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GREAT PHILOSOPHERS OF FILM: COUGHLIN’S LAW

By | February 2004

The true philosopher-warrior-poets of our generation are Obi Wan Kenobi, Tyler Durden and Travis Bickle. This week, Jim Agnew takes a look at life according to master bartender Douglas Coughlin…

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GREAT PHILOSOPHERS OF FILM: COUGHLIN’S LAW

Plato was a great philosopher, but could he make a dirty martini? For those of you that have never witnessed the late ‘80s Tom Cruise classic...

MOVIES ON THE BRAIN: “S.W.A.T.”

How do I feel about Colin Farrell? That depends on what day it is. On some days I think he’s a hack pretty-boy who deserves every venereal disease he...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE THREEPENNY OPERA”

BOOTLEG FILES 018: "The Threepenny Opera" (1962 German film version of the Brecht-Weill musical classic). LAST SEEN: Turns up occasionally on German...

MOVIES ON THE BRAIN: “UNDERWORLD”

1:02 – The term “coven” should be used only for witches. Vampires using it just seems wrong. 1:05 – Apparently Grandpa Simpson is the head...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: LET’S LYNCH THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT

I, like many film fans, enjoy David Lynch's work. The mainstream filmgoers, however, have a different take on his films. Put simply: They don't know what...

MEMO TO SANDLER ET AL: STOP REMAKING GOOD MOVIES

Dear Adam, I understand your predicament. You finally made a movie that Roger Ebert liked (Punch Drunk Love) and nobody went to see it. Hell, even the...

MOVIES ON THE BRAIN: “UNDERWORLD”

I love stories like this. Vampires versus werewolves just sounds too cool and the addition of the ever-so-lovely Kate Beckinsale has made this a must see...

THE 10 BEST URBAN LEGENDS IN FILM HISTORY

URBAN LEGEND #6. Chaplin leading lady returns as an extra. The legend: Edna Purviance, Charlie Chaplin's leading lady in the 1910s and early 1920s, had...

“THE DIAMOND DEAD” WAR JOURNAL – NOTES FROM THE FRONT

It’s one o’clock in the afternoon, I’m sitting in Atria’s restaurant just outside of Cranberry, PA. To my left is actress Amy Lynn Best. To my...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE IMMORTAL STORY”

BOOTLEG FILES 017: "The Immortal Story" (Orson Welles' 1968 made-for-French-TV feature). LAST SEEN: A rare one-time screening is slated for April at New...

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