— by JOEL CRARY — The first bit of ball-shaving comedy I remember seeing on film was in “American Wedding,” the third “American Pie” film, back in 2003. The second was in “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” a year later, though I can’t quite recall if that was a[...]
Archive for March, 2010
Under Review: ‘One in the Gun’
— by SEAN GERSKI — “One in the Gun,” by writer/director Rolfe Kanefsky, has some of the most captivating camera work I have seen in quite some time. The work is inventive, but never showy. The camera angles don’t distract from the story, but rather give you a different [...]
Under Review: ‘Children of Invention’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Some movies rely on explosive action sequences and eye-popping visuals to make an impression. Others are more successful in their subtlety. “Children of Invention” is a prime example of the latter, painting a timely portrait of economic woes and the enduring spirit[...]
Under Review: ‘Looking for Eric’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Eric is the 50-ish universal man who finds himself off-track. Using sports analogy, the grace of a woman and an inner desire to finally, at long last, find his true self, Eric self-talks himself through his challenges. Not the film to impress your date However, if you [...]
‘Boondock Saints’ Return to Big Screen Ends with Party in Maine
— by JESSICA CARSON — On March 11, 2010, “The Boondock Saints” movie was shown in theaters across the United States for one night only. Like many, I had never seen the original film on the big screen. Being a huge “Boondock Saints” fan, this was an event I just[...]
Under Review: ‘Chameleon’ (aka ‘Kaméleon’)
— by BEV QUESTAD — “We all had the same dream. Not women. Not fame. But cash … because that meant that you were someone.” This is another Hideous Man Show – but this bad dude meets the seemingly angelic, beautiful, seductive, duplicitous Hideous Woman.[...]
About That ‘Thor’ Movie …
— by CAM SMITH — I was never much of a “Thor” enthusiast in my formative years. Though I could appreciate the visual delights and imagination of his elaborately-scaled universe, and the villainous Loki and formidable Absorbing Man, the comic’s heavy emphasis on quasi-Shakespearean [...]
Leonardo Da Vinci: Action Star?
— by CAM SMITH — I’d imagine that, for many of our hard-working teachers, saddled with this new generation of ADD-addled, ultra-ironic young whipper-snappers, it must be a mighty daunting endeavor to try to convince them that history is interesting and worth knowing, much less cool[...]
Six Scenes from ‘Remember Me’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Kristen Stewart has proved she has versatility outside the “Twilight” universe already in films like “Into the Wild” and “Adventureland.” Now it’s Robert Pattinson’s turn show the world whether or not he can shine in a[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’
— by CAM SMITH — In a fairly blatant bid to capitalize on their success in turning “Pirates of the Caribbean” into a Kraken-sized money-consuming juggernaut, Walt Disney Pictures and uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer have turned their collective attentions to unleashing a pair of[...]
Seven Clips from ‘Repo Men’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — There’s an argument that sci-fi movies are really just metaphors for the problems societies face today. If that’s the case for “Repo Men,” then we are in a bad state. In the society of “Repo Men,” people are given body parts on loan. If you can pay[...]
Get Ready for Some 3D Chipmunk Fun
— by CAM SMITH — When I first joined this site, and was tasked with writing a story about the impending “Marmaduke” motion picture I remember shaking my head at the depths Hollywood would sink to for an easy hit with the family crowd. Maybe it’s just the stubbornness of my rapidly-[...]
Corey Haim Dies at Age 38
— by CAM SMITH — Today, in news that wasn’t so much surprising as disheartening, Corey Haim, the 38-year-old star of numerous ’80s teen hits — many opposite Corey Feldman — had his life cut tragically short by an apparent drug overdose. As reported by the gossip site [...]