SUPER-COOL

I want ALL of these framed and on my wall...

THE NEXT BIG THING?

It does look pretty nifty...

MOVIES FOR THE WEEKEND

Loved Knight & Day -- it's a classic summer movie. Great action (if a little too much CGI at times), some funny lines, and two terrific "movie-star" performances from Cruise and Diaz. It's not a brilliant film by any means, but as far as these things go, it hits the right notes and doesn't overstay its welcome. Director James Mangold (Cop Land, Girl Interrupted, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma) enjoys hopscotching from genre to genre, and for his first summer action flick, he did a bang-up job. Yes the movie is silly, yes it's totally ridiculous, but in this instance (as opposed to something like The A-Team) I was able to suspend my disbelief and enjoy the film as a work of pure, escapist entertainment.

Not sure if I'll see anything else this weekend -- still really want to see Get Him to the Greek. And I need to re-watch Toy Story 1 & 2 before seeing part 3.

From Netflix is the romantic drama Remember Me.

NO FACEBOOK FOR ME...

...but I'd happily see a movie about its creation, especially one that's directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian.

TODAY'S BLU IS GREEN

For me, Green Zone is the best film I've seen so far in 2010. I haven't seen many movies this year for any number of reasons (time, interest, quality, etc.), but I thought that Green Zone delivered in a big-time way. Paul Greengrass is an artist specializing in the chaotic and frantic, and his films deliver a visceral quality that few other working filmmakers are currently achieving. I applaud his desire to keep his films topical and socially relevant while still being fully entertaining without any preaching, and I love his propulsive visual style that always keeps your adrenalin flowing. This film was met with mostly solid reviews but horrendous box office -- hopefully it finds a well-deserved second life on Blu Ray.

Here are the movies I've seen from 2010, in order of preference:

Green Zone
Shutter Island
Robin Hood

Kick-Ass
Iron Man 2
The Losers
Macgruber

Youth in Revolt
Alice in Wonderland
The A-Team

Here's a list of already released films (either wide or limited) that I plan to catch up with on Blu Ray: Clash of the Titans, How to Train Your Dragon, Brooklyn's Finest, Toy Story 3, Date Night, The Book of Eli, Greenberg, Repo Men, Wolfman, Edge of Darkness, The Killer Inside Me (available on demand, will be catching it soon), Hot Tub Time Machine, Get Him to the Greek, The Crazies, Remember Me (shipping today from Netflix), Killers (just for you, Joel :), Splice, The Ghost Writer, Chloe, The Runaways, Exit through the Gift Shop, A Prophet, Jonah Hex, Ondine (available on demand, will be catching it soon), Solitary Man, Micmacs, Mother, The Art of the Steal, Winter's Bone, Fish Tank, The Square.

I plan on checking out Knight & Day this Thursday on my day-off.

CAN'T WAIT

JUST PRE-ORDERED IT