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No Country for Old Men (Review) One of the perks of being in the Screen Actors Guild is that, on occassion, the studios will send members free copies of the movies they have nominated for SAG awards. It's their way of greasing the wheels a bit to get the nod. It's not really payola, but you can smell it if you tilt your head the right way.. more >>> |
Auditioning With A Hangover (Advice) Just about every Thursday night, the boys and I get together and play poker in my buddy's basement. It is the quintessence of masculine bonding, with an occassional intellectual twist. And we drink. Which would be fine, if we all didn't have to get up for work in the morning. more >>> |
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The
Dark Knight
(8-1-08) I've been waiting for this movie to be made since I was a kid. I was always a Marvel Comics kid when I was growing up (brotherly contrarianism, no doubt; my brother was DC or die) but Batman was definitely my favorite character from the other team. And the Joker was hands down my favorite villain.
When Batman Begins wrapped with the Joker tease, I about giggled myself into a coma. I wanted the next movie to start right then. Cut to a few years later and I'm reading for a part in The Dark Knight... then getting the part... then finding out I get to be one of the Joker's crew... then doing weapons training next to the Tumbler... then shooting Mike Stoyanov in the back and breaking into an electrified safe before catching a betrayal bullet in the gut. Picture a retarded kitten with a ball of yarn, and you'll have a good handle of my mindset during that time.
I thought I had got it all out of my system by the time the movie was released. But when the lights went down and the movie started, my family, my girlfriend, and her mother surrounding me, I got butterflies that didn't go away until several hours after we'd left the theatre. It didn't help that my guests burst into applause when my name scrolled by, leading to a rather awkward autograph signing with a 12 year old kid.
None of this is a review. Like you need me to tell you the movie is beyond great. Look anywhere. I think I've read one negative review and the worst it had to dish out was that the guy didn't think it was technically a masterpiece. Well. Fuck that guy. Ledger is astounding. Everyone else is great. The story transcends its origins. And it's as pretty as shards of Tiffany crystal.
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