Articles Written by James D. Bass
Contour (2006) Movie Review
What if you took a group of American Martial Artists, gave them the green light on a picture, and let them run the entire production with no regard for script, casting, or other marketable angles for the picture? You would end up with the Indican Pictures recent release to DVD… Contour.
There are three [...]
Undoing (2006) Movie Review
The genre of Noir in filmmaking is receiving a resurgence of popularity due primarily to the fascination with most audiences towards it’s capacity to promote ambiguity of social and moral values within the lives of the characters and stories. “Undoing” from Indican Pictures presents a stylish version of “Neo Noir” by combining some unique [...]
May 22nd, 2008 | James D. Bass | 0 Comments | Read MoreSummer Palace (2006) Movie Review
Like any truly good relationship, the much anticipated arrival of Summer Palace to America carried with it a great deal of hope. The hype that preceded the release had been generated on the independent film circuit, and certainly promised hidden treasure from behind the Great Wall of China. But the delivery within the [...]
April 18th, 2008 | James D. Bass | 0 Comments | Read More2 Days in Paris (2007) Movie Review
Looking up Julie Delpy’s bio online reveals a recurring theme as you scroll through all of the roles that she has played over the years. Admittedly her acting career has been complex and eclectic starting with her first credit in a French film back in 1978 all the way to recent work that is [...]
February 17th, 2008 | James D. Bass | 0 Comments | Read MoreSomebody Help Me (2007) Movie Review
In the 2007 film “Somebody Help Me” it is apparent that writer/director Chris Stokes is a fan of horror flicks, as he manages to borrow almost every line, and every plot point from other films. This is the cinematic equivalent of paint-by-numbers, with the colors switched. Borrowing from his cadre of artists on [...]
January 12th, 2008 | James D. Bass | 1 Comment | Read MoreNemesis (2007) Movie Review
There is a proverb going back to the philosophers of the Roman Empire that loosely states, “In war, there are no winners.” There is currently a war being waged in America in both a literal and figurative sense, where the generals have been replaced by rapacious music industry moguls and the soldiers have taken [...]
November 3rd, 2007 | James D. Bass | 0 Comments | Read More
This movie will be really awsome! It comes out tomorrow here. The movie wont be as good as the book ...
This barley even resembles Dragonball.
They took the old 'learn kung fu to save the world' type of movie and called ...
