http://www.npr.org/2011/12/22/143974208/in-memoriam-musicians-we-lost-in-201
1?sc=tw
Friday, December 30, 2011
Skip the bar scene and take in a movie tomorrow night
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_dontgointhewoods.htm> Don't Go in
the Woods
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Now OnDemand, Select Cities Jan 13th - Horror and musical lovers unite, have
I got a movie for you! As far as low-budget horror goes, "Don't Go in the
Woods" is made in grand spirits and with undeniable know-how. It's
conventional and truly one-of-a-kind all at once. There's nothing else out
there like it.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_dontgointhewoods.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_innkeepers.htm> The Innkeepers
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Now OnDemand, Select Cities Feb 3rd - Never slow because it's never boring,
but Ti West does enjoy extending the quiet spaces in between the horror for
maximum effectiveness. It is a style that works exquisitely for an auteur
with his expertise. "The Innkeepers" is a beguiling entertainment as it
deals out its grab-bag of soul-searching, good-willed humor, and
particularly serious gasps.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_innkeepers.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_ironlady.htm> The Iron Lady
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Feels especially biased, soft-centered, and unfocused, never
finding a concrete story to tell. Without Meryl Streep, there would be
nothing special to set "The Iron Lady" apart from a dime-a-dozen TV movie.
The material doesn't live up to the actress' uncanny commitment.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_ironlady.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
Happy New Year!
(c) 2011 Dustin Putman
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And if you still have not made up your mind about which movies to see and skip....
Here is what our own Movie Boy-Dustin Putnam has to say in his year end
review.
review.
http://www.dustinputman.com/essays_2011bestworst.htm#.Tv4o28P8cxY.facebook
Happy New Year
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
It's not too late to pick another movie..........
Opening Christmas Day:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_darkesthour.htm> The Darkest Hour
★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A jumble of cringe-inducing writing and all-around idiocy. "The
Darkest Hour" would be a laughing stock of inanity were it not so thoroughly
unsatisfying. After this debacle and "Battle: Los Angeles," 2010's reviled
"Skyline" is fast becoming a beacon of visionary wonder in comparison.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_darkesthour.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
Have a Happy Holiday!
(c) 2011 Dustin Putman
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Friday, December 23, 2011
WOW! Four out of Four stars for "The Artist". A first!
Opening Christmas Weekend:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_artist.htm> The Artist
★★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - In a motion picture bursting with too many pleasures to count,
the most miraculous achievement of "The Artist" is its simple, genuine,
unabashed earnestness. The film is no less than a gushing ode to cinema
itself.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_artist.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/e/11_elaic.htm> Extremely Loud &
Incredibly Close
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities, Nationwide Jan 20th - Stalwart and precious, independent-
minded yet pat, beautifully acted and with scenes of intense emotional
power within a screenplay that is uneven and not consummately satisfying.
The star is Thomas Horn, a first-time performer as expressive and truthful
as today's best and longest-working actors.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/e/11_elaic.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/11_warhorse.htm> War Horse
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "War Horse" can be uneven, two-dimensional, and even a little
soft in its treatment of World War I, but its refusal to compromise Joey's
travails is where it gets its power. Director Steven Spielberg does not
marginalize him for what he is, but touts him as a hero for who he is.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/11_warhorse.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/11_weboughtazoo.htm> We Bought a Zoo
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - The film offers exactly what the above synopsis suggests, and
not too much more. It's simple and poignant and appropriately a little
whimsical, too. "We Bought a Zoo" sporadically tests one's sugar endurance,
but there's no disputing its sincerity.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/11_weboughtazoo.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
Have a Happy Holiday!
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
I say again, make your vote count! Send them all home permanently in November 2012!
This picture is worth a trillion $$ (literally)
Description: cid:012201ccb4c8$0724e8a0$7d01a8c0@eopea5eaa60609
House Minority Leader pictured standing, far right, speaks while colleagues
play solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a new budget.
(AP)
The guy sitting in the row in front of these two....he's on Facebook, and
the guy behind Hennessy is checking out the baseball scores.
These are the folks that couldn't get the budget out by Oct. 1, and are
about to control your health care, cap and trade, and the list goes on and
on....
Should we buy them larger screen computers - or - a ticket home,
permanently?
This is one of their 3-DAY WORK WEEKS that we all pay for (salary is about
$179,000 per year).
