{"id":38322,"date":"2008-08-15T23:36:51","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T06:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lookingcloser.wordpress.com\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2013-03-27T17:56:58","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T23:56:58","slug":"browser-816-lonergan-returns-phillips-moriarty-pronounces-the-star-wars-saga-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/2008\/08\/browser-816-lonergan-returns-phillips-moriarty-pronounces-the-star-wars-saga-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Browser, 8\/16: Lonergan returns; Phillips; Moriarty Says “Star Wars is Dead”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Browser:
\nNews & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
New headlines will be added as the day goes on. Stay tuned.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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THE LONERGAN RANGER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What a range Kenneth Lonergan<\/strong> has shown: writing Analyze This<\/em>, writing and directing You Can Count on Me<\/em>, co-writing Gangs of New York<\/em>. For a long time, fans have been waiting for Margaret<\/em><\/a>\u2018s arrival. (It\u2019s been scheduled, finally, for an \u201909 release.)<\/p>\n

But now\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Scribe Kenneth Lonergan is celebrating Father\u2019s Day<\/em> with Ashton Kutcher and his Katalyst Films production shingle.<\/p>\n

Lonergan (\u201cGangs of New York\u201d) has signed on to pen the screenplay to the comedy \u201cFather\u2019s Day,\u201d which Kutcher and his partner Jason Goldberg are producing for Columbia Pictures.<\/p>\n

The film is a multigenerational look at fatherhood, centering around a father and son who have never gotten along but who coincidentally have baby sons at the same time. The births of their sons result in them being forced to go through the fatherhood experience together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was You Can Count On Me<\/em> that made me a fan. I hope his upcoming projects deliver the kind of unusually thoughtful comedy we found there.<\/p>\n

\u2013<\/p>\n

DON\u2019T DO ANYTHING BUT LISTEN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And the praise for Sam Phillips\u2019 fantastic new album Don\u2019t Do Anything<\/em> goes on and on<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m interviewing her tomorrow for Image <\/em>journal. About the books that changed her life.<\/p>\n

\u2013<\/p>\n

THIS WILL BE A DAY LONG LAMENTED. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Moriarty has had it. George Lucas has ruined Star Wars<\/em> for good<\/a>. (Caution: Harsh language. But it sounds strangely appropriate.)<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s Russ Breimeier at Christianity Today<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

After the battle is over, the three are quickly assigned to another mission of vital importance: Jabba the Hutt\u2019s son<\/em> has been kidnapped. (Seriously?) If the Republic hopes to forge peace with the Hutt gangster clans in order to ensure safe trade passage, the Jedi must quickly recover Rotta the Huttlet (Seriously??). Yes, this is a plot with a gurgling, whimpering baby slug at the center\u201a\u00c4\u00eeseriously. Little do our heroes suspect that evil Sith lord Count Dooku and his apprentice Asajj Ventress (from the first Clone Wars micro-series) are using this plot, under the orders of Darth Sidious, as means to discredit the Jedi with the Hutts.<\/p>\n

The Clone Wars<\/em> is not bad, and not without its moments. The sequence where Anakin and Ahsoka lead troops in a battle up the side of a cliff is often breathtaking and clever. There are nighttime lightsaber duels framed against the light of a full moon that are stunning. And there are plentiful nods to classic moments from the beloved sci-fi saga, from sound effects and creature design to a few recurring musical motifs. And though most of the voice acting is handled by unknowns imitating the original actors\u201a\u00c4\u00eeand doing a decent job of it\u201a\u00c4\u00eeSamuel Jackson, Christopher Lee, and Anthony Daniels are on hand to reprise their iconic roles (as Mace Windu, Count Dooku, and C-3PO, respectively).<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, about the most that can be said for The Clone Wars<\/em> is that it reminds you of the other movies that you either loved or loved to hate. Though fans may enjoy the movie, no one would be foolish enough to put it on par with the original films\u201a\u00c4\u00eethe special effects and design are all spot-on, but it\u2019s still an animated copy of the real thing. And those who disliked the tone of the prequels will find this to be more of the same\u201a\u00c4\u00eemore political scheming by the Sith, endless explosions between robots and troopers, corny dialogue peppered with amateur one-liners, and lots of whining. Either way, it\u2019s not a good thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I gotta say, I actually cringe when the ads for Clone Wars<\/em> come on. That\u2019s never happened before. I may start selling my collection of 1977 Star Wars memorabilia soon, because I just don\u2019t get the buzz of nostalgia that I once did. All I feel when I look at them is sadness.<\/p>\n

Thanks, George.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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