21 Jump Street (Extended Clip) The time constraints on trailers (typically 2.5 mins) usually makes it easy to distinguish the good from the bad. This red band “extended clip” cheats the system by having a runtime of 4:43, allowing for more time and space for the jokes to breathe. That said, this is as effective […]
Wow, Sarah Palin is an idiot. Just in case you didn’t think that before and/or you didn’t realize how big of an idiot she is, the docudrama Game Change spells it out for you nice and clear. In fact, the movie makes her out to be such a dolt that if any of her stupidity […]
With scripted television’s recent ascent in quality (forget about reality because it is something completely different, culture porn if you will) and the decline of original movies, (i.e. remakes and/or sequels, again documentaries are not included) it becomes important to decipher the viewer’s relationship with each. Yes, the difference of production schedules is great and […]
In my thesis on the branding of the Coen Brothers, I commented on how supplements, or “extra-texts” such as trailers, audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes documentaries, etc., may be changing the way we are viewing films. What the exact effect has been, no one can say, as there have been no true scientific studies. However today, it’s […]
THAT’S MY BOY First up, we have the latest from Adam Sandler: That’s My Boy. This red band trailer goes out of it’s way to show the raunchy humor that this film promises to deliver. The nudity, vomit, sperm, and pot jokes seem to be selling us one raw, fucking, comedy. BUT what is this […]
Ranking movies is always fun. I don’t put much credit into it, but it allows me to put my taste under a microscope as well as examine and explore particular films in a myriad of ways, including technical and creative details. Ranking anything, of course, also furnishes debate. Every year I pick my favorite films […]
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is at both times exactly what you would expect and surprising (you will groan even louder at that comment once you’ve seen the movie). It’s a movie that has all the trappings of your typical melodramatic, gunning for an Oscar, overly inspirational movie. The actors’ names are all right (a […]
Leading up to the 84th Annual Academy Awards the In The Bagg staff will take a look back at the past ten years of the awards and will give their opinions on whether the movies/winners held up, if they academy completely shat the bed, and how strong that particular year was for movies. Please note […]