The Laz Picture Show

Raunchy Chick Flicks Now Chic

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:55:56 +0000

Cameron Diaz hasn’t had much luck at the box office over the past decade. Sure, there are the Shrek films, but those are animated and rely on a popular character among children. Other than these financial successes, there have been a string of moderate wins: What Happens in Vegas, Knight & Day (and overlooked absolute [...]

In Defense of Kate Hudson & RomComs…

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:08:44 +0000

Awhile back, I wrote about what was wrong with the face of the romantic comedy in my post, The RomCom Conundrum. Part of what I said in the article was the fact that there are less and less likeable actors these days that make you even want to watch them have fun and get laughs [...]

One of the Last Legends

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:12:01 +0000

With Elizabeth Taylor’s passing today, I have poured over countless blog entries, tributes, and role recaps. What has surprised me and through all of these, I have not come across one that points out the fact that she was one of the last of the true legends that was still alive. If you check out [...]

Not Demented or Sad – Only Social

admin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:39:15 +0000

I can’t believe I’m saying it. But I’m going to. The Social Network is, in fact, one of the best films of the year. It might even be one of the best films of the decade. And hey, I only joined the actual website a couple years ago and made fun of this film when [...]

Ben Affleck: Talk of the Town

admin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:17:04 +0000

The Town is a movie where you immediately are enthralled. Your senses and self awareness are sucked into a vacuum that belongs to Ben Affleck and the thrill ride that he has put on the screen for you to enjoy. No, for you to invest in. Because invested you become. Boy, do you. You care [...]

Takers Takes You on a Thrill Ride

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:33:00 +0000

Takers is one of those rare movies: pretty trite, but takes itself seriously enough so that the audience jumps into the car and goes along for the ride. There are obvious references to a plethora of films. These include True Romance, Heat, The Italian Job, Out of Sight, and Point Break among others. The fact [...]

Twilight Saga: Eclipse no Darker or Edgier

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:59:21 +0000

Which leads us to my inevitable disdain for these films (even thought I keep going back for more). As you probably have been able to tell from my previous reviews on these films and my befuddlement over Kristen Stewart’s casting in this series-I am not a fan. I’m going to get on my soapbox for [...]

Oscar Wrap #2

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:10:55 +0000

Golden Moments: Finally! The Right People Won. The reason this year was so enjoyable was because for once, the right people won the major categories, with one exception. I’ll get to that in a bit. In the first award of the night, Christoph Waltz took home the supporting actor trophy and gave a speech that [...]

Oscar Wrap #1

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:51 +0000

Sorry this is coming a little late kids. I was exhausted last night and couldn’t make it to my computer. I had waaaaay too many opinions about the Academy Awards show. Both immaculate and mystifying. So let’s get this on a roll… Steve + Alec= Gold For the first time in years, we had hosts [...]

Shutter Island is Insanely Imaginative

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:44:38 +0000

I have to admit that I was a little worried when Shutter Island was delayed. It was supposed to open back in October last year and then the major studio behind it, Paramount, pushed it back a few months due to financial reasons for the promotion. When a film is delayed either in production, or [...]