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The Wolfman, a review by dfmorgan

The Wolfman

Year: 2010
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt
OverviewWatched: 2nd. Oct 2010
My Thoughts: A disappointing film from my perspective. It didn't grab me and quite early on I found my attention wandering. The look and feel seemed to be good but still not enough to get me to sit still and watch. I've probably seen the original on TV but don't remember too much about it so I cannot compare them.

Think I'll maybe try to dig out Brotherhood of the Wolf and rewatch that. Decided against that as it appears to be buried deep in one of my piles of discs and too awkward to get out at the moment.

My Rating: Just a 2

Dave

(From 2010 October Horror Marathon (Discussion thread) on October 3rd, 2010)

The Great McGinty, a review by Antares

The Great McGinty





Year: 1940
Film Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Length: 82 Min.

Director
Preston Sturges (1898)

Writing
Preston Sturges (1898)...Writer

Producer


Cinematographer
William C. Mellor (1903)

Music
Friedrich Hollaender (1896)...Composer

Stars
Brian Donlevy (1901) as Daniel 'Dan' McGinty
Muriel Angelus (1909) as Catherine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff (1899) as The Boss
Allyn Joslyn (1901) as George
William Demarest (1892) as Skeeters - The Politician
Louis Jean Heydt (1905) as Tommy Thompson
Harry Rosenthal (1900) as Louie (bodyguard)
Arthur Hoyt (1873) as Mayor Wilfred T. Tillinghast

ReviewThe Great McGintyRatings Criterion4 Stars - Historically important film, considered a classic.

(From The Great McGinty (1940) on January 19th, 2010)

"Due South" marathon, a review by Tom

1.18 An Invitation to Romance (1995-04-06)
Writer: Paul Haggis (Created By), Deborah Rennard (Writer), Paul Haggis (Writer)
Director: George Bloomfield
Cast: Paul Gross (Constable Benton Fraser), David Marciano (Detective Ray Vecchio), Beau Starr (Lt. Harding Welsh), Daniel Kash (Detective Louis Gardino), Tony Craig (Detective Jack Huey), Catherine Bruhier (Elaine), Jane Krakowski (Katherine Burns), Nicholas Campbell (Nigel Ellis), Joseph Ziegler (Inspector Moffat), Arthi Sambasivan (Jasmine), Frank Pellegrino (Perry), Robert Benson (Mr. Porro), Mario Romano (Vendor), Timm Zemanek (Desk Clerk), Martin Julien (Postal Employee), Eric Fink (Marriage Clerk), Beth Amos (Mrs. MacGuffin)

A fun episode. Ray posing as a mountie
This episode guest stars Jane Krakowski from 30 Rocks in the funny role of Katherine Burns.

Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on July 24th, 2009)