movies

Confession #12: My Time Is My Heaven

April 12, 2010April 11, 2010 by Jamey Stegmaier

I had a unique weekend. I got home from work (followed by a trip to the grocery store) around 7:00 on Friday. I didn’t leave my condo for the next 44 hours. It was lovely. No, I’m not turning into a hermit. I just have some busy weekends coming up, so I committed to a … Read more

The Rom Com of Your Life

March 16, 2010 by Jamey Stegmaier

I asked people on Twitter the other day what their favorite romantic comedies were. I got some great answers, most of which I had seen, but there were a few diamonds in the rough that I’ll have to watch before April (in April I’ll embark on Script Frenzy). Many of you gave me great feedback … Read more

Script Frenzy

March 8, 2010 by Jamey Stegmaier

Every November, there’s an online event called National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Hundreds of thousands of people commit to writing a novel in a single month, starting with 0 words and ending with at least 50,000 by November 30. You don’t “win” anything, per se–just the joy that you completed a novel. It’s basically a … Read more

My Favorite Movies of the Decade

January 3, 2010 by Jamey Stegmaier

In alphabetical order, here are my favorite movies….of the decade. Almost Famous Brokeback Mountain Children of Men City of God Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Definitely, Maybe Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Fellowship of the Ring The Incredibles Inside Man Iron Man Let the Right One In Lost in Translation Memento Old School The … Read more

Confession #8

June 14, 2020December 14, 2009 by Jamey Stegmaier

I am intentionally single. For those of you who have been reading my confessions, this revelation may come as no surprise. But I want to talk about it today in the context of the movie Up in the Air (for which there will be no spoilers). The movie is about many things, but one major … Read more

What I'd Do If 2012 Were Real

November 27, 2009 by Jamey Stegmaier

There’s not a single part of me that believes that the world will end in late 2012. But as I watched the movie the other day, in which a few scientists and government officials know about the impending doom but don’t tell the general public, I started to wonder: What would I do if I … Read more

Six Movies I'm Looking Forward to in 2009

October 1, 2009 by Jamey Stegmaier

Where the Wild Things Are (October 16): The book has 11 sentences. The movie’s going to be so much more. Avatar (December 18): It’s supposed to be a revolution and a revelation in 3D. Up in the Air (): Filmed in St. Louis, looks like a movie that’ll make me think…and feel. Fantastic Mr. Fox … Read more

Six Movies for Home Viewing

June 14, 2009 by Jamey Stegmaier

I don’t think I’ve watched a minute of summer television other than the Daily Show. What have I been watching instead during dinner, you ask? Movies. Specifically, parts of movies. I’ll split a 90-minute comedy between two dinners; a 150-minute drama between three meals. Thank goodness for Netflix. I don’t necessarily recommend all of these … Read more

The Future of Telecommuting

March 24, 2009 by Jamey Stegmaier

Every once in a while an unknown movie comes along that nearly makes me burst with curiosity and wonder. Last year that movie was Let the Right One In. But that was based on early, extremely positive reviews (and they were correct). All I’ve seen of Sleep Dealer is a mediocre trailer and a brief interview with the director in Wired magazine.

But I’m hooked.

View the trailer below (my new format cuts off the edges, so for the full view, click on the Archive page and see the first article). Analysis and discussion to follow.