Coachella ’08, bitches! |
It's official - this being our third consecutive trip to Coachella, I can now call it an annual tradition. We stayed up pretty late the wednesday night before, researching every band on the set list ...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:31:00 PST |
Movies by Mel: Iron Man and Indy 4 |
For yet another slab of superhero off the studio assembly line, Iron Man was pretty good. Of course, I attribute all of its success to Robert Downey, Jr. - who I absolutely love in just about an...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:22:00 PST |
Movies by Mel: Pirates 3 and Knocked Up |
Pirates 3The only word I could use to describe Pirates 3 was...necessary. After trying to stretch the story beyond the first movie, a mistake to begin with, they (hopefully) end the series not with a...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:54:00 PST |
Movies by Mel: Spider-Man 3 and Aqua Teen Movie Film |
I think back to when I saw Spider-Man 3 and find it hard to come up with anything interesting to say. I mean, it was a sequel to a sequel so how good could it possibly be? Usually, I'd try and be ni...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 17 May 2007 07:54:00 PST |
Movies by Mel: Zodiac and Grindhouse |
Zodiac is long. Very long. I didn't really FEEL that it was long. But you can tell just by the time frame they try and cover in the movie. The film itself was quite interesting although not -edge of y...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 16 May 2007 12:36:00 PST |
Movies by Mel: Black Snake Moan and 300 |
Black Snake Moan was, above all else, enjoyable. It wasn't cinematic genius and it definitely wasn't studio drivel. It was Samuel L. Motherfuckin' Jackson in a role he was born to play and Christina...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:36:00 PST |
Movies by Mel: Smokin' Aces and Last King of Scotland |
Smokin' Aces, in case you're wondering, is about a bunch of hitmen after one target. It's a genuine ensemble action movie and all of the characters (whether played by movie stars or just plain old ac...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:05:00 PST |
Movies by Mel: Children of Men |
I've gotten so many recommendations to see this movie. And they've been pushy recommendations as well - "You HAVE to see this movie". Rarely does any film I am pushed to see turn out to be good but ...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:26:00 PST |
Night At The Museum and Pan's Labyrinth |
I had no intention of going to see Night At The Museum in theatres because it just didn't seem like that special of a movie, but when you see a movie with a group of people, you've gotta compromise. ...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:03:00 PST |
Happy Feet and Dreamgirls |
I saw lots of movies over the holidays, although I still have plenty more on my list (Apocalypto, Blood Diamond, Babel, Children of Men).Happy Feet was...good. The computer-animated visuals of the Ar...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:17:00 PST |
