Movies you need to see at Sundance: Part 1
Posted by Scott on January 7, 2009 4 Comments

Since I am heading down to Sundance Film Festival in 2 weeks I thought it would be important to prepare myself and try to figure out what movies were important for me to see. Here …

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Bruce Campbell fan? Check this out …
Saturday, 13 Sep, 2008 – 21:08 | No Comment
Bruce Campbell fan? Check this out …

Wow. Look at that pick!
That’s Bruce Campbell in the role of Robert Van Helsing in ‘Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat.’ The film is a Western/Horror hybrid, which played the festival circuit before release on video …

Review: ‘The Hunting Party’ on DVD
Wednesday, 10 Sep, 2008 – 9:15 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Hunting Party’ on DVD

‘The Hunting Party’ was co-written and directed by Richard Shepard whose last feature film was ‘The Matador’ (2005), which gained him some notoriety for his style. While that film did receive some critical acclaim, ‘The …

Review: ‘Postal’ on DVD
Tuesday, 9 Sep, 2008 – 9:00 | No Comment
Review: ‘Postal’ on DVD

I know I haven’t even started writing this review yet, but before I go even further I have this to say… If I find any rotten tomatoes or bags of flaming crap on my step, …

Review: ‘Smart People’ on DVD
Monday, 8 Sep, 2008 – 11:00 | No Comment
Review: ‘Smart People’ on DVD

‘Smart People’ is a movie that takes on the lives of some truly gifted and intelligent people who struggle with the skills of living daily life in the real world. Unlike other well-made but less …

In case you missed it … ‘Closer’
Monday, 8 Sep, 2008 – 8:02 | 2 Comments
In case you missed it … ‘Closer’

How could you have missed a movie that star’s Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Jude Law, and Clive Owen? Well some people still have not heard of this movie so leave it to me to bring …

Review: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ on DVD
Friday, 5 Sep, 2008 – 7:29 | 2 Comments
Review: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ on DVD

I was able to correct a huge void in my video library this week. Thank You, Disney Home Video for releasing “The Nightmare Before Christmas Collector’s Edition” DVD. I’m a huge Tim Burton fan and …

Chick Flick from the Past: ‘Brief Encounter’ (1945)
Thursday, 4 Sep, 2008 – 15:57 | One Comment
Chick Flick from the Past: ‘Brief Encounter’ (1945)

Director: David Lean
Writer: Based on the play “Still Life” by Noel Coward
Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, and Joyce Carey.
Run time: 86 minutes (black and white)
Rating: None
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars, won Grand …

‘Deep Blue Sea’ The Latest WB Sequelitis Casualty
Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008 – 16:15 | One Comment
‘Deep Blue Sea’ The Latest WB Sequelitis Casualty

Warner Premiere, Warner Bros’ straight to DVD branch, is having a field day going through WB’s back catalog and finding films to release sequels for. ‘The Lost Boys: The Tribe’ and ‘The Dukes of …

Review: ‘The Last Winter’ on DVD
Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008 – 10:00 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Last Winter’ on DVD

Travis:
There’s been a lot of talk about this being a tremendously original and scary movie, and I can see where the talk is coming from, but I wouldn’t necessarily go that far. Director Larry Fessenden …

Criterion Watch: ‘Bottle Rocket’ & ‘Chungking Express’
Sunday, 17 Aug, 2008 – 19:33 | One Comment
Criterion Watch: ‘Bottle Rocket’ & ‘Chungking Express’

Above is the cover for for two big new “modern” masterpieces being given the fabulous Criterion Collection treatment. ‘Chungking Express’ is a mesmerizing and beautiful film by Wong Kar-Wai and ‘Bottle Rockets’ is the smart, …

‘Midnight Meat Train’ for a buck …
Thursday, 31 Jul, 2008 – 9:00 | No Comment
‘Midnight Meat Train’ for a buck …

We have all been patiently waiting the release of ‘Midnight Meat Train’, and we are going to have to keep waiting unless you are in or around one of these lucky theaters:
Temeku Discount Cinema (Temecula,CA)
Cinemark …

Review: ‘Bella’ on DVD
Wednesday, 30 Jul, 2008 – 10:33 | 2 Comments
Review: ‘Bella’ on DVD

*Bella is a gentle introspective film by Mexican born director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. It stars Mexican heartthrob Eduardo Verastegui and newcomer Tammy Blanchard. The film was the surprise winner of the 2006 People’s Choice award …

Shameful move, NetFlix boots Red Envelope
Wednesday, 23 Jul, 2008 – 6:37 | No Comment
Shameful move, NetFlix boots Red Envelope

Its a sad day for a fan of Netflix like myself, feeling almost ashamed to be a customer. Netflix has had a branch within its company called Red Envelope, which invested in and distributed independent …

The Fans want ‘The Maxx’ delivered to us, now!
Monday, 21 Jul, 2008 – 20:14 | No Comment
The Fans want ‘The Maxx’ delivered to us, now!

Within the Discussion Post on Which Superhero Movies Need to Be Made, I mentioned that Sam Kieth’s ‘The Maxx’ would be an interesting project for a feature film… live-action or animated. Those of you who …

Criterion Watch: ‘Mishima, A Life in Four Chapters’
Monday, 21 Jul, 2008 – 18:50 | No Comment
Criterion Watch: ‘Mishima, A Life in Four Chapters’

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Just released recently, this new Criterion edition of Paul Schrader’s ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’ is overdue. The film, a poetic telling of the life story of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima (Ken Ogata) is …

‘Lebowski Fest 2008′, plus Special Edition ‘Big Lebowski’
Friday, 18 Jul, 2008 – 13:01 | No Comment
‘Lebowski Fest 2008′, plus Special Edition ‘Big Lebowski’

For those of you that use the term “Dude” in your daily life, this one is for you.
Lebowski Fest 2008 San Fransisco is official, and is happening September 5th and 6th! That same week they …

Review: ‘Batman Begins’ on DVD
Thursday, 17 Jul, 2008 – 9:37 | No Comment
Review: ‘Batman Begins’ on DVD

Zac:
Christopher Nolan reboots and revitalizes a dying franchise that takes the source material seriously and creates one of the better comic book origin films to date.
Christian Bale stars as Bruce Wayne who has purposefully got …

Review: ‘The Prodigy’ on DVD
Tuesday, 15 Jul, 2008 – 21:47 | No Comment
Review: ‘The Prodigy’ on DVD

For a film that was made way back in 2004, ‘The Prodigy’ sure did take a while to hit DVDs … premiering on shelves May 2007. I just recently heard of this little indie-action sleeper …