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Blog Entries by Scott Mendelson from 01/2009

Review: Seven Pounds (2008)

| Posted 01.03.2009

Seven Pounds is the very definition of a "noble failure." It is the very kind of film that "they just don't make anymore" and I am glad for its existence.

Best/Favorite Films 0f 2008

| Posted 01.05.2009

These are the most enjoyable, most moving, most compelling, and most intriguing movie going experiences I had in 2008.

In Defense of Nicole Kidman...

| Posted 01.07.2009

The biggest problem with Nicole Kidman's PR-problems (to the extent to which they concern her at all) is that journalists and pundits lump her artsy movies with her more commercial choices.

'Let Obama be Obama' (Barack Obama on The West Wing)

| Posted 01.07.2009

Silly, but fun (and relatively well-edited). I can't wait to see the episode where Harry Reid either grows a spine or is replaced as Senate Majority...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to Be Rated PG (Don't Panic, Muggles)

| Posted 01.08.2009

The new Harry Potter film has been rated PG for "scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality." Mild sensuality? Gosh, maybe I'll wait for the uncut "Too Hot for Muggles" edition.

Scrubs, Television's Best Show, Returns in Peak Form

| Posted 01.09.2009

For the last eight years, Scrubs has taken turns being either the best comedy or best drama on television, depending on the given episode.

Review: Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father (2008)

| Posted 01.10.2009

Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father 2008 093 minutes Not Rated by Scott Mendelson I've said this before, but one of the worst parts of ...

New York Times Watchmen Article Just Makes Stuff Up (For Fun?)

| Posted 01.10.2009

Nowhere on Earth does there exist any human that thinks that Watchmen is going to be an Oscar contender in 2009.

Review: Waltz with Bashir (2008)

| Posted 01.13.2009

The tragic, violent true-life tale that concerns Waltz with Bashir is rendered even more powerful in animated form than it would likely have in live-action.

Ricardo Montalban Dies at 88

| Posted 01.14.2009

Let me be the one person who posts a Ricardo Montalban clip that isn't from Star Trek II.

Fox wins case against Warner Bros: Watchmen will be edited for a PG-13, cut it down to 90 minutes (well no, not really...).

| Posted 01.16.2009

I'm kidding of course. The trades are reporting that Warner and Fox have reached a settlement over Watchmen that will involve an up-front payment of ...

Review: My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)

| Posted 01.19.2009

What's that you say? No one cares about the story, characters, or acting? They just came to see 3D slasher killings and R-rated blood and gore? Well, fair enough.

Game On...

| Posted 01.20.2009

If Obama actually makes good on his words, then maybe all the suffering of the last eight years may not have been in vain.

Why Forrest Gump is still a great movie (and yes, it's better than The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button)

| Posted 01.21.2009

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The Oscar Nominations: Yes, But... Melissa Leo is now an Oscar Nominee!

| Posted 01.25.2009

Melissa Leo is now an Academy Award-nominated actress. Ladies and gents, Melissa Leo, who has struggled to find decent roles in the past ten years now has an Oscar nomination.

Marvel Apparently Doing Iron Man 2 on the Cheap

| Posted 01.26.2009

I can understand that Marvel wants to cut corners when it can, but it was Iron Man that single-handedly made Marvel into a real movie studio.

Review: Taken/i> (2009)

| Posted 01.29.2009

Taken 2009 93 minutes Rated PG-13 by Scott Mendelson Usually when someone opines 'oh, they don't make them like this anymore', they are paying a sor...

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

| Posted 01.30.2009

Although it is theoretically pitched to a younger audience, the newest Batman cartoon has a certain level-headed sophistication that makes it completely watchable for audiences of any age.