Archive for the ‘Film’ Category

January 15th, 2012

Rogert Ebert wonders why people in movies nowadays swill straight booze. Answer: that’s the best drink product placers’ money can buy.

December 27th, 2011

On the 40th anniversary of Kubrick’s famous adaptation of the Burgess novel, Tim Robey analyzes the movie’s impact. I am surprised to see a British writer missing the critically important point that Kubrick’s version is not based on what Burgess actually wrote and what most Britons actually read. The UK version of the book has [...]

December 26th, 2011

I know we have some readers with legal training, and this question is directed to them. Some of the films I recommend each Friday on this site are not readily available from NetFlix/libraries/stores but have been posted online in their entirety. I don’t want to rip off people who make movies, nor do I want [...]