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Why Lost is such a real achievement in film

  • February 19th, 2010
  • Posted in Film

Your movie-blogger just spent a delightful several hours looking at the fifth season of “Lost”, now out on DVD. Now in its sixth and final season, the epic sci-fi adventure, with a now-stellar cast, terrific production values, actual character-arcs, clever plot turns, good acting, and first-rate on-location special effects (overseen by local boy Archie Ahuna, now [ READ MORE ]

DVDs good enough to give

  • December 9th, 2009
  • Posted in Film

DVD Gifts for hard-core film buffs, who won’t mind if the movies are “old,” just that they’re of old-fashioned quality. Comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—one of the funniest comedies ever filmed, written & directed by Tom Stoppard; good extras on 2008’s re-issue. Planes, Trains and Automobiles— classic comedy (from the late John Hughes) starring Steve Martin and [ READ MORE ]

News (you might be able to use)

  • December 7th, 2009
  • Posted in Film

The bloodletting at the state film office has ended, and there’s a new honchette (with some experience) in charge—with a smaller staff. Exit Donne Dawson, who, despite her occasional abrasiveness, did a good credible job….Alexander Payne, writer/director of the film version of that “selective” satire of Hawai’i shenanigans The Descendants is still on track to [ READ MORE ]

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Bob Green is a film writer (Baraka), screenwriting teacher, and a film critic. He has been writing for the Weekly for 18 years (since day 1) and is a terrific dancer.

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