Short movies–under ninety minutes–are having a creative resurgence of late. I’m thinking primarily of Ed Burns’s Looking for Kitty as the model (and it was well under ninety), but The Oh in Ohio is another fine example. The way the filmmakers keep Ohio short is very interesting. They end the movie during the last five […]
Entries Tagged as 'Parker Posey'
The Oh in Ohio (2006, Billy Kent)
October 14th, 2007 · No Comments
Tagged: Adam Wierzbianski· Billy Kent· Cyan Pictures· Danny DeVito· Keith David· Parker Posey· Sarah Bird· ★★★
For Your Consideration (2006, Christopher Guest)
December 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Apparently, when Christopher Guest doesn’t do pseudo-documentaries, his films simply don’t work. I didn’t realize For Your Consideration was different in that approach until a lot further in than I should have, probably fifteen minutes or something. As it opens and introduces the set-up (I guess that part would be called the first act, which […]
Tagged: Catherine O'Hara· Christopher Guest· Eugene Levy· Parker Posey· Warner Independent Pictures· ★½
Superman Returns (2006, Bryan Singer)
June 28th, 2006 · No Comments
My expectations for Superman Returns were incredibly high (especially since everything Bryan Singer’s done since The Usual Suspects with the exception of the “House” pilot has been dreck). Three stars. I don’t bother putting star ratings on The Stop Button, since whenever I see them in reviews, I look at them and then at not […]
Tagged: Bryan Singer· Dan Harris· Eva Marie Saint· Frank Langella· Jerry Siegel· Joe Shuster· Michael Dougherty· Parker Posey· Warner Bros.· ★★½
Henry Fool (1997, Hal Hartley)
September 18th, 2005 · No Comments
I remember seeing Henry Fool years ago, but I remembered it being laugh-out-loud funny. This era, my 1999 film-watching era, is highly suspect to me now. It’s pre–Traffic, I suppose.
I’ve tried watching Hartley since. No Such Thing was a particularly terrible experience… or however much of it I saw.
And for most of Henry Fool, I was […]
Tagged: Hal Hartley· Parker Posey· Sony Pictures Classics· ★★★½
Blade: Trinity (2004, David S. Goyer)
July 19th, 2005 · No Comments
I imagine you’re thinking, why would he watch that? And I agree, Blade: Trinity is hardly Stop Button material. Except… I have been insulting David S. Goyer a lot lately (because he sucks) and I wanted my insults to be more informed and, also, because I enjoyed Blade II. I’ve never seen more than fifteen […]
Tagged: David S. Goyer· Gene Colan· James Remar· Kris Kristofferson· Marv Wolfman· New Line Cinema· Parker Posey· Wesley Snipes· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
