Posted by moviegeek916 on July 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This article (a rare non-review) was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 23 April 2010. I saw a movie this past week (actually three but only one is relevant to this particular op-ed). It was a madcap comedy about the many things that go wrong at a funeral. It is called Death at a Funeral and … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
3:10 to Yuma (2007) — My half-assed James Mangold film festival wraps up with the best film of his I’ve yet seen: 3:10 to Yuma. The film tries to find a sort of balance between John Ford and Sergio Leone. The nobility of characters in the Old West of Ford’s films is there but so … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Kate & Leopold (2001) — So my unofficial James Mangold film festival (thus far consisting on Knight and Day & Identity) got an unplanned extension when I saw this movie was on cable (still might watch 3:10 to Yuma later this week). Now I generally don’t like romantic comedies. This is not due to any … Continue reading →
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Identity (2003) — After watching Knight and Day I got the urge to revisit one of James Mangold’s older [better] movies (if I have time this weekend I might watch 3:10 to Yuma as well). He’s worked well in wildly disparate genres and this is his take on the horror flick. But it’s not really … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 