http://www.mattopia.com/ The latest travel journal updates, photo galleries, and entertainment reviews and interviews are all right here, at your finger tips. en-us (C) 2008-2011 Matthew Anderson Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:30:51 -0400 http://www.rssfeedssubmit.com/rss-generator/ http://www.mattopia.com/news/images/MTimes-350.gif http://www.mattopia.com 250 34 http://www.mattopia.com/movies/features/olivia-wilde.shtml Olivia Wilde discusses her work with Artists for Peace and Justice in a chat via BBM. http://www.mattopia.com/travel/mjcl/index.shtml It's slowly expanding. Check out the latest video additions. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/festivals/biff-2011/james-franco.shtml James Franco visited Boulder to receive the Vanguard Award at the Boulder International Film Festival. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/festivals/biff-2011/oliver-stone.shtml Oliver Stone visited Boulder to receive the Master of Cinema Award at the Boulder International Film Festival. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ip/last-tango-in-paris.shtml Artistic vigor collides with narrative impotence at Rue Jules Verne. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-qz/rain-man.shtml Not every Academy Award winner for Best Picture stands the test of time. Rain Man is one of the winners that, 22 years later, still passes the test. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-qz/rango.shtml Rango is a terrific movie, but it isn't for the kiddies. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-qz/sucker-punch.shtml If movies were strictly a visual medium, then Sucker Punch would be one of the greats. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-qz/thor.shtml Thor hammers out a very mild recommendation. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-eh/gnomeo-and-juliet-blu-ray.shtml Gnomeo & Juliet is a happy, inventive little movie that draws a smiley face on Shakespeare's tragedy. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-eh/hangover-part-2.shtml The Hangover Part II is lewder and ruder than The Hangover, but it's more remake than sequel. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ad/drive-angry-blu-ray.shtml The biggest problem with Drive Angry is this revenge flick serves up no sense of satisfaction when the baddies get their well-deserved comeuppance. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-qz/super-8.shtml Super 8 is a fun throwback to the '80s, when Steven Spielberg productions dominated the summer movie season. http://www.mattopia.com/music/U2/360/index.shtml New additions: Photos and video clips from Denver and Winnipeg. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-eh/green-lantern.shtml A weak character arc makes this Green Lantern pretty dim. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ip/new-york-new-york-blu-ray.shtml It's nowhere near as entertaining as stand-alone Kander and Ebb work, like Chicago and Cabaret. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ad/cars-2.shtml It's a slicker model, but Cars 2 still has some junk in its trunk. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-qz/transformers-dark-of-the-moon.shtml It doesn't sound like high praise, but Dark of the Moon is the best of the Transformers trilogy. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ip/page-one-inside-new-york-times.shtml The documentary doesn’t go far enough in covering the significant differences between bloggers and professional, trained, and educated journalists. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-eh/horrible-bosses.shtml Horrible Bosses goes for over-the-top scenarios when setting the stage closer to reality could've packed a lot more punch. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ad/captain-america-first-avenger.shtml It's fun and has an agreeable, old-school tone, but Captain America, thanks in large part to Marvel's short-sighted ambitions, doesn't quite live up to its full potential. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ad/conspirator-blu-ray.shtml The Conspirator is an extremely well-crafted court drama, but it doesn't make an entirely convincing case. http://www.mattopia.com/movies/reviews-ad/conan-the-barbarian-2011.shtml This isn't Schwarzenegger's Conan the Barbarian and that's a mixed blessing from the gods of Hyboria.