Movie magic is much on the minds of this month’s featured film bloggers, each of whom takes the stage with some smart and entertaining tricks up their sleeves:
The distinguished David Bordwell reviews a new crop of DVD extras, including a look at the evergreen special effects of the 1959 Disney fantasy Darby O’Gill and the Little People. Read more
Bloggers in April have done themselves proud with this absorbing collection of think pieces, interviews and unabashed celebrations of movies that range from oddball cult items to the pinnacles of artistic and commercial achievement:
Dick Cavett continues to reminisce about a starry-eyed (and ultimately heart tugging) visit with John Wayne during the filming of the Duke’s last picture. Read more
So-called purists howled like mastiffs on the moors when director Guy Richie’s high-octane Sherlock Holmes hit the big screen – too violent, they said, too much action and too little cozy armchair detection – but those deerstalker-worshiping fanboys should just lower their pinkies and relax. This is one of the most entertaining and, yes, most authentic film versions of Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved sleuth in years.
Insights on films new and old mingle in this month’s collection of entertaining links on movies and TV:
Blogger R. Emmett Sweeney, of the Turner Classic Movies Morlocks gang, looks at the long shadows cast by a pair of Val Lewton cult favorites on Martin Scorsese’s creepy Shutter Island. Read more
Jeff Bridges’ rambling and joyously heartfelt tribute to his parents was the highlight of the 2010 Academy Awards, a slick (if nonetheless 3 ½-hour) broadcast that provided few surprises but plenty of glitz and good will for some talented practitioners. Read more
The nominations for the Razzie Awards for the past year’s worst achievement in movies have been announced, and it is a prime cheesefest, indeed. In addition to the usual gathering of the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, the 2010 Razzies feature a second set of nominations to decide the very worst movies of the decade.
(Note that Frank Miller’s The Spirit didn’t make the cut for worst-of-the-worst. However, considering that the Razzies are restricted to professional films, it’s a fair distinction.)
One can get the full list of nominations at the Razzies website, but be warned that you have to buy a membership to see the ballot. Or you can jump to news sites like this one at the Los Angeles Times, which provides full coverage.
For the second year in a row, Frank Miller’s The Spirit has been snubbed by the Academy, again falling victim to the Hollywood prejudice against movies that are even stupider and more ineptly made piles of crap than Transformers.
For a complete list of nominees, click here.
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