Archive · 2007
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The last two films I saw in the theater are oddly familiar in a few aspects and the response I've noticed to them represent how weird this world of cinema is and how a few tonal decisions can take two different yet similar films and create such an impasse… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON CLICK HERE! Studio LionsGateMSRP $28.98Rated RRunning Time 101 minutesSpecial Features BUG: An Introduction A Discussion with William Friedkin Audio Commentary by Director William Friedkin THE PITCH It's like The Parallax View on Crystal… Continue reading
Neil Jordan's The Brave One positions Jodie Foster, finally, as the butch badass we've always known waited within her. He goes so far as to let us watch her transformation from a blithely happy woman in love to shattered gunslinger, and Foster, for her part,… Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Xbox360, PS3, PCESRB RATING: MaturePUBLISHER: MidwayDEVELOPER: Midway Studios, ChicagoTHE PITCHYou're Chow Yun Fat in a John Woo flick, before Hollywood face-raped them!15 years after Hard Boiled was released, we… Continue reading
As we near the December start date for the as-yet-untitled twenty-second installment in the James Bond series, plot and character details are beginning to get meted out in a very controlled, supremely boring fashion. Thus far, we've learned that the story… Continue reading
And the festivals keep coming. Very exciting for good movies. Alas, for normal folk outside of New York and LA, the pickins are leftovers, and shit. Though Dragon Wars should feature Dragons. So that's something.THE ART HOUSE CIRCUITThis week Across the… Continue reading
Here's a hint to you international travelers in the audience: don't stay at the Radisson SAS in Belfast. The internet has been out in the hotel for 24 hours now, which has been incredibly frustrating for someone who, you know, writes on the internet. Fuck… Continue reading
I was all ready to do a first impression piece about Heavenly Sword, but due to a combination of work, the GameStop by my office ordering about two copies, the Circuit City in Livingston, NJ (which is the official electronics store of the fourth circle of… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Koch Lorber FilmsMSRP: $26.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 112 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES• Theatrical TrailerThe Pitch “A French woman has 10 days to reunite Nick Nolte with his kids for one last time.” The Humans Juliette… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: CBS DVD / ParamountMSRP: $31.99RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 451 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Sales Presentation The Pitch “Two men beat the difficult New York real estate scene by cross dressing.” The Nutshell Bosom Buddies… Continue reading
While various pics of Valkyrie’s one-eyed Tom (as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg) made their way to public consumption and consternation, United Artists was been tenderly massaging the will of the German government to allow shooting in the infamous Bendlerblock… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON! CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsGateMSRP: $27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 110 minutesSpecial Features:• Deleted Scenes• Feature Commentary with Actress Julie Christie• Deleted Scenes Commentary with Director Sarah Polley The Pitch “The elderly must… Continue reading
