Or possibly the other 5%, if the truly weird do walk among us, sniff our same air, taste our manner of possible nutrition.
( Published Thursday, July 12th, 2012 @ 1:28 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/338/take-this-waltz.html We should be able to all agree on this one issue: Nobody plays malevolent cool like Samuel L. Jackson - nobody.
( Published Thursday, July 12th, 2012 @ 1:27 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/337/meeting-evil.html In the heart of all real men there is compassion for all things true.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:53 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/329/the-hunter.html The film "Knowing" uses the science fiction genre to introduce either theme that are plausible, in these days as our civilization struggles to rediscover its collective soul.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:52 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/327/knowing.html The Lorax: It is a film for the ages ... well, at least for all ages under the age of eight.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:50 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/325/the-lorax.html Director Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Brian Selznick's "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" into the fantastic film "Hugo" was a brilliant stroke of passion for the edgy director of quite a few gritty, pathologically viotent films, such as: "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas."
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:48 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/323/hugo.html John Michael Shanley: wrote the play, wrote the screenplay and directed the film, and used this control of quality to insure that he would produce an outstanding film that is tight at just 104 minutes, with no waste in time or the talent hired to produce it.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:46 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/320/doubt.html Families can be Difficult ... They also can be one's strength to weather the certain difficulties in life that test any resolve for happiness.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:43 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/317/the-descendants.html Even though this film has its comedic moments, Cancer is a serious subject, so you best bring your "big boy pants" to watch this one.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:39 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/313/50-50.html Those were different times in a desperate South, and consequently, this is a story that aches to be told.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:38 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/312/the-help.html Mary Surratt may have been a loving mother, but it would eventually kill her. Regardless, President Lincoln was murdered and retribution must be exacted, irrespective of the accused's culpability.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:37 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/311/the-conspirator.html This remake of the 1939 film by Director / Actor Gary Sinise, of John Steinbeck's classic novel, communicates well lengths men will go to survive, and yet retain some semblance of dignity.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:37 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/310/of-mice-and-men.html For some mysterious purpose, some broken men may only find themselves when hanging on by a thread.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:36 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/309/roadie.html Depressive tragedy plays out to its conclusion, and finds an entire community in a quandary of rotten choices.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:35 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/308/angels-crest.html A few minutes into the movie and I got a little worried. The dialogue, especially during the first few scenes really made me want to cringe.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:34 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/307/immortals.html Filmmaker Woody Allen has often dealt with different historical periods, with ancillary interlopers, with varying degrees of success.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:32 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/306/midnight-in-paris.html The hugely popular"The Hunger Games," by virtue alone of the unavoidable comparison to the recently completed titular series of novels by Suzanne Collins, and other memorable films by cinematic directors of high standing, may have unduly influenced the opinion of many, who might have otherwise form.
( Published Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 9:31 am )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/305/the-hunger-games.html I worked on this with some friends I met when I was billeted in Savannah, while I was stationed at Tybee Island, USCG station. The producers of this film short were students at Savannah College of Art and Design.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:54 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/304/gold-star-for-robot-boy.html I made this short for Ken Wyatt's Advanced Post Production Techniques class in the winter of 2011 with the help of my friends in Washington, North Carolina.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:54 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/303/detectives-story.html Chapter II is the continuation of a series that began with The Turnage Theater in Images: a Retrospect in Melody - Chapter I.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:53 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/302/the-turnage-theater-in-images-a-retrospect-in-melody-chapter-ii.html Director / Screenwriter J. J. Abrams's film, "Super 8," reminded me of "Close Encounters" meets "E.T." meets "Goonies," and even though this chemistry in celluloid sounds like one giant cliché, the film worked, and it worked quite well.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:53 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/301/super-8.html The renovated and recently revived Turnage Theater has fallen on some pretty hard times as of late, and is being forced to shutter its doors.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:52 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/300/the-turnage-theater-in-images-a-retrospect-in-melody-chapter-i.html Director Mark Pellington crafted a Glenn Porter screenplay, which employed four good actors, into a film that did not have to be made.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:52 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/299/i-melt-with-you.html "Forrest Gump" is one of the five best films ever made. It is the best of American art ... in scope, in tone, in message.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:51 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/298/forrest-gump.html Recently, I reviewed "The Beaver," which was a purely dark comedy regarding the debilitating effects of chronic depression, resulting in severe schizophrenia. "It's Kind of a Funny of Story," which dealt with institutionalized mental health patients, was much lighter fare.
( Published Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 @ 1:51 pm )]]> http://betterangelsnow.com/post/297/its-kind-of-a-funny-story.html