Category Archives: The Big Screen

Movie Etiquette

Posted on November 21, 2003 by Solonor

What NOT to do during “Return of the King” Stand up halfway through the movie and yell loudly, “Wait… where the hell is Harry Potter?” Block the entrance to the theater while screaming: “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” – After the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bang! Bang!

Posted on October 20, 2003 by Solonor

Finally got out to see Kill Bill on Saturday night. What I saw was anime come to life… the part that wasn’t actual anime, of course. Tarantino has combined the more over-the-top elements of graphic novels (characters bleed… a lot) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Luther

Posted on October 14, 2003 by Solonor

We went to see the movie Luther yesterday afternoon. Excellent film, though not exactly your typical Hollywood blockbuster. It tells of Martin Luther’s struggle against the Catholic church in the early 1500’s. Joseph Fiennes is excellent as Luther, as is … Continue reading →

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Crouching Tiger Ruined Jackie Chan

Posted on August 26, 2003 by Solonor

I don’t really know why I’m doing a review of The Medallion. If you’re like me, you’re going to go see Jackie Chan just because it’s Jackie Chan. He’s got the same endearing qualities as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How can you tell he’s a king?

Posted on August 25, 2003 by Solonor

Well, he looks like one! (Yes, I know that’s not the right line.) Click for larger image And, what’s this then? Could it be that we’ll be able to see the extended versions of Fellowship of the Ring and the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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School of Rock

Posted on August 16, 2003 by Solonor

Rule 1: We watch it cuz it’s free. This is actually a pretty sweet deal. Every week there’s a new, free movie at one local theater or another, and they leave piles of passes at my wife’s place of employ. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Masked and Anonymous

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Solonor

In a fictional America caught up in a civil war that is tearing the nation apart, a benefit concert is being organized. A traveling troubadour named Jack Fate is sprung from jail by his scheming former manager, Uncle Sweetheart, to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hulk Smash!

Posted on June 24, 2003 by Solonor

Alex Knapp stole my review of The Hulk. Ummm… what he said. Continue reading →

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Voting Update

Posted on June 16, 2003 by Solonor

In case you haven’t kept up with the torrid pace that I’ve been at in putting out new years for Solonor’s Oscar Do-Overs (57 entries in a year… not really as bad as I thought, actually), here are the winners … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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King of Jesters and Jester to Kings

Posted on June 14, 2003 by Solonor

I finally got around to doing another year in Solonor’s Oscar Do-Overs. 1956 has one of my favorite movies of all-time: The Court Jester. It’s got everything: Danny Kaye, sword fights, silly wordplay (“The flagon with the dragon holds the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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