Consider this the first in an ongoing attempt to review/recommend/revile B-list movies. I refuse to use an “out of ten” rating system because B films don’t warrant them. So you have to read the whole thing rather than skipping straight to the end. I win.George A. Romero could be credited as the father of the … Continue reading
I’m struggling to write this now, as I’ve just lost a dear friend. To protect his family’s privacy, I’ll call him Steve Applewhite. Steve was a video game designer by trade, though his interests were broad. You were just as likely to find him digging up rare dinosaur fossils in the New Mexico desert as … Continue reading
THE WORLD IS YOURS….. The world is full of strange and wonderful cinema. You, like everyone else, is jaded by what is readily available. But wait, what is that I hear? The call of film makers from distant lands with foreign backgrounds, cultures, and influences? Hell yes! Come aboard the good ship lollipop and find new … Continue reading
Hello there, my name is Gabriel Powers, but my friends call me Gabe. I notice that there’s already another Gabe here, which is very disconcerting. I haven’t gone by the name of “Gabe P” since 3rd grade, when Gabriel Garcia stole my Gabe thunder. We tried meeting half way, where one of us would go … Continue reading
I didn’t really know what to make of War, inc. Cusack was on the verge of brilliance, channeling his stellar mumbling performances from his previous characters, a little Lane Meyer, a little Lloyd Dobler, and a whole freakin’ lot of Martin Blank. And the latter seemed to be one of my big problems with the … Continue reading
Tonight, I bring you the second part of my epic interview with the Spymunk. Enjoy! <Anderson> 4) Who is the best Chipmunk? Spymunk: The best chipmunk? I don’t think that’s something I can choose – they’re all unique and I think the strength of the characters is how they interact with eachother. They really are … Continue reading
Sean Gardner. New blogger. Film obsessed. Music obsessed. Food obsessed. Obsessive. Originally from a suburb outside of Boston best known for alcoholism and discontent, Albuquerque (Devin loves us! As much sarcasm as possible here, please.) and Santa Fe, New Mexico are the closest approximation to home. But after sinking 14 sloth-like years into the Land … Continue reading
I have tons of weird childhood memories. Stuff that just rushes back to me, or is mentioned to me by my girlfriend that she also liked or disliked. Such as the infamy of the 80’s PSA’s. You know which ones. The commercials that were supposed to stop you from doing drugs, not be racist, breaking … Continue reading
An article about the effect the federal government has on free speech in marketing, particularly that of marketing alcohol in an era of drug war hysteria featuring such side subjects and highlights as Weed, weeds, Weed California, Mt. Shasta Brewing Co., CBS Corp., CBS, Mary Louise Parker, Agrestic, medical marijuana, Showtime, Showtime Networks, Federal Government, US Government, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, TTB, Vaune Dillmann, brewing beer, breweries, beer, lager, 1st amendment, freedom of speech, bill of rights, war on drugs, drug war, advertising, marketing, los angeles, legal weed, homer simpson, and the land of chocolate… Mmmmmm… Chocolate.
Almost every movie the Marx Brothers appeared in had some kind of love story element, copying the successful format laid down by their first film The Cocoanuts, which I wrote about yesterday. When the boys moved to MGM, Irving Thalberg also considered the romantic drama element important to the Marx Brothers formula. Duck Soup, which had … Continue reading