http://whatwouldtotowatch.com All the movie news your local newspaper leaves out Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:19:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Director Rian Johnson spent his childhood making movies, using his neighborhood buddies as his cast and crew. He'd bounce from comedy to western to action picture. The young film fanatic couldn't settle on just one film genre. His mashup sensibilities eventually earned him raves for his feature debut, 2005's "Brick." Johnson ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/18/wwtw-interview-the-brother-blooms-rian-johnson/ The Christmas shopping season has begun, and even Santa could use some help when it comes to buying electronic goodies. Stay tuned to WWTW in the coming week for articles on how to buy the best audio system - and projector set-up - for your movie room. I'd also love to hear ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/18/buying-the-right-audio-system-and-projector-tv/ Every film festival should set some time aside for a pretension-free action movie. At the 31st Starz Denver Film Festival, the honors go to "Chocolate," the latest from Prachya Pinkaew, the director responsible for "Ong Bak." And no, I haven't a clue why they named the movie "Chocolate." The Thai film follows an ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/18/sdff-review-chocolate/ Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon" doesn't come out until Dec. 12, but its not too early to make some predictions about the film -- and its fallout. Frank Langella will get an Oscar nomination for playing embattled ex-president Richard Nixon. A near lock. Film reviewers will be quick to link the movie to current ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/17/crystal-ball-time-frostnixon-fallout/ The new James Bond movie hauled in $70 mil this weekend. Hardly unexpected. Who wouldn't wanna see another Bond adventure starring Daniel Craig after "Casino Royale? But are audiences cheering the latest Bond adventure? Let me know your thoughts on the new film ... and whether you're eager to see a new ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/17/solace-scored-but-did-you-like-it/ What's a blogger meme? Oh, now I know. WWTW wants to embrace web friends, old and new. So here goes -- my A-Z alphabet meme. Here's where it all began as well as the rules of the game. I added a twist to the meme. Each letter sparks my word association ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/16/alphabet-soups-on/ The Starz Denver Film Festival chose wisely in selecting "Slumdog Millionaire" to be its "Big Night" feature. The film could be the one which catapults director Danny Boyle into the Oscar circle ... at last. He should have been here before, what with modern classics like "Trainspotting," "Millions" and "28 Days Later" ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/16/sdff-review-slumdog-millionaire/ Can't help it ... I'm a sucker for those Monster Truck Show pitches where the guy screams the same day of the week over and again. For this site's sake, it's my way of promoting my new A-Z movie listing to be posted tomorrow -- Nov. 16 -- courtesy of a ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/16/sunday-sunday-sunday/ Tis the season for Christmas movies - but beware the lumps of coal. For every classic like "A Christmas Story" there's a half-dozen features desperate to become the next holiday staple. But it ain't that easy. Just look at "Story." OK, we'll get the director of "Porky's" and give him a slew ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/15/top-5-christmas-clunkers/ Campbell, Bruce Campbell. The cult hero of "Evil Dead" fame spoofs his own highly spoof-able image in "My Name is Bruce." My Washington Times review breaks down why "Bruce" won't be the actor's next cult classic. "... I do a stomach thing and a bum thing," says Kate Winslet to People ... http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2008/11/15/saturday-link-love/