It’s so easy to fall behind, as I’ve managed to do thanks to a very busy couple of days. Last week, I went to a screening of Paper Dolls, an intriguing documentary which opened Wednesday at Film Forum for a two week run. I say intriguing, but I don’t know that I can truly endorseContinue reading “PAPER DOLLS: SEEING IS BELIEVING BUT NOT COMPLETELY COMPELLING”
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LASSIE: ACTUALLY, THIS JUST MIGHT BE YOUR FATHER’S LASSIE
If everything old is new again, as the saying goes, than the version of Lassie that opens today is one of the freshest films in theaters. I don’t know that such a claim is actually true, but to continue the old cliche, this Lassie certainly does have legs. (I’m sorry.) However, to film biz observers,Continue reading “LASSIE: ACTUALLY, THIS JUST MIGHT BE YOUR FATHER’S LASSIE”
CRANK: THE FILM THAT MAKES MICHAEL BAY LOOK RESTRAINED
As bad as I imagined it could possibly be, Crank is, in fact, much much worse. Imagine two particularly immature 14 year old boys who spend 99% of their time playing video games and inexplicably watching bad syndicated 1990s Stephen J. Cannell TV shows like Renegade and Silk Stalkings getting together and “writing” a screenplay.Continue reading “CRANK: THE FILM THAT MAKES MICHAEL BAY LOOK RESTRAINED”
FRATRICIDE: DOES THE TITLE GIVE AWAY THAT THIS FILM MAY NOT LIFT YOUR SPIRITS?
I’ve been to and/or watched at home several movies over the last couple weeks. The end of the summer, in my book, has been great for the big, mainstream movies. I’ve rarely laughed as hard as I did at Snakes on a Plane, Talladega Nights and (probably the funniest of them all) Beerfest. (I’ll writeContinue reading “FRATRICIDE: DOES THE TITLE GIVE AWAY THAT THIS FILM MAY NOT LIFT YOUR SPIRITS?”
PRISON BREAK AND VANISHED BRING THE FIRST WHIFF OF FALL
The autumnal equinox is still a month off, and we’re still 10 days away from Labor Day weekend, but if Fall didn’t kick-off last night, we got a pretty good slam bang preview. (Whatever that means. I just came from a screening of How to Eat Fried Worms, and I’m killing time before Beerfest. Obviously,Continue reading “PRISON BREAK AND VANISHED BRING THE FIRST WHIFF OF FALL”
SNAKES ON A PLANE: MOTHEREFFING YES! THIS MOVIE HAS ‘EM
The camera swoops over the ocean as the song “Lovely Day” plays in the background. It is, indeed, a lovely day. Glorious even, especially as the coast of Hawaii pops up on the horizon, inviting beaches and lush vegetation making you immediately want to leave the theater to go on a vacation. And then, simpleContinue reading “SNAKES ON A PLANE: MOTHEREFFING YES! THIS MOVIE HAS ‘EM”
Out of Focus 