About LAist

LAist is a website about Los Angeles. More

Editor: Zach Behrens Publisher: Gothamist

About | Archive | Contact | Mobile | RSS | Staff

Categories
Recent Comments
Favorites
Contribute

Latest tip:

ht [more]

 

Latest link:

 

Latest Photo:

 

Subscribe
Use an RSS reader to stay up to date with the latest news and posts from LAist.
Neighborhood Project, Los Angeles Communities

Links

March 4, 2008

DVD Tuesday: The Wild Awaits

Emile Hirsch How do you say "circling vultures" in Spanish? | Photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage

I'm still a bit surprised that Into the Wild was so completely overlooked during awards season. Sure it meandered a bit, but the acting and directing were all top-notch. And how on earth was Eddie Vedder's "Hard Sun" skipped over by the Academy in favor of three--three!--songs from Enchantment? This may sound weird, but I liked everything about Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium except the actual movie. Here's another Oscar snub for you--Benicio Del Toro in Things We Lost in the Fire. Here's an Oscar non-snub for you--Jessica Alba in every movie she's ever been in (Awake certainly included). The Hogfather? Really? That was the perfect title?

Into the Wild
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Things We Lost in the Fire
101 Dalmatians
Awake
12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition)
The Hogfather
TCM Archives - Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2
Surveillance 24/7
Pistol Whipped

A Child Prodigy? Hi! I'm Marla. I fund my parent's extravagant lifestyle | Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

It would be nice if there were more outrage towards parents who push their kids into the limelight. Honestly, is there a long list of children who've really flourished after being sucked into the adult world? My Kid Could Paint That is another such story---child shows aptitude, hence child must be foisted into the public sphere, earn money and undergo adult scrutiny for possibly being a fraud. That sounds like an amazingly healthy situation. Sure, parents always say their kids "want" to do this, but don't kids want to do a lot of crazy shit that parents are supposed to protect them from?!! The American Poop Movie? Really? That was the perfect title?

My Kid Could Paint That
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Deluxe Edition)
The UCLA Dynasty
Kill Point
Albert Collins Live at Montreux 1992
Mega Snake
Crazy Sexy Cancer
The American Poop Movie
Teenage Cruisers: Young Hot N Nasty

Email This Entry







Advertisement: LAist Continues Below!

Comments (1) [rss]

Hard Sun is a cover song.

 
Post a comment (Comment Policy)

2003-2008 Gothamist LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. We use MovableType.