KEEP THIS GOING! DON'T LET IT STOP WITH YOU!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Merry Xmas and enjoy the Holidays
Opening Wednesday:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_aotintin.htm> The Adventures of
Tintin
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A pulp adventure done in the hair-raising style of a 1930s
serial colliding with Indiana Jones, "The Adventures of Tintin" is a
technically triumphant, if dramatically hollow, adaptation of the famed
comic book series. Based solely on appearance, the film is a hypnotic
aesthetic feat.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_aotintin.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_albertnobbs.htm> Albert Nobbs
★★ (out of ★★★★)
NY/LA - Glenn Close hasn't had a juicy part in ages, and this passion
project must have leapt out as seeming mighty special. The reality,
however, is not quite such a sure thing. Neither the movie nor the
performance is memorable enough to cause much stir.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_albertnobbs.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_carnage.htm> Carnage
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Some stage plays translate to screen with ease, and others
do not. "Carnage," based on Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning black comedy "God
of Carnage," is stuffy and stilted, its real-time, single-location setup a
contrivance it never gets over.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_carnage.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
MovieBoy feels David Fincher misses the mark on this film
Opening Tuesday:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/g/11_gwtdt.htm> The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo
★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Not at all what most audiences will probably be expecting.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" has been an enthralling, meticulously
woven allegorical potboiler in all its former incarnations. This time, it's
been rendered overheated, dumbed-down junk food with a lofty budget in the
place of thematic depth.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/g/11_gwtdt.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Get in and see the movies before the Christmas weekend rush.
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_alvinandthechipmunks3.htm> Alvin
and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - While this entry blessedly does away with most of the
unsettling and mean-spirited themes of the earlier films, there simply
isn't enough material to withstand a feature-length running time in between
the musical numbers. For what it's worth (not much), it's still the best of
the trilogy.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_alvinandthechipmunks3.htm> Read
the Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_dangerousmethod.htm> A Dangerous
Method
★½ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Pedantic, ineffectual, and dry in its soap-opera leanings.
"A Dangerous Method" is handsome in its period setting, but director David
Cronenberg has done nothing to vividly bring this story to life. He sets
his actors adrift and hopes for the best. The best never comes.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_dangerousmethod.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_mi4.htm> Mission: Impossible -
Ghost Protocol
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Now on IMAX Screens, Opens Nationwide Dec 21 - Pixar filmmaker Brad Bird
tackles his very first live-action feature and ably puts to shame most
veteran directors who have made a living in the action genre. As far as
properly choreographed, cohesively edited slam-bang action goes, popcorn-
munching audiences probably won't be able to do much better than this.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_mi4.htm> Read the Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_sherlockholmes2.htm> Sherlock
Holmes: A Game of Shadows
★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - The plot is stale, the dreary characters are no more fleshed-
out than they were before, and it all adds up to an ending that seems to
have been thrown together at the last minute and makes less sense the more
one considers it.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_sherlockholmes2.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/y/11_youngadult.htm> Young Adult
★★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - In a burnt-black dark comedy far removed from the warm and
fuzzes, "Young Adult" is a character study of uncommon originality and
perceptiveness with a protagonist as fascinating as nearly any seen in
2011. Charlize Theron kills it in a very, very good way.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/y/11_youngadult.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Make your voice heard!
Repudiate Calls to Stop Advertising on TLC's "All-American Muslim"
http://signon.org/s/1a7GJf #signon
http://signon.org/s/1a7GJf #signon
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
BJGE NEWS 12.9.11
<http://www.huliq.com/10178/greyhound-says-alec-baldwin-can-play-words-frien
ds-free-wi-fi-its-fleet> Greyhound says Alec Baldwin can play Words With
Friends with free Wi-Fi on its fleet
ds-free-wi-fi-its-fleet> Greyhound says Alec Baldwin can play Words With
Friends with free Wi-Fi on its fleet
.
Take a break from all the shopping......
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/n/11_newyearseve.htm> New Year's Eve
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - So many characters, so little substance! The cast list for "New
Year's Eve" is filled to bursting, but the film is practically as empty as a
barren desert with a tumbleweed blowing through. The film comes perilously
close to feeling like a spoof of a romantic comedy instead of the genuine
article.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/n/11_newyearseve.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_sitter.htm> The Sitter
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - It frequently splits the sides without needing to strain for
humor, is consistently entertaining for all of its brisk 81 minutes, and
concludes with characters who have learned a few things along the way and
are maybe a little wiser than they were at the start.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_sitter.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
The last minutes of Air France 447
A gripping blow by blow account of the last few minutes................
BJGE NEWS 12.8.11
<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-57338546-10391695/documents-atf-used-
fast-and-furious-to-make-the-case-for-gun-regulations/> Documents: ATF used
"Fast and Furious" to make the case for gun regulations - CBS News
Investigates
fast-and-furious-to-make-the-case-for-gun-regulations/> Documents: ATF used
"Fast and Furious" to make the case for gun regulations - CBS News
Investigates
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
BJGE NEWS 12.6.11
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655> BBC News - Kepler
22-b: Earth
22-b: Earth
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
BJGE NEWS 12.4.11
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-asia-india-16021433?SThisFB>
Bollywood legend Dev Anand dies at 88 in London
Bollywood legend Dev Anand dies at 88 in London
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Good for you President Clinton
If you don't watch anything else this morning, take 8 minutes out of your
day and watch President Bill Clinton rip into Chris Wallace of Fox News.
Worth every minute!
day and watch President Bill Clinton rip into Chris Wallace of Fox News.
Worth every minute!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Popcorn?
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_shame.htm> Shame
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Uncompromising, no doubt, but the picture doesn't add up to
as much as the viewer hopes based on the clear talent involved. If there is
no surprise in where "Shame" is going, it still provides a vigorous jolt to
the system.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_shame.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
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