Film

Review: Quantum of Solace

Nov 26th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Arts & Style, Film

Ever since I was a young lad, I have been a fan of the Bond films and in the latest film, Quantum of Solace, we have an actor comparable to Sean Connery who captures the essence of Ian Fleming’s James Bond.



Dark Knight … truly an epic film

Jul 28th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Arts & Style, Film

Finally had a chance to see Dark Knight this past weekend and it is an epic film. Soaring themes of what is good and evil, what good has to do to overcome evil, the notion of personal sacrifice all had a role in this film.



Favorite movies and a lament

Jul 24th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Film, Home Life

When I think about my favorite movies, I realised that there are no easy top ten list for me to pick from. My film watching habits over the years has transverse every genre, over many countries and different film eras. It is rare for me to view a film repeatedly. Actually, my problem is that [...]



Remembering Wendie Jo Sperber

Jul 17th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Film

The othe night on one of the many cable channel I have that seemingly are dedicated to showing films way past their time, I caught a few minutes of Bachelor Party, the one starring Tom Hanks. Okay, it was more like the better part of the film rather than a few minutes but that was [...]



The latest Dark Knight poster

Apr 25th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Commentary, Film

Notes:
July 18th ,baby!



Wednesday Ramblings

Apr 2nd, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Film, USA Elections 2008

I think it is a bit surprising that the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament are all number one seeds. First time ever. If you had picked them for your bracket that would have been very conservative but given past tournament years not something that would have been expected. Perhaps a 2nd or 4th seed [...]



Juno - a fine film

Feb 4th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Film

Caught Juno the other night with the wife. Really great comedy with plenty of wit and heart. Ellen Page is a great find but there is a great supporting cast as well including Allison Janney, Michael Cera and Jason Bateman. the storyline is pretty basic and nothing you may not seen before but the delivery [...]