Tuesday, July 22, 2008

• Just for the record...

  ...Yes, there may be a limit to the amount of movies I can do in a week.

  I've done three movies in two days. "Pineapple Express" last night, "Tropic Thunder" this afternoon and "American Teen" tonight. And I'm exhausted and am perfectly happy not to set foot in a theater until next Tuesday night when I'm supposed to screen "Swing Vote."

  Here's the weird thing; they're not bad movies, either. "Pineapple Express" was utterly hilarious, "Tropic Thunder" was clever and funny and "American Teen" was a well-done, if not great, documentary. But summer movies are so loud and empty that, at the end, it sometimes just feels like noise.

  Last fall I had periods where I'd have maybe five screenings in a week and then spend time catching up on DVD screeners for end-of-the-year consideration. And the films were of such great quality and so thought-provoking that while it was tiring it was also exhilerating.

  So here's hoping for a more thought-provoking fall.

  Cdubbs

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