Monthly Archives: August 2005

RED EYE

By | August 2005

IN THEATERS! For a movie that spends over half its running time inside a plane, “Red Eye” is surprisingly effective. Craven eschews horror trappings and gore for a well-paced and engaging thriller that keeps the audience involved despite the fact that most of what takes place onscreen is a conversation between two people…

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RED EYE

Americans have gotten pretty skittish about air travel since 9-11. Even before there was a danger of flying into skyscrapers, you always had to contend...

NAKED MOVIE

Whether based on some sort of twisted Hollywood experience (and “Naked Movie” does feel twisted enough that it comfortably uses locations in Hollywood)...

THE WIZARD OF OZ COLLECTION (DVD)

Many years before Judy Garland flew over the rainbow, the inhabitants of Oz were the focus of several silent movies. These films are barely known today,...

THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED

Now here's something you don't see every day: a remake worth seeing. In the past year or so we've endured updates of Assault on Precinct 13, The Longest...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE BANANA SPLITS IN HOCUS POCUS PARK”

BOOTLEG FILES 091: "The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park” (1972 animated movie starring Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky). LAST SEEN: Broadcast...

THE CONSTANT GARDENER

Imagine you’re Fernando Meirelles. You’ve directed a well received family film and gone on to direct a hit in your home country which doesn’t see...

BBS: THE DOCUMENTARY (DVD)

Long before the Internet, computer hobbyists were surfing the online world, though in a completely different platform. Back in the late 70’s two men,...

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LA FILM CRITICS PRESENT FILMS THAT GOT AWAY

The American Cinematheque and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association present "THE FILMS THAT GOT AWAY" at the Egyptian Theatre (August 25 - 28) and at...

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ROBIN HARRIS DOC SCREENS IN NEW YORK. GOTTA GO!

Robin Harris, the legendary emcee at the Comedy Act Theater in L.A.'s South Central who had notable supporting roles in films such as Do the Right Thing...

DAVID NELSON: LOUISIANA-STYLE MICROCINEMA

Few people in the reel world (let alone the real world) look to Shreveport, Louisiana, as a source of challenging artistic considerations. But the small...

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