Monthly Archives: May 2008

THE AMATEURS (DVD)

By | May 2008

The film isn’t exactly terrible as much as it is a trifle with a high pedigree of actors featured on its box cover…

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THE AMATEURS (DVD)

Go to a few film festivals and you’ll notice certain trends in the films you see there. Without getting into an exhaustive list, I’ll cut straight to...

IN THE "LOOP" WITH PERICLES LEWNES

To many underground filmmakers, Pericles Lewnes is a revelation. Perhaps best well known as the director of the psychedelic horror-comedy classic "Redneck...

IN THE "LOOP" WITH PERICLES LEWNES (PART 2)

What was the writing and producing process like? Well, the writing process was ongoing. I went through many revisions and I would rewrite prior to any...

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STUCK

Stuart Gordon never misses an opportunity to deliver a jolt. When recalling his minor horrors, like “Castle Freak” and “Pit and the Pendulum,” I...

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"DO WE HAVE PLANS TO INVADE THE MIDDLE EAST?"

[youtube]AYzs65mwXiw[/youtube] Warning: Spoilers to ending ahead. Without a doubt one of my favorite Sydney Pollack movies of all time, "Three Days of...

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THE TOASTER THAT TOASTED THE GOLDEN TOAST

"The Toaster That Toasted The Golden Toast" actually isn't as serious a film as the name implies, which is a pretty telling statement. In this absurd...

REVENGE OF THE SIFF: 2008 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FIRST WEEKEND WRAP

Imagine living in the Star Wars universe, amid light sabers, Wookies, and Death Stars. Where would you catch a film festival? Or more specifically, how far...

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: WE HAVE A POLLACK DOWN!

Sydney Pollack dies of cancer at age 73... Source: Yahoo The last film I saw Sydney Pollack in was "Michael Clayton," and I've got to say that I thought...

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THE GOLDEN COMPASS (DVD)

“The Golden Compass” came and went in a flash last winter, and as it comes to DVD, we remember the film's pre-theatrical gossip better than the film...

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A MOTHERCLUCKING GOOD TIME…

There are precisely seven more months left this year, and I just know I'm going to eat my words once I begin screening the big Oscar hopefuls, but I think...

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