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Movie Trailer Tuesday: A Bunch of Trailers

spacetobelieve — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:05:48 -0400

We’ve been a little behind the 8 ball here at Fully Op with life and stuff but we are going to...

Movie Trailer Tuesday: 2 Guns, White House Down

spacetobelieve — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:48:00 -0400

Let’s skip the formalities and dive in [Ed. note: we usually do]. 2 Guns: Dre: This looks...

Monday Morning Quarter-Baking: Tattoo

jmgoodma — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:48:00 -0400

By J. Goodman I’ve been holding back this MMQB for months. It was the fifth one I wrote and I...

Some Words on Roger Ebert

spacetobelieve — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:14:00 -0400

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been obsessed with movies. This was due, in part, to...

This is OLYMPUS!!!

jmgoodma — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:09:09 -0400

By J. Goodman Last weekend I saw Olympus Has Fallen. I didn’t plan to see Olympus Has...

Movie Trailer Tuesday: World War Z, Epic, Angels' Share

jmgoodma — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:50:00 -0400

New trailers, new trailer reviews. That’s right, it’s Tuesday. World War Z: J. Goodman:...

FILM DISTILLED: Jaws Before it was used as a way to warn Oscar...

spacetobelieve — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:33:00 -0400

FILM DISTILLED: Jaws

Before it was used as a way to warn Oscar recipients that they have been talking for too long, John Williams’ Jaws score was an intergal part of Steven Spielberg’s watershed blockbuster (see what I did there?). I can’t think of Jaws and not think of Williams’ music. Has ever a director had a greater extension of his vision than Spielberg did with Williams’ music? Maybe Hitchcock and Bernard Hermann and Tim Burton and Danny Elfman but the list is short.

I had fun turning this iconic image into an almost snazzy advertisement with a Rat Pack vibe. If I removed the “Jaws” text and inserted something like Camel cigarettes I think it would have worked.

*Film Distilled is a weekly series of freeze frames from some classic films (as well as some television) with editorial flourishes by Dre Rivas.

Movie Trailer Tuesday: Hangover 3, Iron Man 3, After Earth

jmgoodma — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:48:00 -0400

This was going to be an all trilogy MTT, but then After Earth reared its ugly (2nd version trailer)...

Monday Morning Quarter-Baking: Movie Games

jmgoodma — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:46:42 -0400

By J. Goodman Last week, MMQB was on hiatus. The Quarter-Baking Gods didn’t feel fit to...

Oscar Award Winner Picker Recap

jmgoodma — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:47:55 -0500

By J. Goodman (with a Dre Rivas cameo) To the victor goes the spoils. Years ago that may have...

Movie Trailer Tuesday: Stories We Tell, Oblivion, Frances Ha

spacetobelieve — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:41:44 -0500

Let’s get to it. Stories We Tell: Dre: I wanted to make sure to include this trailer because...

Film Distilled: The Best of the Worst

jmgoodma — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:31:39 -0500

Dre is a rare talent and his Film Distilled series has pushed the boundaries for partially edited...

FILM DISTILLED: Stargate I know what you’re thinking....

spacetobelieve — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:58:01 -0500

FILM DISTILLED: Stargate

I know what you’re thinking. This is the greatest Film Distilled we have ever done. And if you are thinking that, you can only be one of two people: Goodman or my brother Jake.

If you are neither, you are thinking this is the worst photoshop job you’ve ever seen in your entire life. Neither group is wrong. This is awful. I think that it’s purposely awful goes without saying. But I need to protect myself nonetheless. Enjoy Stargate fans! Life is Mani-wei! Indulge yourself!

*Film Distilled is a weekly series of freeze frames from some classic films (as well as some television) with editorial flourishes by Dre Rivas.

Monday Morning Quarter-Baking: Filmdora

jmgoodma — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:30:35 -0500

By J. Goodman I have a dream. That films will one day be as easy to search and discover as music....

Movie Trailer Tuesday: The Unbelievers, Upside Down

spacetobelieve — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:30:21 -0500

It’s Tuesday and you now what that means! OK, I have to be upfront. It’s not really...

FILM DISTILLED: Yojimbo Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo is one of...

spacetobelieve — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:53:36 -0500

FILM DISTILLED: Yojimbo

Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo is one of my favorite movies. It’s spawned a number of remakes, not the least Eastwood’s Man With No Name series. As much as I love those Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, give me Yojimbo and Sanjuro over that trilogy any day. There are few actors who can match the badassery of Toshiro Mifune, especially in this iconic role - the original Man With No Name.

*Film Distilled is a weekly series of freeze frames from some classic films (as well as some television) with editorial flourishes by Dre Rivas.

Showtime Showdown

jmgoodma — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:10:00 -0500

By J. Goodman & Dre Rivas J. Goodman: Hey, Dre, want to see who is the best Oscar winner...

FILM DISTILLED: The Social Network Is this movie already a...

spacetobelieve — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:36:00 -0500

FILM DISTILLED: The Social Network

Is this movie already a modern classic? I’d have to say it is. This is further proof that the Oscars are largely irrelevant in the grand scheme. They aren’t much more than a conversation piece. David Fincher and this movie lost out to Tom Hooper and The King’s Speech? Hooper is a fine filmmaker and The King’s Speech is a fine film. But man, what a mistake.

*Film Distilled is a weekly series of freeze frames from some classic films (as well as some television) with editorial flourishes by Dre Rivas.

Movie Trailer Tuesday: Monsters University, The Internship

jmgoodma — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:46:49 -0500

We’re still on holiday mode. So let’s watch some movie trailers. That second sentence...

Monday Morning Quarter-Baking: President's Day

jmgoodma — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:09:00 -0500

By J. Goodman Today we celebrate President’s Day, about as pointless of a holiday as Arbor...