Below is a fan video a fan imagined for a trailer for a Calvin and Hobbes movie. No, it is not a real movie, but Gritty Reboots! made a funny look at what the characters might be like if Calvin grew up. Check it out.
Unfortunately, after reclusive cartoonist Bill Watterson ended the syndicated comic strip in 1995, he has kept a notoriously tight rein on the rights to the characters. Then, again, that might be a good thing. But there is a Calvin and Hobbes movie, of sorts, on the horizon. A new documentary, Dear Mr. Watterson (2013), comes out April 9 and explores the impact of Calvin and Hobbes through the eyes of fans.
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Roger Ebert, the first film critic to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, has passed away. Ebert bravely battled cancer for years, continuing to use the Internet to write and discuss movies. His website and Twitter accounts were active until the very end, and he even wrote a post yesterday, explaining how his medical condition was going to require him to cut back and take a “leave of presence.” But even while explaining his medical limitations, in that post he promoted the April 9 launch of a redesigned website. So even though he has not hosted a TV show in a long time, we will miss his presence in our everyday lives.
For many of us growing up in the 1970s, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel taught us how to think about and discuss movies on a deep level. While we may not have always agreed with Ebert and/or Siskel, who passed away in 1999, they always made us think, which is the best thing a critic can do. I loved their shows Sneak Previews and At the Movies, and in later years I loved reading Ebert’s articles online. His well-written books on The Great Movies led me to discover a number of classic films, not alone, but with the guidance of a trained master. A year ago, he provoked discussion when he wrote an article about his rankings of the top ten movies of all time, some of which I had discovered through his earlier writings.
In the video below, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel review one of the classics, Goodfellas (1990).
Ebert closed his final post with his sign off, “I’ll see you at the movies.” I will miss his movie reviews, but the truth is that having seen and read so many of his reviews, his intelligent voice already affects the way we watch any movie today, tomorrow, and in the future. So we will still be seeing him at the movies, where we will give him two big thumbs up.
What is your favorite Roger Ebert review? Leave your two cents in the comments.
Tribeca Film released the new trailer for Greetings from Tim Buckley (2013), the upcoming film about Jeff Buckley, the singer-songwriter who died in 1997 at the young age of 30 in an accidental drowning. The movie, which is directed by Dan Algrant and stars Penn Badgley of Gossip Girl fame as the singer, focuses on Jeff Buckley’s career breakthrough when he performed at a tribute show for his father, musician Tim Buckley.
Greetings from Tim Buckley will be in theaters on May 3. But if that is not enough Buckley for you, two other movies about Jeff Buckley will be coming out soon too: A Pure Drop (directed by Brendan Fletcher) and the “official” bio-pic Mystery White Boy (executive-produced by Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert). The three movies are a time for Jeff Buckley fans to sing “Hallelujah.”
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In case you want to watch all of the Star Wars films again and don’t have the time, this video compilation features all six Star Wars movies running at the same time. It is an interesting video, where you can contrast and compare all of them at the same time. So sit back and watch Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and The Clone Wars (2005). It is a good way to start your preparation for Star Wars VII, which will be directed by J.J. Abrams. [May 2013 Update: Unfortunately, the YouTube video of all six movies is no longer available.]
What is your favorite Star Wars scene? Leave your two cents in the comments.
CBS Sunday Morning recently featured a story about singer-songwriter-actor Glen Hansard. In the segment, Hansard talks about his life, his time busking on the streets of Dublin, and his success with the movie Once (2006), which is now a Broadway play.
The segment features both touching moments — such as Hansard discussing his former relationship with his Once co-star Markéta Irglová — and funny touches, like a scene in a Dublin pub where Hansard’s grade school principal discusses telling a 13-year-old Hansard it was okay to drop out of school to pursue his music career. 2016 Update: The video is no longer available for embedding, but you may watch some of the segment on YouTube.
Below is another clip of an interview with Hansard that was done for The Busking Project.
What is your favorite song by Glen Hansard? Leave your two cents in the comments.
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