogger.
A Robert De Niro fantasy film? A fantasy film for De Niro these days is the one that doesn’t stink. It’s like the man is taking project selection advice from Dan Aykroyd.
Since we're on the subject of aged actors…
The Bucket List is out there for you see. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson are near death and they want you to watch. THE CRITICAL CRITICS' General Disdain has the review. Head on over and see if the bucket is more like a bedpan.
From movies for geezers to movies for girls.
Who doesn’t just love a mindless, pointless chick flick – and one with Hilary Swank no less? P.S. I Love You is still in theatres (for now). Missy over at OBSERVATIONS FROM MISSY'S WINDOW has seen the film and has the review. Thank you Missy for reviewing this film so the rest of us don’t have to.
Ah, chick flicks, gimme more…
Let’s go with the queen of all chick flicks - SINGLESENTENCEMOVIEREVIEW.COM has a single sentence on the movie Steel Magnolias. Read what Clay Mabbitt has to say about the film by clicking here.
Perhaps I shouldn’t be so harsh and follow Christine’s example and take more time out for softer films like romantic comedies. Find out why on her site ME, MY KID AND LIFE: AN AMERICAN SINGLE MOM LIVING IN FRANCE.
Or perhaps I should just stick with the romance and read more Sonja Foust. Romance writer Foust has an interesting post titled Shooting Stars at Sunset Boulevard over at her blog SONJA FOUST ROMANCE WRITER.
Like Kate Hepburn? Who doesn’t? She was a talent. Jon has a fitting ode to the actress at his site THE DC TRAVELER – WASHINGTON DC TRAVEL & TOURISM INFORMATION. Jon says,
“From comedy to drama, romance to action, Katherine Hepburn could do it all and did it successfully for over 6 decades. See some of her movie memorabelia and her 4 Oscars at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.”
Alright, that’s enough of the girly stuff. Let’s talk superheroes.
Frank Johnson the ENTERTAINMENT BUFF asks question all comic and film geeks have been wondering. – Will the new Joker be better than the rest? Can Heath Ledger go from bronco rider rider and slip into the green hair and white makeup of The Joker?
C’mon, they handed the franchise over to adults - smart adults – it should be great.
If you’re more interested in a film you KNOW is going to be great, give a second look at There Will Be Blood. Andrew Newman thinks that it is "a near-masterpiece, thanks in no small part to Day-Lewis's career-defining performance". The review is over at NEWMAN’S OWN MOVIE CORNER.
Want brains? We got brains.
Gracchi is back. This week from WESTMINSTER WISDOM, Gracchi takes a look at Wojciech Has’ film The Saragossa Manuscript. You can always trust Gracchi to deliver two things – obscure films and smart reviews of obscure films.
The word classic is a broad term. Proving this is Chris Coleman. Coleman runs APPRECIATING GREAT TRASH. Not only is this one of the best blog names of all time, it is also a fascinating site for any film geek. This week Coleman dissects Lucio Fulci’s E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà (And You Will Live in Terror: The Beyond).
Just because something isn’t great doesn’t mean it’s not worth talking about.
Looking for more trashiness?
Get this, Big Top PeeWee is twenty years old. For those of you who need it, I will stop now so you can reflect on just how OLD YOU ARE GETTING. Yeah, that’s right, high school graduates this year were born well after this movie hit theatres. Face it, you’re old. Look to Sarah’s site SARAHSPY for a post celebrating this anniversary.
For this next post, I’ll let the author speak for himself.
“On my blog on David Fincher I have so much new stuff, it's getting hard to count. A highlight certainly is the attached link that has exclusive interviews and video downloads for "Zodiac", but on the site there is a ton of new material, such as a fan special for FIGHT CLUB lovers, about a half a dozen new interviews with David Fincher (partly as downloadable mp3 files) and the latest buzz on newly announced Fincher projects.” – Andreas, THE WORKS AND GENIUS OF DAVID FINCHER
Now that’s how you talk about your blog, people – with enthusiasm. Its always great to see someone so excited about what they’re doing.
BlueSkeleton is enthusiastic about an early trailer and press release for an animated version of The Terminator series that set for release in 2009. You can count on BlueSkeleton to bring you the goods over at PRODUCTION BLOG.
