Russ Fischer
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MICHAEL MOORE: AT WORLD'S END
As Devin mentioned yesterday in Eli Roth Is The One Getting Tortured Now, this weekend saw widespread piracy of Michael Moore's Sicko. Not only did the film hit Bit Torrent trackers (that happened last week, actually) – one or more people broke the film up… Continue reading
GANDOLFINI OFFERS SOME CLOSURE
Still got your panties in a wad about the end of the Sopranos? Get over it. Maybe you can click here and let Hilary Clinton shock you out of any post-finale trauma. (Seriously, her video is hilariously dumb.) James Gandolfini certainly isn't going to help… Continue reading
DISNEY'S GOT A NEW WALT
I look at Walt Becker and think: there's a guy I'd hire for a Gillette commercial. I expect seven-bladed razors to fly at his face any second now, swirling around in a CGI orgy of shaving cream and impeccably cut whiskers. Guy's face is rugged enough to use… Continue reading
VISIONS OF VILMOS (AND LASZLO)
The documentary Visions of Light, about the process of cinematography, was a revelation for me. It arrived just as I was becoming more deeply interested in the intricacies of filmmaking, and perfectly articulated core concepts about how to intertwine visuals… Continue reading
UWE BOLL: A FAR CRY FROM QUALITY?
In Twin Peaks, when Bob killed his notable second season victim, the Giant appeared to Dale Cooper* and uttered a line that has been part of my lexicon ever since: "It is happening again." Spoken with incredible gravitas, it implies bad things that cannot be… Continue reading
BATFRIENDS IN CHICAGO
Cinematical has a link up that points to a Flickr account holding eight photos of hot man on the street action that should get Batman detail obsessives foaming and speculating until the next similar photos surface. The location: Chicago, where The Dark Knight… Continue reading
REVIEW: NANCY DREW
It’s easy to find commentary about the one-note nature of summer films. Doesn’t take a think tank to understand that May through July are given over to sixteen year old boys, with the occasional nod to 30-year old boys through a film like Ocean’s Thirteen.… Continue reading
WILLIS, BARTON AND WILLIS GET BRICKED
I only just saw Brick recently. I'm embarrased about that, but also relatively OK with my lateness, because it's one of those movies that's so good I actually get a little angry. How dare some kid show up and mix all these elements together so they make… Continue reading
REVIEW: FANTASTIC FOUR – RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (RUSS' TAKE)
So this is the Fantastic Four in 2007. Body by CGI. Direction by Kodak. Fantasticar by Dodge. Yeah, it's got a Hemi.* Stan Lee and Jack Kirby launched a new era of comic book superheroes with this team. They were real(ish) people with relationships and… Continue reading
MANDALAY LOOKS SOUTH
With Ice Cube and Tyler Perry as the loudest voices of the moment, the state of mainstream black filmmaking is so rancid that any new venture is likely to be met with either open arms of joy or deep suspicion. (Spike can't carry an entire culture on his… Continue reading
DVD REVIEW: PAN'S LABYRINTH
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New LineMSRP: $34.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 119 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by director Guillermo del Toro• Director’s prologue • The Power of Myth featurette• Pan and the Fairies featurette• The Color and the Shape… Continue reading
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