Comments on: More than Meets the Eye…

By: J.J. Abrams gets new ALIAS… - cinemagogue

J.J. Abrams gets new ALIAS… - cinemagogue — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:49:28 +0000

[...] offering failed to Woo me). He then blessed Cloverfield with Abrams water, tagged the trailer on Transformers, and a few Slushos later we were overwhelmed by an underwhelming cameraman filming the monstrous [...]

By: Cinemagogue | Narrative Dinosaurs Complain about Cinematic Evolution

Cinemagogue | Narrative Dinosaurs Complain about Cinematic Evolution — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:10:14 +0000

[...] don’t just disagree with the article because Peter Guber disses Transformers. I disagree with their limited framework for storytelling and their insistence that any of them or [...]

By: Cinemagogue | Atonement forgotten by Oscars, but Jon Stewart Atones for Oscar’s Sins

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:20:18 +0000

[...] away with four Oscars. The Bourne Ultimatum walked away with three. For the full list, click here. Optimus Prime totally got snubbed, however, when best Visual Effects went to The Golden Crapness (er, Compass). [...]

By: Cinemagogue | Film in the Era of Daddy Issues

Cinemagogue | Film in the Era of Daddy Issues — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:35:33 +0000

[...] that made even Wired Magazine comment. To bring things full circle from summer 2007 to summer 2008, Transformers star Shia LeBeouf will play son to another returning 80s daddy in this summer’s prime [...]

By: Cinemagogue | From Harryhausen to the Handycam: The Beast from 20,000 YouTube Views

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:28:23 +0000

[...] marketing genius before it ever got into the theatres, when the unassuming trailer debuted before Transformers last summer. I spoke about J.J. Abrams creativity in a previous post. Watching the film he [...]

By: MHC | Wedgwood Campus | Wedgwood Receives a Sign from God?

MHC | Wedgwood Campus | Wedgwood Receives a Sign from God? — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:34:24 +0000

[...] event marked the debut of “Cinemagogue” at the Wedgwood Campus as we watched “Transformers“, discussed the recurring narrative theme that crops up in this type of fantasy story, and [...]

By: MHC | Wedgwood Campus | Film and Theology's Back... and THIS Time, It's Personal

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:48:12 +0000

[...] up first will be the movie that reminded us of one of the few reasons we endured the 80s. Watch Transformers, and stay to explore why giant robots from outer space have now captivated multiple generations, [...]

By: Cinemagogue | Rats, Robots, and Public Urination

Cinemagogue | Rats, Robots, and Public Urination — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:15:50 +0000

[...] they avoided being transformed into a strip mall or warehouse store, the one nearest me was showing Transformers, right after the kid-friendlier feature Ratatouille. Somehow, watching Autobots in my automobile [...]

By: Cinemagogue | Mystery, Revelation, J.J. Abrams and January 18

Cinemagogue | Mystery, Revelation, J.J. Abrams and January 18 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:36:27 +0000

[...] of 4,050 movie screens, I waited breathlessly for Optimus Prime and his band of disguised robots to transform. However, something peculiar occurred as we sat through reminders about turning off cell phones and [...]

By: Adriel

Adriel — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:44:49 +0000

What? It has Qatar in it? I want to see home-sweet-home on the bigscreen now…