For another trailer – or a ton of movie trailers - look to MOVIE TRAILERS. There, Mike has a trailer and review of the critically acclaimed film Crash.
To close up the shop this week, we have John Crenshaw. Crenshaw talks about Will Smith. As Crenshaw says,
“You may or may not have heard of the recent comments Will Smith made about Adolf Hitler in an interview with The Daily Record in the U.K., in which he said, “Even Hitler didn’t wake up going, ‘let me do the most evil thing I can do today. I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was ‘good’. Stuff like that just needs reprogramming.”
Click over to DOMINATE YOUR LIFE for more.
Thanks to everyone for their submissions and welcome to all of the new faces this week.
Other carnival editions:
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 29
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 39
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 43
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 56
Following a brief sabbatical, the Carnival of Cinema proudly returns to weekly publication. Every week we offer you the best in movie reviews, cinema commentary and industry advice.
Thank you to everyone who e-mailed wanting to know when we’d return.
Let’s blow the dust off and get this thing fired up.
There’s no better way to make a comeback than to talk about things that may or may not happen.
Kicking off this edition is Carnival regular and all around good guy Conan Stevens of TALL STUNT ACTOR – CONAN STEVENS. Conan, unlike most actors, has made a number of movies. He has a few movies that haven’t seen release even though they’ve been filmed a couple of years ago. This actually is pretty common. Conan lists the reasons why he believes these films haven’t hit the market and gives you a look at how things really go down behind the scenes. For an honest look at what it takes to make movies, visit Conan’s blog.
Over to what has happened.
It’s a new year so that means we all gotta turn right back around and look at what just went down. Mon Macutay of GMTRISTAN.COM - GIRLS, GAMES AND GADGETS lists the Yahoo’s top ten movies of 2007.
Wild Hogs is number 10.
Wild Hogs
No Amazing Grace…no American Gangster…
John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tim Allen in leather.
I assume Mr. Woodcock must have been number 11.
Moving on, we have another list. Raptor has reactions to The New York Times’ 1,000 best films of all time…well, from 1927 to 2002. Click over to LISTOSAURUS REX to read more.
Wild Hogs didn’t make the NYT list. Neither did Mr. Woodcock. I checked.
What’s worse than Travolta in leather? Travolta in drag.
Head over to JOYOUS FILM REVIEW where Joe Ewens has a look at the tepid remake of the John Waters musical Hairspray.
Honestly, Wild Hogs Number 10? Yahoo – geez!
Alright, I’m starting to obsess. Let’s press on.
Get serious now and look at what’s going down over at the FILM/VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION, LICENSING, AND RIGHTS ACQUISITION BLOG. Daniel Lafleche has the first edition in a series of interviews with one of the founders of MyMovieNetwork.com. This undiscovered indie web gem, looks at ways passionate film fans are making the much ballyhooed “indie film web revolution” more than just hype. It’s a good interview head on over and read away.
What would a Carnival of Cinema edition be without a bunch of movie reviews?
Time to take a big dip in lake “Let me tell you what I think”.
First up with the opinion is Carnival staple Mike Blitz with his look at the Robert De Niro fantasy film Stardust. Blitz has this and a ton of other great reviews on his site KABOOM REVIEW. Mike’s a friend of the Carnival and a darn good blogger.
A Robert De Niro fantasy film? A fantasy film for De Niro these days is the one that doesn’t stink. It’s like the man is taking project selection advice from Dan Aykroyd.
Since we're on the subject of aged actors…
The Bucket List is out there for you see. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson are near death and they want you to watch. THE CRITICAL CRITICS' General Disdain has the review. Head on over and see if the bucket is more like a bedpan.
From movies for geezers to movies for girls.
Who doesn’t just love a mindless, pointless chick flick – and one with Hilary Swank no less? P.S. I Love You is still in theatres (for now). Missy over at OBSERVATIONS FROM MISSY'S WINDOW has seen the film and has the review. Thank you Missy for reviewing this film so the rest of us don’t have to.
Ah, chick flicks, gimme more…
Let’s go with the queen of all chick flicks - SINGLESENTENCEMOVIEREVIEW.COM has a single sentence on the movie Steel Magnolias. Read what Clay Mabbitt has to say about the film by clicking here.
