Poor Paul Reubens. Every time someone writes anything about the guy, it always comes back to getting caught jerking off in a movie theater sixteen years ago. If you had caught some of his ejaculate from the porno theater and artificially impregnated a woman with it, the ensuing child would be just about old enough … Continue reading
One of the better monster movies of my lifetime, the Korean film The Host is going to be getting a sequel. Sadly, the movie won’t feature director Bong Joon-ho. The Host came and sadly went in the United States a couple of months back, but those who did get to see it know that a … Continue reading
It’s time for another thrilling edition of Late to the Party, a column title which I have come to realize is not as original as I first thought. There’s some sort of meta-recursive lateness going on behind-the-scenes, here, and it makes my inner ears kinda hurt. Anyway, this here is the introduction to my bi-weekly … Continue reading
Before seeing A Mighty Heart I made a mistake – I thought I knew what to expect from Michael Winterbottom’s new film. I knew that Winterbottom is driven to jump genres, and I assumed that A Mighty Heart was exactly what it was being sold as: a weepy tearjerker strong woman movie. It turns out … Continue reading
I was underwhelmed the very first time I saw Sin City. Being unfamiliar with the source material, I had no particular admiration for the seemingly literal presentation of it that Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller provided. I’ve since come to enjoy it to some extent due to round-the-clock showings on Starz, where the small-scale, stage-y … Continue reading
News of a new Ben Stiller comedy these days is about as surprising as your next breath. The guy simply will not stop, and because of the sheer volume of his work, he’s more than able to weather a dud or two. You don’t care for a film of his? Or three? Or the last … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SonyMSRP: $39.95RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 482 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Cast & crew commentaries• Blooper reel• One-Man Newsradio• One-man Newsradio: The Lost Episode The Pitch Baby, have you ever wondered? Wondered whatever became of me? The Humans Dave Foley (Thank God You’re Here), Maura Tierney (Scotland, PA), Stephen Root (From the … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $34.98RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 492 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • “The Other Side of the Camera” featurette on the directorial debuts of series regulars Chris Bruno and John L. Adams• “A Day With JLA” featurette on a typical day on the set with John L. Adams• Four Audio Commentaries: … Continue reading
I honestly forgot this movie existed. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy, the man who’d rather you consider him the screenwriter of the Bourne movies instead of the brains behind The Cutting Edge, Michael Clayton seems like it should be a year-end prestige release. So what’s it doing opening in late September? How about killing … Continue reading
I have generally not been a fan of the American Film Institute’s 100 Years 100 Movies series because they a) honor boring mainstream triumphs, b) act as if Samuel Fuller never existed and c) seem more interested in selling DVDs than sparking an interest in genuinely great movies. Point blank: I think their lists are … Continue reading