Some days I feel like WALL·E, sitting here by myself, sometimes for days at a time, churning out content, here and elsewhere, wondering if it is just garbage, and feeling as if the occasional cockroach (that chances a visit in here) is the only friend I have. Does the life of a content ... Read full entry

Alexander Charchar has been working on a series of articles recently that compares the movie posters of original movies with that of their remake, and has just published the third installment of the series. It is a good day to come to the races ladies and gentlemen, we are here today to witness something beautiful. Something elegant! These ponies are going to fly through their air for ... Read full entry

US film critic Roger Ebert talks about how he arrives at a particular rating, that is X number of stars out of five, for the movies he reviews. This paragraph in particular stands out for me: I like movies too much. I walk into the theater not in an adversarial attitude, but with hope and optimism (except for some movies, of course). I know that to get a movie ... Read full entry

The opening scenes of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, set in ancient China, circa 210 BC, set up what promises to be a reasonably entertaining fantasy/fiction flick. Then the story abruptly jumps to England in 1946, and events take a pronounced turn for the worse. That's when Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello), make their entrance. Their ... Read full entry

In Bruge, as in the historic Belgium town, is a journey through both heaven and hell for two Irish hitmen - sent there to apparently hide out after a botched job - as each seeks a redemption of sorts. Definitely comedy at its blackest.

The Star Wars "good guys" Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford chat with US TV host Mike Douglas, and co-host Richard Thomas, who played John-Boy in The Waltons, about the making of the original Star Wars movie in 1977 (clip 1, clip 2). 1977, and the clothes worn by Douglas, his guests, and the audience, certainly looks like it was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, ... Read full entry

Jose tells me his sister, Tara Illenberger, has just completed directing and producing a new movie, Brutus, a story about the exploitation of child labourers in the logging industry, on the Philippine island of Mindoro. Operating discreetly, the loggers forego the use of large transport equipment that could cut deep into the forests to bring the wood to the lowlands. Instead, the loggers employ juvenile (teenagers) labor. These ... Read full entry

Love triangles have a tendency to be problematic at the best of times, but more so when all involved are married. The Edge Of Love sees Welsh poet Dylan Thomas at the centre of a struggle for his affections between Caitlin MacNamara (Sienna Miller) his wife, and Vera Phillips (Keira Knightley), a flame from his teenage years. Played out initially in World War ... Read full entry

As voted by ABC viewers in Australia. While I only saw 27 of the overall top 100, I did see seven of the top ten movies. Via Twitter and Monica Tan.

The classes collide in The Bank Job, a fast-paced "based on true events" bank robbery flick, set in 1970's London, which asks the question, "who are the real criminals?" Is it the corrupt politicians, the corrupt police officers, the corrupt intelligence agencies, or possibly corrupt members of the British royal family, and if so, are there any "good guys" left? Lead bank vault ... Read full entry