I've been traveling, first to the San
Diego Comic-Con, and then to Oregon for a big family reunion. I'll
be posting a Comic-Con blog post later, but I want to catch up on a
whole bunch of news.
I've seen a bunch of movies, and I'd
like to give some quick reviews.
I just saw “The Dark Knight Rises”
- I'm a big fan of Christopher Nolan, but this latest installment in
the series didn't work for me. Too many plots, too confusing, too
talky and too much unintelligible dialogue. Please, bring back Tim
Burton. Although, my good buddy, Matthew
Modine, was fabulous as the police commissioner.
The other film I saw that I want to
mention is “Savages” by Oliver Stone. What I like about this
film is the conflict and contrast between lifestyles. The Laguna
Beach art colony surfer dudes vs. Mexican drug lords, led by Salma
Hayek and the very scary Benicio Del Toro. I was riveted for the
entire movie.
And the last bit of business I want to
talk about is something Pat Smith and I have been working on for a
while. It's the 2nd annual Drawn Animation Festival –
it will be held at the SVA Theatre, 23rd St. & 8th
Ave, on August 23, 6:30 to 9 pm.
If you live anywhere in the Northeast
of the U.S., make a beeline to the SVA Theater for a great evening of
hand-drawn animation! Also, a lot of the filmmakers will be there to
talk about their craft. Of course, Pat and I will be there, plus I
will hold a book-signing for my new Focal Press book, “Make Toons
that Sell Without Selling Out” - and everyone who buys a copy will
get a free caricature in their book.
So, tell your friends, and I hope to
see you there.
I enjoyed a lot of the action and thrills that the Chris Nolan Batmans had to offer, great acting too, but I have the exact same issues with them, they ARE much too talky and unintelligible, and that doesnt really strengthen the story at all. That kind of talky techno babble stuff always took me out of most films that have it.
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