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Dave’s Top 10 of 2009

31 December 2009 7:22 AM, PST | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

My 2009 Top 10 comes in shy a few films that I've personally missed (The Box, Up In The Air, Nine, The Road) due to holiday travels and kid wonderment fulfillment. Regardless of the ones I missed, I really loved some of 2009 and have put together my top 10 films that provided me the most enjoyment and pleasurable viewing experiences that stuck with me for days weeks and hours. So check out my list below and feel free to leave a comment in agreement or in rebuttal discussing your own favorites of 2009. Happy New Year kids! 10. The Informant! Soderbergh’s The Informant! is probably his most cohesive film since Traffic, balancing all of his greatest directorial strengths: spot-on cinematography; soundtracks with purpose and meaning; quirky, yet sometimes uncomfortably dark, humor; incredibly strong and unrestrained acting performances; highly imaginative costume and set design; and bitterly relevant political and social commentary (sometimes via metaphor, other »

- Dave Campbell

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The people who ruined the decade

11 December 2009 4:58 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Part 2: From Andrew Sachs to Harry Potter

Andrew Sachs Sent the Beeb into cautious compliance meltdown

If Manuel had bothered to pick up his phone, Ross and Brand wouldn't have been tempted to leave their naughty messages, the Daily Mail wouldn't have been able to work itself up into a hypocritical moralistic lather, thousands of people who'd never heard the original show wouldn't have rung in to complain, Russell Brand would still have his Radio 2 show instead of Alan bleedin' Carr, and the BBC wouldn't get all jumpy every time Frankie Boyle made jokes about the Queen's fanny. See Also The Satanic Slut

Steve Jobs Killed the album with his zero-attention-span 'apps'

It was supposed to be so easy. Get your CDs, rip them in to iTunes, put them on your iPod. Then, whenever a latent desire to listen to Reo Speedwagon arose you could sate it right away. »

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The people who ruined the decade

11 December 2009 4:58 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Part 2: From Andrew Sachs to Harry Potter

Andrew Sachs Sent the Beeb into cautious compliance meltdown

If Manuel had bothered to pick up his phone, Ross and Brand wouldn't have been tempted to leave their naughty messages, the Daily Mail wouldn't have been able to work itself up into a hypocritical moralistic lather, thousands of people who'd never heard the original show wouldn't have rung in to complain, Russell Brand would still have his Radio 2 show instead of Alan bleedin' Carr, and the BBC wouldn't get all jumpy every time Frankie Boyle made jokes about the Queen's fanny. See Also The Satanic Slut

Steve Jobs Killed the album with his zero-attention-span 'apps'

It was supposed to be so easy. Get your CDs, rip them in to iTunes, put them on your iPod. Then, whenever a latent desire to listen to Reo Speedwagon arose you could sate it right away. »

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Fantastic Fest 2009 Preview

23 September 2009 2:15 PM, PDT | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

With the insane awesomeness of Fantastic Fest 2009 only a day away, our very own Don Simpson has screened some of the films that will be featured, and provided reviews for both. First up is a UK film based on a true story and described by many as "A Clockwork Orange-esque", Bronson: Hardy’s transcendental performance is reason enough to see Bronson – there are few performances will ever top this one. The real Michael Peterson should be proud. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Bronson can be read as a scathing indictment of celebrity culture and glorification of violence in the media; or perhaps a critique of the prison system’s inability to rehabilitate criminals; or maybe an example of how a downtrodden economy makes some people want to go to prison for free room and board…(Read More) Next is the Japnesse film that recently took the 2009 Berlin Film »

- Dave Campbell

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How Rich is Michael Bay?

6 June 2009 7:30 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Forbes magazine did a piece on Michael Bay and listed some of the wealth he has accumulated from his seven movies, which include "Bad Boys," "Armageddon," "The Rock" and "Transformers." His films have pulled in over $2.6 billion at the box office, putting Bay in the same league with James Cameron ($3 billion). Bay started directing commercials for Coke, Budweiser and Nike, and in 1994 Jerry Bruckheimer offered him the chance to direct "Bad Boys." But the script was so bad that Don Simpson threatened to take his name off the movie before the first shot. But Bay didn't give up. He made some changes to the script and even paid $25,000 from his $125,000 salary to shoot a particular scene. "Bad Boys" ended up earning $140 million at the box office. He realized that to make money, he couldn't be a director-for-hire, but instead needed to become a partner. For "Pearl Harbor" he declined upfront »

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5 articles from 2009

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