Film and TV Reviews and Podcasts
Today has been a big day for The Obsessive Viewer. First the podcast and now I’m introducing a new series of posts. Adaptations & Remakes will be an ongoing feature where I take a movie or a book and compare it to its remake or adaptation (or sometimes, as you’ll see here, both). Each post will follow the same basic […]
So here we are, the very first episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast! “In the premiere episode, Matt and Tiny (joined by guest host Greg) discuss Dawson Leery’s hidden psychotic tendencies, John Noble’s brilliance on Fringe and the nature of politics in television. The guys are also faced with an impossible choice.” Please bear with me as I work out the kinks of this podcasting thing. Below you’ll find the premiere episode. You can click the link to listen to the episode directly or simply right click and click “Save As” to download the podcast. I’ll get it onto iTunes soon and then hopefully things will run smoothly from there. Episode 1 – Dawson’s Creek, Fringe and Politics in Television
First and foremost, I admit this is a ridiculous claim and I am being slightly facetious when I make premature comparisons to Lost with a series I haven’t watched yet. Besides, Lost had so many contributing factors tied to its success, that it would be difficult, maybe impossible, for network television to have a serialized show capture the hearts, […]
OBSESSIVE NOTE: Tiny and I are huge fans of Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. When I came up with the idea for a Stephen King Week on the blog, I remembered all of the conversations he and I have had over the years about how The Dark Tower should be adapted. Seriously, several full days of our lives have been spent […]
I’ve kept a detailed outline of how I would adapt Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower, since I started reading the second book. Around the time I finished the third book, I started day dreaming about what kind of Dark Tower tattoo I would get. I have no interest in getting a tattoo. But there’s something about this particular […]
Release Date: October 18th, 2013 Director: Kimberly Peirce Writers: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Stephen King (novel) Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer
Today I’m kicking off what I’m calling “Stephen King Week” here at the Obsessive Viewer blog. Each day this week I’ll be posting something Stephen King related as I eagerly count the days until the series premiere of Under the Dome. We’re now seven days away from “Dome Day” and it’s got me reflecting on why I enjoy Stephen King […]
Director: Frank Oz Writer: Paul Rudnick Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck
Pilots are interesting beasts in the television world. They’re used to convince a studio to shell out more money for more episodes. In order to do that, a pilot needs to succeed on several more fronts of storytelling than any other single episode. A pilot needs to introduce the major characters of a series in an engaging, often standalone, story […]
Release Date: September 20th, 2013 Director: Luc Besson Writers: Luc Besson & Michael Caleo; Tonino Benacquista (novel) Stars: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones
I lost track of time yesterday and didn’t get a chance to post my Streaming Saturday recommendation. Honestly, the reason is because I’ve been so consumed with the new season of Arrested Development to stream anything new. Okay, that’s not the full truth. I’ve also been watching Dawson’s Creek. That’s beside the point, though. This week I picked Tommy Boy. […]
Over the last decade, there’s been a steady shift toward more cinematic storytelling on the small screen. TV has dug its heels into the consciousness of the viewer like it never has before. While the television medium has become a juggernaut of long-form storytelling, it is not without its cast of disposable, irritating characters. Everyone has that one character they […]
Release Date: June 21st, 2013 Director: Marc Forster Writers: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof, J. Michael Straczynski (screen story) Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Eric West, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox, David Morse
May was a disappointment for me in terms of the amount of movies I watched. It was the first month of 2013 that wasn’t a “record breaker.” My 20 viewings last month barely beat my 19 viewings in May 2012. But the month fell short of 2011’s 22 viewings. I didn’t even get a chance to watch a director’s work […]
Happy June, everyone. Here’s a quick Streaming Saturday recommendation. Super 8 is J.J. Abrams‘ ode to young love and creative passion against the backdrop of a small town’s skirmish with a mysterious monster.
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