Thursday, July 28 2011
Robot Dreams: ‘Transformers’ and ‘Sex Kittens Go to College’
Retro Remote nominates Sex Kittens Go to College as Transformers' true precursor. The problem with Tranformers-type franchises is that the criticisms can only annoy people by reminding them of what they have chosen to ignore.
Monday, July 11 2011
Michael Bay and the Five Tricks Up His Sleeve
Five ways the infamous director gets us to watch his awful movies again and again and again...
Friday, July 1 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (US Premiere): 28 June 2011 – New York
Instead of splurging for 3-D screenings, it is wiser to use the extra cash to upgrade your concessions. Transformers is 2011’s blockbuster summer popcorn film.
Was Megan Fox Right? The Women of ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is another exercise in the one-dimensional portrayal of women for Michael Bay.
Tuesday, June 14 2011
The Changing Nature of the Nature of Art
As artists have become less concerned with telling stories and more concerned with creating emotional connections and mimicking experiences, art has shifted from creating beauty to expressing the heady nature of 'truth'.
Friday, October 26 2007
Transformers
Consider the patience and time it takes to build a ship in a bottle. Now imagine a fully functional Spanish Armada in a snow globe.
Transformers (2007)
The point here is excess. For 144 minutes, the film pummels and pounds, delivering explosions, combat troops, speeding vehicles, computer codes, giant robots -- and more explosions.
Transformers (2007)
Without the weight of an already formed franchise to pull it down, this filmic funhouse is allowed to spin wildly out of control. We simply sit back and enjoy the operatic ride.
