Clik here to view.
Disc Spotlight: Peter Watkins’ Punishment Park (Blu-ray)
Pseudo documentaries, and their bastard cousin the “found footage” genre, usually come in two varieties. There are comedies like the work of Christopher Guest and (to a lesser degree) Sacha Baron...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Behold a Mondo Exclusive ‘Beneath the Planet of the Apes’ Poster That’ll Make...
In May 2011, the Alamo Drafthouse hosted “Day of the Apes,” an epic 8-hour marathon of all five Planet of the Apes films on 35mm. Above all other things, this should be celebrated as one fine event....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sundance 2012 Review: ‘Save The Date’ Is Standard Sundance Fare With a Wasted...
It would be foolish to deny that there is a certain kind of “Sundance romance” film – minor affairs that chronicle the beautiful and directionless as they stumble through the motions in an attempt to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Liam Hemsworth Will Steal Your Girlfriend’s Heart in ‘Timeless’
Though his older brother Chris Hemsworth jumped a bit ahead in terms of fame factor after starring as Thor in the Marvel Comics movie of the same name, it’s starting to look like younger brother Liam...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Side Effects’ Loses Funding Over Casting Conflicts
Following Steven Soderbergh’s career has been a winding road full of ups and downs as of late. First he was going to make The Man From U.N.C.L.E., then there was a long period of juggling actors on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘The Hangover’ Guys Are Negotiating For Another Sequel
Despite opening to generally poor reviews due to its been there, done that approach to joke crafting and storytelling, The Hangover Part II still got a ton of people out to the theaters and pulled in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sundance 2012 Review: ‘The Surrogate’ Tackles a Difficult Subject Matter with...
Based on the article, Seeing A Sex Surrogate, The Surrogate takes you into the life thirty-eight year old Mark O’Brien (John Hawkes) who has lived with polio since the age of six. Only able to be out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Channel Guide: ‘Being Human’ Offers a Less-Campy Spin on Multi-Species Mysticism
Sy-Fy‘s Being Human made its second season debut last week, recussetating the nerd tv quotient in my life exponentially. Yes, I watch True Blood, and as you now know all-too-well, if it’s on PBS or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Experience Sundance 2012: Muffins in Bed, Terror in the Aisles, and KFBR392
My first memory from this morning is turning over to find Eric D. Snider mooning at me and asking me what my plan for the day is. Then I checked my email to find a link to this story from my pal,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘What To Expect’ Posters Impregnate Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Brooklyn...
There’s something great about the female-centric advertising coming out of a generic comedy based on an advice book for mothers about to deliver a bun fresh from the oven. The marketing team has faith...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Magnolia Picks Up Horror Anthology ‘V/H/S’ Then Passes Out at Sundance
Fresh off of making one audience member pass out and another one puke into a bucket at Sundance, V/H/S has found a home with Magnolia, and it’s a matched made in hellacious heaven. The horror flick is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Steven Spielberg Close to Freeing the Jewish People with Moses for ‘Gods and...
According to Deadline Arish, Steven Spielberg is close to signing on to make a film where a brave man helps save a lot of Jewish people from incredible persecution. Sadly, it’s the Schindler’s List:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reel Sex: 9 Snubbed Movies That Prove The Oscars Hate People Having Sex in 2012
People were up in arms Tuesday after the announcement of nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards. So many seem to forget that every year they are disappointed with the nominees and every year...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Evangeline Lilly Gives Details on Her Made-Up ‘Hobbit’ Character Tauriel
If you want to be spoiled on the new character created by Peter Jackson and company for The Hobbit, read on. If you want to be spoiled on what happens in The Hobbit beyond her character, read “The...
View ArticleShort Film Of The Day: 12 Drawings A Day – An Animated Diary
Why Watch? Like the title suggests, Denis Chapon drew 12 drawings everyday for 3 years. That also means he made 1 second of his movie every day. He did this without a definite plan, but he was clever...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coroner’s Report: Final Destination 5
By now, you should probably have realized that we will never reach the final destination, since we’re already a destination past that with more on the way. Likewise, you should probably have a pretty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sundance 2012 Review: Uneven and Unfunny ‘Price Check’ Still Has Great Parker...
Michael Walker’s feature directorial debut, Price Check, starts off innocently enough, sort of a twist on Office Space if Lumbergh was a nice guy who wanted his unmotivated employees to succeed. Eric...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 14 Most Jaw Dropping Opening Title Sequences From Movies
A good beginning credit sequence is really all it takes for me to like a movie. That seems like a really stupid thing to say – but when you think about it, while not all good movies have creative...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sundance 2012 Review: Horror Anthology ‘V/H/S’ Amuses and Thrills With Real Guts
The brainchild of producer Brad Miska, horror anthology film V/H/S features five shorts (and one wrap-around story) from a variety of genre directors, writers, and actors handily proves that the found...
View ArticleMust-Watch: Oscar Nominees George Clooney and Viola Davis on Race and...
“There becomes this idea, this narrative that says, ‘Well, it’s going to be 13-30-year-old white men which is the target. Because we want to open.’ Because everyone makes their money opening weekend....
View Article