Movie review by Greg Carlson “March of the Penguins,” a grand nature documentary one might expect to find on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, or PBS, makes itself right at home on the big screen, due in large measure to its breathtaking, powerful images. Directed by Luc Jacquet, and originally titled “The Emperor’s March,” the […]
All posts for the month July, 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Movie review by Greg Carlson According to popular lore, author Roald Dahl didn’t care much for Mel Stuart’s 1971 film version of his most famous story, so one begins to wonder what he might make of director Tim Burton’s spin on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” had he lived to see it. A solid cult […]
Posted by GBC on July 18, 2005
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Fantastic Four
Movie review by Greg Carlson Given the end result, 20th Century Fox might have saved plenty of time and energy had it merely dusted off the ill-fated 1994 version of “Fantastic Four” and slipped that into theatres this week. Widely bootlegged, Oley Sassone’s low-budget disaster has kept FF fans’ hopes alive for a decade that […]
Posted by GBC on July 11, 2005
http://southpawfilmworks.net/?p=1237
Howl’s Moving Castle
Movie review by Greg Carlson Loosely based on a popular novel by Diana Wynne Jones, “Howl’s Moving Castle” is the latest Hayao Miyazaki feature to manage a wide theatrical release in America. Not since Walt Disney’s golden age has a particular style of storytelling been so indelibly identified with a unique and beloved animation auteur. […]
Posted by GBC on July 4, 2005
http://southpawfilmworks.net/?p=1233