Overall Impression – A stylish, epic, but ultimately hollow continuation of the franchise. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Marcus Wright. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: reach SkyNet to find out what happened to him. Personal: figure out whether he’s human or machine. Private: decide whether he deserves (and even has) a… Continue reading TERMINATOR SALVATION
Author: Jeffrey Alan Schechter
Even Their Trailers are Brilliant!
When you have (virtually) unlimited resources, time, and creativity, you can do some pretty remarkable things. Case in point…PIXAR. I haven’t seen UP yet (though the estimable Dan Pilditch has and raves about it) but by all accounts it’s a great achievement. And then to top that off, PIXAR released the teaser trailer for TOY… Continue reading Even Their Trailers are Brilliant!
Yes, Virginia. There will be an “OVERRULED!” Season Three.
Well, I guess my partner (Jeff Biederman) and I didn’t mess up season 2 too badly…we just heard last week that we got picked up for season 3. Not sure when we go to camera yet; looks like it’ll be sometime in the late fall. Season 2, frankly, looks great. Some very funny stuff in… Continue reading Yes, Virginia. There will be an “OVERRULED!” Season Three.
Too Good To Pass Up
I got this a few minutes ago from Amazon: Now, it’s not in my nature to tell people how to run their business, but I think Amazon might want to check their algorithms. –Jeffrey Alan Schechter
STAR TREK (2009)
Overall Impression – One of the smartest reboots of a franchise since BATMAN BEGINS. Buckle up! THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Spock. (Whoa?! WHAT?! Not Kirk?!?! Read on!) What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Protect the Enterprise as well as the principles of Starfleet and the Federation. Personal: Deal with the… Continue reading STAR TREK (2009)