The two hours I spent in the theater watching The Producers were the two most fun hours I have had in a movie theater this year. The adaptation of the Broadway musical version of Mel Brooks’ original movie pops, crackling energy from the screen even though it’s completely stagey. The story is simple – Max … Continue reading
This review refers to a cut of the film that may not be seen in theaters in wide release next January. It is the cut that is opening this weekend in selected cities. Watching a Terrence Malick movie, I get the idea the he’s deliberately trying to tear down old mythologies. Whether he’s intentionally replacing … Continue reading
This review refers to a cut of the film that may not be seen in theaters in wide release next January. It is the cut that is opening this weekend in selected cities. Terence Malick’s The New World is a sloppy, messy film that is dragged down by its own sense of profundity. It’s a … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
The version of Terence Malick’s The New World you will be seeing in theaters may not be the one I will be reviewing this week. And it may not be the one that Academy voters base their Oscar decisions on. It seems that Malick is still editing his picture, which will begin an Oscar-eligibility run … Continue reading
Korea is king! Once upon a time Asian film was all about Hong Kong, but now the talent seems to have really shifted to Korea, which is home to luminaries like Park Chanwook among others. Dreamworks (a subsidiary of Paramount) has seen the potential in Korean cinema and will be bringing American audiences the most … Continue reading
The fourth episode in the greatest saga of our time is coming to DVD on December 26th. That’s right – American Pie Presents: Band Camp (http://www.americanpiemovie.com/). In this installment, the series moves boldly beyond the shackles of the main cast members, focusing on a scenario where Stifler’s brother gets sent to that wacky band camp … Continue reading
The fourth episode in the greatest saga of our time is coming to DVD on December 26th. That’s right – American Pie Presents: Band Camp (http://www.americanpiemovie.com/). In this installment, the series moves boldly beyond the shackles of the main cast members, focusing on a scenario where Stifler’s brother gets sent to that wacky band camp … Continue reading
Fun With Dick and Jane reminds me of the 1982 film Pieces. No, Jim Carrey doesn’t go around cutting up women to create a composite girl (although if that had been the plot I would surely have liked the film better). Rather, the movie feels like it’s been cobbled together from all over the place … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading