Lessons learned from Disney
H/T to Gerry.
"Control Room"
Following up on the “War Zone Diary” post, here’s a documentary made a few years back about media coverage of the Iraq War, and specifically the role of Al Jazeera. It’s entitled “Control Room” and you can find the entire movie here. And the trailer:
Avatar
Director James Cameron’s long-awaited new offering, coming in December, is entitled “Avatar.” And you can find the trailer here.
District 9
I went and saw District 9 yesterday. Produced by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings), it’s based on a short film by Neill Blomkamp (who directed the feature) entitled Alive in Joburg. For those of you who have no idea what it’s about, the film opens documentary-style twenty years after an alien ship comes to …
The Time Traveler's Wife
I saw The Time Traveler’s Wife this weekend. Having read the book and loved it, and knowing that Rachel McAdams (for whom I have a soft spot) was playing the eponymous heroine, I was definitely looking forward to the movie. Coming in, I’d heard a couple of mixed reviews, saying that there wasn’t all that …