Monthly Archives: November 2003

THE COOLER

By | November 2003

IN LIMITED RELEASE! It’s tempting to say that this is the performance of William H. Macy’s career. It’s certainly the edgiest, sexiest, and, er, most revealing role of Macy’s career and he absolutely nails it here…

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THE COOLER

Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is "The Cooler," a man so unrelentingly down on his luck that it's his job to drift amongst any gambler on a hot streak at...

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BAD MOVIE POLICE (DVD)

There’s a working theory that anything created, by definition, is “art”, and that all art should be appreciated and preserved. With the “Bad Movie...

LAIR OF THE SCHLOCK WORM

In the middle of shooting Stabbing, one of your actors moved to another state, leaving no forwarding address and no phone number he could be reached at....

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TALES OF MERE EXISTENCE (DVD)

In this DVD, which is basically what I reviewed in the “All Animation Edition” of Microcinema’s Independent Exposure, Lev draws the rest of the...

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THE FUSE

Their names are: F1 (drums), F2 (guitar, vocals), F3 (bass). Together, they’re The Fuse, a Los Angeles-based band which is the subject of Jensen Rufe’s...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL”

The recent death of Art Carney found obituaries citing the beloved actor's triumphant work in films (his Oscar-winning "Harry and Tonto"), theater (as...

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THE HEADHUNTER

This low-key low def video thriller, shot in Chicago, concerns the twisty’n’turny hijinks that ensue when a slacker night watchman, alone in a...

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FAMILY VALUES

Becky and Donna are a lesbian couple living in the Philadelphia area. Donna, a cop, regales her significant other with the story of a particularly gruesome...

THE CRITIC

Remember the wonderful, horrible life of Jay Prescott Sherman? First appearing on ABC, then Fox, and finally resting his weary feet at Comedy Central only...

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THE GONG SHOW MOVIE (DVD)

When "The Gong Show Movie" first appeared in 1980, it was doomed to failure. Its talent-free TV talent show inspiration had already been cancelled and no...

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