the groundhog day project

Zombieland is an example of how you use voiceover properly. Columbus' (Jesse Eisenberg) voiceover adds significant content to the film.           I've already just been sitting here and writing nothing, and I'm gonna keep doing that. It's been a long day--subbed two classes, attended a rally/protest, watched some Republican debate, and after being sick all last week, I'm still not 100%. But then Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) just called Bill Murray "the tippy top of the A-list" and I couldn't help but comment on it. This is the Groundhog Day Project , after all. Bill Murray is like royalty here. When Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) asks who Bill Murray is and Tallahassee responds, "Hey, I've never hit a kid before," I get that. There is no excuse for such ignorance.           This movie is awesome. I love that Wichita (Emma Stone) knows what her first R-rated movie was ( Anaconda ). I have no idea what mine was. Too early i...

Taking a break from the old, serious, occult movies for--and let's be honest, because it's late at night and I have been up for far too many hours--something shorter. It's not a bad movie, mind you. But, I did pick it because of its length. Re-Animator (or should I say H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator ?), Mostly, I might just sit here and enjoy the film. We can be serious again tomorrow.* A movie from 1985 that, for whatever reason, I did not see until maybe the mid-90s on video.                   Spent the day grading papers, playing minecraft, then playing cards with family I don't see very often anymore. And, it surprises me how little I remember of this film. I know I've only seen it from start to finish once, but I've seen parts on cable numerous times.                 * Not to imply that Re-Animator doesn't take itself seriously. Pretty much everything Stuart Gordon has mad...