February 21, 2006
By Jeff Roedel
After slapping myself in the forehead for failing to mention it last week, I was all set to tell everybody to go see Woody Allens comeback Match Point, a psychological and emotional thriller set in London and starring Scarlett Johansson as temptation itself. Turns out the movie played for all of one week in Baton Rouge. CitiPlace nixed it after seven days, so I checked Seigen 10, and theyre not showing it, either. Typical. Why arent films given a chance anymore? If theyre not instant blockbusters, they get yanked. But hey, at least I can see Date Movie at 12:25, 2:55, 5:10, 7:15 or 9:50. Cause lets face it, Date Movie is probably pretty awesome.
Domino is more promising. True, Tony Scott is not a great director (music videos aside), but I'm not sure this cut-and-paste screenplay from Donnie Darko scribe Richard Kelly needed a great director. Form over function can often prevail in this type of catastrophe headtrip. Keira Knightley commands a flashy screen as runway true-life model-turned-bounty hunter Domino Harvey. This is Elizabeth Bennett gone berserk with Mickey Rourke in full Sin City mode along for the ride.
Promises, promises. Strong words from Mr. Speilberg here about a fourth Indiana Jones movie. I have real mixed feelings about this project. Riding off into the sunset with his father, Dr. Brody and Sallah was the perfect ending to the trilogy of 80s films. But it looks like Indy 4 is finally on tap to shoot later this year.
New stills from The Da Vinci Code are online now at IMDB.com. Nothing remarkable, except for Paul Bettany's transformation into Silas the Albino. Actually, considering the evidence in A Knights Tale, thats not all that remarkable either.
I watched a copy of Fans Only, a meandering collection of music videos, interviews and home movies from Glasgow retro-pop collective Belle and Sebastian. Diehard fans can see all the faces of the notoriously press-shy group. Before watching Fans Only, I considered myself a casual fan of the band. You know, a few iTunes tracks would do me. The film did its job; I plan to drop some money on at least one CD of theirs. I definitely recommend it whether you're a fan of the band or not. Even though they may not be rock stars by any stretch, its so refreshing to see genuine, grounded people making the music they want to make and earning a living off of it. Maybe it is about the Scottish accents (be prepared to switch the subtitles on), but Stuart Murdoch and Isobel Campbell come off as quiet, poetic souls. Much like their records, this documentary is best experienced on a Saturday morning or a rainy day.
Comments
Posted by thebrittster on March 7 at 10:39 a.m.
As much as I hate to admit it, I really think making a fourth Indiana Jones feature will be a big, fat mistake; even bigger and fatter than Sean Connery probably will be. I would love to see another installment to the series, but I think the trilogy is perfect as-is. I believe I say this as a true fan: if you love something, don't add a completely unnecessary, potentially crappy fourth sequel to it. If it ain't broke, you will probably break it.
By the way, yes I will see this movie. And no, I won't wait for it to come out on tape.
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