Perhaps I shouldn’t be so harsh and follow Christine’s example and take more time out for softer films like romantic comedies. Find out why on her site ME, MY KID AND LIFE: AN AMERICAN SINGLE MOM LIVING IN FRANCE.
Or perhaps I should just stick with the romance and read more Sonja Foust. Romance writer Foust has an interesting post titled Shooting Stars at Sunset Boulevard over at her blog SONJA FOUST ROMANCE WRITER.
Like Kate Hepburn? Who doesn’t? She was a talent. Jon has a fitting ode to the actress at his site THE DC TRAVELER – WASHINGTON DC TRAVEL & TOURISM INFORMATION. Jon says,
“From comedy to drama, romance to action, Katherine Hepburn could do it all and did it successfully for over 6 decades. See some of her movie memorabelia and her 4 Oscars at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.”
Alright, that’s enough of the girly stuff. Let’s talk superheroes.
Frank Johnson the ENTERTAINMENT BUFF asks question all comic and film geeks have been wondering. – Will the new Joker be better than the rest? Can Heath Ledger go from bronco rider rider and slip into the green hair and white makeup of The Joker?
C’mon, they handed the franchise over to adults - smart adults – it should be great.
If you’re more interested in a film you KNOW is going to be great, give a second look at There Will Be Blood. Andrew Newman thinks that it is "a near-masterpiece, thanks in no small part to Day-Lewis's career-defining performance". The review is over at NEWMAN’S OWN MOVIE CORNER.
Want brains? We got brains.
Gracchi is back. This week from WESTMINSTER WISDOM, Gracchi takes a look at Wojciech Has’ film The Saragossa Manuscript. You can always trust Gracchi to deliver two things – obscure films and smart reviews of obscure films.
The word classic is a broad term. Proving this is Chris Coleman. Coleman runs APPRECIATING GREAT TRASH. Not only is this one of the best blog names of all time, it is also a fascinating site for any film geek. This week Coleman dissects Lucio Fulci’s E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà (And You Will Live in Terror: The Beyond).
Just because something isn’t great doesn’t mean it’s not worth talking about.
Looking for more trashiness?
Get this, Big Top PeeWee is twenty years old. For those of you who need it, I will stop now so you can reflect on just how OLD YOU ARE GETTING. Yeah, that’s right, high school graduates this year were born well after this movie hit theatres. Face it, you’re old. Look to Sarah’s site SARAHSPY for a post celebrating this anniversary.
For this next post, I’ll let the author speak for himself.
“On my blog on David Fincher I have so much new stuff, it's getting hard to count. A highlight certainly is the attached link that has exclusive interviews and video downloads for "Zodiac", but on the site there is a ton of new material, such as a fan special for FIGHT CLUB lovers, about a half a dozen new interviews with David Fincher (partly as downloadable mp3 files) and the latest buzz on newly announced Fincher projects.” – Andreas, THE WORKS AND GENIUS OF DAVID FINCHER
Now that’s how you talk about your blog, people – with enthusiasm. Its always great to see someone so excited about what they’re doing.
BlueSkeleton is enthusiastic about an early trailer and press release for an animated version of The Terminator series that set for release in 2009. You can count on BlueSkeleton to bring you the goods over at PRODUCTION BLOG.
For another trailer – or a ton of movie trailers - look to MOVIE TRAILERS. There, Mike has a trailer and review of the critically acclaimed film Crash.
To close up the shop this week, we have John Crenshaw. Crenshaw talks about Will Smith. As Crenshaw says,
“You may or may not have heard of the recent comments Will Smith made about Adolf Hitler in an interview with The Daily Record in the U.K., in which he said, “Even Hitler didn’t wake up going, ‘let me do the most evil thing I can do today. I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was ‘good’. Stuff like that just needs reprogramming.”
Click over to DOMINATE YOUR LIFE for more.
…and CUT!…and PRINT!
Thanks to everyone for their submissions and welcome to all of the new faces this week.
Other carnival editions:
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 29
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 39
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 43
Carnival of Cinema: Episode 56
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Thank you for including a link to my review of P.S. I Love You.
Thanks for hosting the carnival!
i submit that the new batman movie should rock
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