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Alita Battle Angel
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Directed by Robert Rodriguez written and produced by James Cameron, based on 90’s Japanese cyberpunk manga series created by Yukito Kishiro. I often think about all these post-apocalyptic worlds created for our entertainment, and cringe at the possible self-fulfilling prophecy of it all. History shows us the collective conscious can create, shift and build our societies and environment, so what does it mean that we’ve been steeped in movies like: 12 Monkeys, The Road, Mad Max, Children of Men, War of the Worlds, World War Z, The Day After Tomorrow, District 9, Zombieland, Blade Runner, Ready Player One, Planet of the Apes and so many…
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Commentary – Avatar / Oscar Catch Up
As I mentioned in my Golden Globes recap, I didn’t want to see Avatar, it looked like a glorified Disney Pixar film, not that I don’t enjoy Disney Pixar, but I wouldn’t dream of spending $14 on an animated feature. Still, I try to see as many Oscar nominated films as I can before The Academy Awards. In 2005 I saw all the Best Picture nominated films without even trying (Million Dollar Baby, The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Ray, Sideways) I loved all these films. Since then, there’s always a few films nominated that my friend and I call “Spinach Movies”. These are films that are highly intelligent and well-crafted, but…
