The high-brow movies will have their moments in Hollywood. But we learn about the really important awards today, the seventh annual Brians, which recognize excellence in movies which I saw in the theater in 2008. A record 11 movies qualified for this year’s awards. Many were only really eligible to win The Bridget, which goes […]
Well, the movie world is holding its breath for the Oscars tomorrow. Careers can rise and fall based on what happens at the event. And that’s just talking about the snarkiness on the red carpet, much less the actual awards. I have something better to focus on. The Brians. Since 2003, I have given awards […]
The first movie of the year featured a collision of worlds. One of my favorite actors (Adam Sandler, a one-time Best Actor winner in The Brians) and a children’s movie. The combination worked as Sandler and the supporting cast of “Bedtime Stories” got the 2009 movie season off to a great start. When I saw […]
Even though I really love movies, I don’t have much appreciation for the classics. Well, I have an appreciation for them, I just never took the time to sit down and actually watch them so I can really appreciate them. That changed a little Christmas night. We left Bridget at my mother-in-law’s for a couple […]
“Get Smart” falls into a familiar category of movies – kitschy and fun enough to look entertaining, but from a genre (the old TV series made into a movie trick) that has probably had more misses than hits. We didn’t get to see it when it came to the theater, and I didn’t really mind […]
I didn’t realize until we got in the car to go to the theater last weekend that Maria, Bridget and I had never attended a movie together. Every other time Bridget wanted to see a flick, I would take her while Maria worked. Nothing had come to town which compelled all of us to head […]
I will write a review of High School Musical 3 another day. After watching the movie today, I couldn’t help but think about math equations. I particularly wanted to teach the one below to the family sitting behind us. Two parents + one 9-year-old + one 3-year-old + long movie = annoying the people around […]
I don’t know why, but I just can’t pass up watching this movie whenever I see it on cable. I’m a sucker for the story on the “one-hit” Wonders. I think the simplicity of the story and the clever way the actors pull it off suck me in every time. I also love it because […]
I took Bridget to the movies the other day. We didn’t have a whole lot to do over Labor Day weekend, and I didn’t have much faith that the weather would stay nice on Saturday. A quick look at the movie ads showed that “Space Chimps” was playing at the discount movie theater. Sounded like […]
When I started The Brians, my yearly version of the Academy Awards, I didn’t intend for one person to dominate them so thoroughly. I don’t want them to turn into a personal tribute. Will Ferrell just had made it that way. I can usually tell when an award is basically off the market. I thoroughly […]