Tag Archives: Ian McKellan

745 – X-Men: Days of Future Past (***1/2)

Posted on May 25, 2014 by frothy

X-Men: Days of Future Past sort of blew me away. And here’s the kicker – you don’t need to have seen the previous movies in the series to understand what’s going on. There’s an unerring blend of past and present … Continue reading →

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685 – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (***1/2)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by frothy

A shortish book is drawn out to not one but three full-length feature films, the better to flesh out characters who need, uh, fleshing, and the better to tell every bit of the tale. This is the story of Bilbo … Continue reading →

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Three LOTR characters to return for The Hobbit

Posted on December 9, 2009 by root

Via IGN, three characters from the Lord of the Rings series will appear in The Hobbit, which is (know what you’re Tolkien about!) a prequel to the LOTR books. IGN, quoting MTV News (!) quoting producer Peter Jackson, says that … Continue reading →

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The greatest movies of the Aughts, I say!

Posted on January 20, 2009 by root

Updated on December 6, 2009 That’s this decade we’re in now, the decade no one could name. Best of the decade time! This is an alphabetical list, since ranking the movies by greatness was too tough for me. Movies that … Continue reading →

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Gods and Monsters: classic McKellan

Posted on October 1, 2008 by root

In this somewhat fictionalized account of the waning days of director James Whale’s existence, Ian McKellan turns in a show-stopping performance and Brendan Fraser is surprisingly up to the task as his dramatic (and romantic) match.The year is 1957, and … Continue reading →

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