Seldon's Blog

Below is my ranking of the eleven "STAR TREK" movies from my favorite to my least favorite. The movies featured characters from "STAR TREK" (19666-1969) series and "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION" (1987-1994): ( Read more... )

Below are images from "THE IMITATION GAME", the 2014 adaptation of Andrew Hodges' book, "Alan Turing: The Enigma". Directed by Morten Tyldum, the movie starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley: ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my ten favorite movies of 2014. Since my movie attendance was pretty low during that year, I missed a great deal of films. ( Read more... )

"THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES" (2014) Review

When New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers first released the news that Peter Jackson would adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, "The Hobbit" into three films, I had not been pleased. I thought the novel could have easily been adapted into two films or even a single film. Now that Jackson's third film, "THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES", I realized that my feelings had not changed. ( Read more... )

Below is my current list of favorite movies set in the 1840s: ( Read more... )

"THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG" (2013) Review

The second part of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel, "The Hobbit" recently hit the theaters. After watching it, I am amazed that I was ever against the idea of a three-film adaptation of the Tolkien's story. ( Read more... )

"12 YEARS A SLAVE" (2013) Review

I first learned about Solomon Northup many years ago, when I came across a television adaptation of his story in my local video story. One glance at the video case for "HALF-SLAVE, HALF-FREE: SOLOMON NORTHUP'S ODYSSEY" made me assume that this movie was basically a fictional tale. But when I read the movie's description on the back of the case, I discovered that I had stumbled across an adaption about a historical figure. ( Read more... )

"THE FIFTH ESTATE" (2013) Review

The subject of WikiLeaks has been something of an conundrum for me. I have been aware of the series of news stories about the website and its founder and spokesperson, Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg. But I must be honest . . . my thoughts on the whole matter tend to disappear at least a few minutes after hearing or reading about it. So when news of a film about WikiLeaks was announced, I found myself surprised by the online reaction to the news. ( Read more... )

Below are images from the new thriller called "THE FIFTH ESTATE". Based partly on Daniel Domscheit-Berg's 2011 book, "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange and the World's Most Dangerous Website", as well as David Leigh and Luke Harding's 2011 book, "WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy"; and directed by Bill Condon, the movie starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Brühl: ( Read more... )

Below are images from the new STAR TREK film called "STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS". Directed by J.J. Abrams, the movie stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch: ( Read more... )