Posts tagged as Theories
Why Don't We Score Acting Like We Do Sports?
There was a moment, early on filming day for the pivotal scene in Barney's Version, when Paul Giamatti looked to me like an athlete preparing for a big game. As nattily dressed extras milled around the ballroom of Montreal’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, Giamatti, freshly planted in your father’s powder-blue tux, stood by the breakfast table around the corner. The producer, Robert Lantos, greeted him, and the two chatted a bit about the day ahead. Then Lantos, an imposing Hungarian-Canadian, abruptly gripped Giamatti’s shoulders, straightened him up, and gave him what looked like a Knute Rockne–style pep talk. Win one for the Richler, kid. READ MORE
Why Doesn't Barack Obama Wear Shorts?
Barack Obama just about never wears shorts. So far as I can tell, there were two instances at a beach in Hawaii, one time when he went golfing, and another when he was playing basketball, that he has been photographed wearing shorts. (And yes, "board shorts" are swimsuits and they don't count.) READ MORE
The Key to 'Inception': It's a Movie About Making Movies
I should love to claim the credit for having figured out what Inception is really about, but Devin Faraci of C.H.U.D. is the one who started the ball rolling for me. I don't know whether or not the essential clue was in Faraci's possession before he wrote his review, but even if it was, all I can say is, dang. I can't remember the last time a review succeeded in making me change my mind about a movie so absolutely, and so satisfyingly. READ MORE
Transformers: An Affirmation Of Neocon Principles?
We all know Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is 2 hour and 27 minute tribute to Megan Fox's ample bosom, but is it possible that it's also an endorsement of the neoconservative worldview? Yeah, sure, why not?
