Just a few comedy legends in the best SNL skit this year…and it’s not from SNL.
Also, directed by Ron Howard.
Some Sweet Best Picture Posters
Dutch artist Tavis Coburn was hired to make covers for the programs of this year’s BAFTA Awards. Go here to check the rest out, but these are my two favorite.
Review: Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese returns for his first film since The Departed, a film that needs no more hype around these parts. Returning with him is Leonardo DiCaprio, their 4th film together over the last decade. DiCaprio plays U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels, who is brought to investigate the disappearance of a patient at Shutter Island, a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. When he tries to get answers, it seems nothing is at all what it seems.
This is possibly Scorsese’s most mainstream film in his storied career, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t try to put his own personal touches on this blockbuster. I don’t want to say much more of the plot, as this is a mystery-thriller. I won’t mention any actual plot points, but I will give my analysis of it, so if you want to know nothing at all, stop here.
For me, the film is on that borderline of being brilliant or bullshit. Scorsese plays with the mind of the audience as well as he plays with the mind of DiCaprio’s Teddy Daniels. However, I totally understand anyone who feels the film is cheap; Scorsese makes some controversial choices that are dependent on the audience not only being intrigued by the mystery, but being totally invested in it. It is a film that feels very long because of how plotted it is, so it requires the audiences full attention to be fully appreciated.
The acting is influenced very heavily in 50 and 60’s detective dramas, and at times is very hammed up. However, I think there may be a reason for that, which you might understand after finishing the film. I really enjoyed the performances of Patricia Clarkson and Jackie Earle Haley, two consistently solid character actors. I, however, was not a big fan of many of the technical aspects of the film, such as the score or the art direction. The choices are bold to be sure, but they just didn’t work for me.
I will say Shutter Island is a film that you should see, but you have to be willing to give it a chance. I know I want to see it again to better understand the intricacies in Scorsese’s story-telling. So for a film that is a either an A or a C. The more I think about the film, the more I like it, but I’m still not a huge fan of some of the artistic choices taken in the film. This grade could change after a second or third viewing, but right now I’ll go with…
Grade: B or ★★★ ½ (Out of 5)
“If you think I’m tired today, wait till you see me tomorrow.”
Actual line.
So Thursday night I saw “The Room”, which is unquestionably not only the worst film, but worse piece of fiction, ever to be created. Literally, whatever you expect it to be, it’s worse. I mean most of the situations are left unresolved or unexplained and they literally have 3 scenes where people are throwing a football around, poorly may I add, and it has nothing to do with anything at all.
Director, writer, and star Tommy Wiseau is the best evidence of alien life on this planet and when he dies I hope they dissect his brain.
You have to see this film, and make sure you watch it with a bunch of friends because there will be times you will be rolling on the floor. You’re life isn’t complete til you see this train wreck.
BONUS: A Patton Oswalt spoof.
Thank you to Dan for showing me this.
Are you excited for Hot Tub Time Machine? Well even if you’re on the fence, listen up.
For some literally retarded reason, UA/MGM are doing 16 FREE SCREENINGS IN THE AREA. Go to the link and sign up and get 2 tickets to a screening that go from next week thru the end of March.
You are the biggest star on the planet, you had a 4.0 at Stanford, and have been interviewed literally thousands of times. Also, you had 3 months to prepare for this. So you’re telling me you, and what I would assume is the highest paid publicity team in the world, didn’t get public speaking lessons? Are ya kidding?
God, I hope SNL doesn’t screw up this fucking meatball.
Line of the day, from What Would Tyler Durden Do:
“I think Tiger thinks he’s Batman.”
I realized I posted this in July, but it just came on and with it being Valentine’s Day, I feel it’s appropriate. The OC at its best.
