Singer and actress Christina Milian, global superstar from Be Cool, has signed on to appear in Pulse, the latest Hollywood movie to take its cues from an Asian horror film. In Pulse a hacker pirates a wireless signal that opens a doorway for some evil force to come into our world. This whole "horror based … Continue reading
Through the month of June The Indpendent Film Channel is running Pulp Indies – 30 days of crimes, sex, drugs and thugs! Sounds like an average month at Chez Faraci. Anyway, each Friday the channel will have a different "pulp indie" movie, and they’re all good ones. Here’s the list: June 3 – Reservoir Dogs … Continue reading
I have met many people who lament that the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys already covered the first days of skateboarding, so why do we now need a narrative feature version? Besides the fact that almost no one sees documentaries, there’s an important reason for the existence of the new film Lords of Dogtown – it’s … Continue reading
You may see posters and ads for Rock School and think to yourself, "Wait, I’ve seen that movie." Wrong. Rock School is a fantastic and funny documentary about The Paul Green School of Rock Music, a school that teaches kids from 8-18 how to play rock music – and real rock, like Led Zeppelin and … Continue reading
I’ve been working on notes for my review of Howl’s Moving Castle, the new film from Hayao Miyazaki (who brought us Spirited Away) and one of the things I’ve been thinking about is "How many masterpieces does one guy get in a lifetime?" Because Howl’s is another one – a beautiful, sweet, funny and exciting … Continue reading
Teen cutie Camilla Belle has signed on to star in the remake of When a Stranger Calls, a horror film about the dangers of pre-Caller ID life. The original 70s semi-classic starred Carol Kane as a baby sitter who gets threatening phone calls – that are coming from inside the house! Belle will be taking … Continue reading
Woody Allen’s latest movie, Match Point, premiered at Cannes to fairly enthusiastic reviews, reminding us that the fellow may not have lost it after all. Shot in England because it’s cheaper and he can get foreign financing (Europeans see his movies while you philistines go for the seventh viewing of Revenge of the Sith. How … Continue reading
School’s out for the summer, but The Prognosticator is back for June. Star Wars kick started the blockbuster season, and now this month brings us the big guns hoping to dethrone it from the top of the heap. Can Bruce Wayne defeat Darth Vader? Will the winning War be of the Worlds or in the … Continue reading
We’re proud to bring you the premiere of the US poster for Cronicas, a thriller that’s been a sensation in Latin America. John Leguizamo is a reporter covering the case of serial rapist when he violates his own ethics to get the story. Cronicas played at Sundance, and many reviewers have said that it will … Continue reading
We’re proud to bring you the premiere of the US poster for Cronicas, a thriller that’s been a sensation in Latin America. John Leguizamo is a reporter covering the case of serial rapist when he violates his own ethics to get the story. Cronicas played at Sundance, and many reviewers have said that it will … Continue reading