I couldn’t believe the news that writer/director/producer/actor Rob Reiner was found dead in his house on Sunday Nov 14. He’s not very known for movies these days, but in the 80s he had a string […]
Category: Cinematic Ramblings
no more films on film please
Today I watched “Jay Kelly” at the Egyptian theater in Hollywood. However, I can’t give you a review of the movie because I missed parts of it since it was projected on 35mm film. Unlike […]
saidi’s buddy gets a box-set
Hello everyone, Some people say that sales of DVD/Blu-Ray/4K are declining and may go away soon replaced by digital copies you can stream on your phone/tablet/television/computer/etc, others say it’s still going strong. No matter what […]
saidi’s taste: my favorite film
My favorite movie of all time has NEVER been shown in movie theaters – at least not completely shown. No, it’s not a Netflix movie. My favorite movie is also technically the only movie to win 2 […]
you should see movies in theaters – part deux
Since I posted about all the classic movies returning to movie theaters there has been even more news. The 50th Anniversary re-release of “Jaws” made more money than any other new movie release at the domestic […]
you should see movies in theaters
I have always said that if you want to see a movie the best place to see it – if possible – is in a movie theater. Apparently, other people are now thinking the same […]
danger! i’m playing a film!
Since everything is digital now, you might not know that several years ago working as a movie theater projectionist was a dangerous job. If you ever saw “Cinema Paradiso” you probably remember this scene…. The […]
I OBJECT TO HOW LAWYERS ARE SHOWN IN MOVIES!!!!
I have a friend who is a lawyer. He loves watching movies but if the plot involves a trial, he’ll often skip it. He says that movies get too many things wrong regarding lawyers. Here […]
everything you’ve done led you to reading this
A few days ago I rewatched “Bullet Train” on cable TV (my original review is posted here) and there was one scene that references something which seems to be part of the storyline in a few […]
original script? what an original idea!
Right now, the total domestic box office for the movie “Sinners” is at approx. $240 million. That is the biggest box office for an ORIGIAL SCRIPT – NOT based on a true story/book/video game/etc. and […]
henchperson wanted: good pay, you might die, 401k plus benefits
Would you accept a job like that? If you’re in a movie or TV show, you might. Henchmen, or bodyguards, or “gun men”, or “button men” (in gangster movies), have been in movies and television […]
gary oldman gone wild
ONE OF GARY OLDMANS MOST POPULAR SCENES WAS CREATED AS A JOKE I am a HUGE Gary Oldman fan. So, when I saw he would be doing an extended interview with Stephen Colbert on “The […]
enough appetizers! are movie previews out of control?
I am a big fan of “movie previews” (also known as “trailers”). Watching a good preview could be better than watching a whole movie (because they sometimes put the best scenes from a movie in […]
ode to the movie theater
I’ve always said that movie theaters will never go away because there’s no other way a single movie can make up to $500 million worldwide over a 3-day weekend. Netflix might have 20 million people […]
movie 2: Rise of movie
DIDN’T I SEE THIS BEFORE 2025???? Another year means a lot more movies that seem very familiar. Especially since last year the top 10 movies at the box office were all sequels/prequels/part 2/reboots/remakes/spinoffs/etc. It looks […]
2024 summer box office winners and losers
Summer 2024 broke some box office records, but it also had some disappointments. WINNER: “INSIDE OUT 2” Everyone predicted that the Pixar sequel would do well, but it blew past most predictions. The movie is […]
the book is better
You’ve probably heard it over and over. After seeing a movie that’s based on a book, a friend will say “If you liked the movie, the book is SO MUCH BETTER”. I’ve said it myself […]
my next movie will be…a family musical?
I remember the first time I saw the movie “Popeye” in 1980. A couple friends and I loved Robin Williams on television, so we were anxious to see the very first movie he starred in. We sat […]
oh barbenheimer, wherefore art thou this summer?
Since this coming Memorial Day weekend is often considered the start of the summer movie season, I was going to write about all the movies that I planned to see this summer. However, when I […]
movie makers buying movie players
Last week when I read that a group of filmmakers including Jason Reitman, Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg, and several others just purchased the historic Village theater in Westwood Village, I was conflicted. On […]
pre-resequelboot II: this movie seems familiar
I was working on the list of movies I plan to see in 2024 when I noticed that the majority of them were sequels/prequels/reboots/remakes/spinoffs/or “part 2” movies. There is over 30 of them currently scheduled […]
claptrap: a movie parody book type thing
Here’s something a little different: I’m recommending a BOOK about movies…. If you have ever enjoyed the movie parodies in MAD magazine, I just read a book you’ll NEED to get…… Way back in 2020, […]
2023 movies ranked
I was going to do a list of my favorite movies of 2023 but I realized that the list would only have 3 movies that I would recommend. So, here is the ranking of EVERYTHING […]
is it fatigue? or, are marvel movies just dull?
A few weeks ago, “The Marvels” had the lowest opening weekend of any movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) so far and then had the biggest second weekend drop (approx. 77%) of any MCU […]
even martin scorsese may not know he directed this type of movie!
The award-winning director Martin Scorsese has directed many things including music videos, TV specials, concert films, television shows, documentaries (television and feature length), and – of course – movies. If you’re a fan of his […]
LOS ANGELES FILM REVIEW 