Most regular readers of News! Views! & Schmooze! know that we have a companion blog dedicated to film reviews called Movie Smackdown.
The premise is pretty simple: take one film just out in the theaters... rate it against a related film out on DVD... declare a winner...
What with awards-mania swirling about, just wanted to highlight the four most recent posts:
- The New World (2005) -vs- Black Robe (1991) -- The white man's first encounters with Native Americans.
- Match Point (2005) -vs- Crimes & Misdemeanors (1989) -- Woody Allen on getting away with murder.
- Syriana (2005) -vs- Traffic (2001) -- Big ideas, multiple storylines.
- Munich (2005) -vs- Catch Me If You Can (2002) -- Steven Spielberg on the hunters and the hunted.
Check them out if you have a moment to see which film picked up the decision. Movie Smackdown. More reviews, less filling...
