Monthly Archives: December 2007

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS

By | December 2007

As an elementary school child during the 1980s, I lived for Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. News of a live-action-cgi-combo feature film should’ve fallen on disapproving ears. But it didn’t. On the contrary, I was intrigued…

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Reviews

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS

Yes, I know. Four stars for the 21st Century big screen version of Ross Bagdasarian’s beloved Alvin and his talking, singing chipmunk brothers. ...

Blogs

FINALLY! 2 GIRLS 1 CUP EXPLAINED

A little late, I know, but I love how logical and sensible this explanation is and thought you'd all get a kick out of it. Click on the image for more...

Blogs

LEDGER THE BEST JOKER, PERIOD? POSSIBLY.

* Warning: For the folks still waiting to be surprised on the Joker's new look, please avoid the picture of the character at the bottom of this...

HOW TO CREATE A "QUIET CITY": INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR AARON KATZ

I first met Aaron Katz at the South by Southwest film festival in 2006 when he was there with his cool little flick, “Dance Party, U.S.A.” While I...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "THE BIRTH OF A NATION"

BOOTLEG FILES 211: “The Birth of a Nation” (D.W. Griffith’s 1915 landmark epic). LAST SEEN: Available on several Net sites. AMERICAN HOME VIDEO:...

Reviews

PLAN 9 FROM SYRACUSE

“Plan 9 from Syracuse” is the year’s best documentary, bar none. This astonishing film details the extraordinary lengths that a single dream-driven...

SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS

This 1964 abomination is easily considered one of the worst films ever made, but what better time, if ever, to dust off this turd then during the holiday...

Reviews

UNDERBELLY

Belly Dancing. It evokes a mental image of sitting in some dark underground club in Karachi, chewing khat while watching Theda Bara gyrate to some exotic...

OFF "THE BRIDGE": INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR ERIC STEEL

Banned from showing at Sundance, Cannes or Berlin, Eric Steel's "The Bridge" documentary, about those who feel that life has lost all meaning, is no...

Reviews

BLACK RIBBON

John Orrichio’s low-budget indie “Black Ribbon” offers a “Twilight Zone”-worthy tale of a less-than-jolly writer who wins a vintage typewriter in...

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