Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
Here are more “poster doppelgangers” that confirm to movie fans like yourself that, yes, you have seen that poster before!
I've tried to keep the obvious low budget rip-offs of famous movie one-sheets and parody posters to a minimum. Lazy marketing strategies and sheer lack of imagination are to blame for the following lame efforts.
Pan-and-scanning widescreen images—still?!?—in the era of hi-def, widescreen television? You betcha. Check out what director Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s 11-13, Out of Sight) has to say about this absurdity (especially as it relates to Jaws) in an interview appearing in the DGA Quarterly (this is a link to the Google cache as the DGA servers were down, scroll towards the bottom!).
Too esoteric a complaint? Not for “real” film lovers, and not for those who appreciate that the director and DP mean what they mean when they compose their frames.
Hat tip: Ray Pride of Movie City Indie.
Jerry Frebowitz | New Releases This Week
New DVD and Blu-ray Releases for this week include some TV favorites, a few theatrical newcomers, quite a few re-releases, an unflinching look at Mike Tyson in a no-holds-barred documentary and for fans of canine actors, four new finds starring the silent era's most popular pooches.
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Irv Slifkin | In the Director's Chair, Movie Buzz
She wrote, produced and starred in her own television situation comedy. She won the first Emmy for Best Actress in a comedy series. She was one of early TV’s pioneers, a feminist before feminism became fashionable or was even a word.
And her name was not Lucille Ball.
In fact, her name was Gertrude Berg. Doesn’t ring a bell? We’re not surprised.
Despite all of her amazing efforts in television and, earlier, radio, Gertrude Berg has remained a lost woman, unknown to generations of TV watchers.
The recent release of 17 Again on DVD got me thinking about the many variations of the role reversal theme in movies. Akin to 17 Again, where Matthew Perry regresses to his younger self, there is Peggy Sue Got Married in which a grown woman is thrown back in time and gets to re-examine the choices she made in her life. Then there’s Big and 13 Going on 30, where the lead characters both age into their future selves and have to cope with adult issues.
So, you say you're tired of the same old backstabbing routines on Survivor, you've never bought an album from an American Idol winner, you don't want to see any more teams of yuppies or busty blondes on The Amazing Race, and you won't stoop so low as to sit through an episode of Big Brother? Well, Bunkie, what if I told you there was a reality competition show on TV that was genuinely fun to watch, one that featured a unique setting and challenges, lots of laughs, a little romance, and interesting contestants with three-dimensional personalities? And what if I told you it was an animated cartoon?
George D. Allen | Movie Buzz, Movie Buzz Podcast
This time out, "Movie Irv" has reviews of Sugar, Tyson, and Alien Trespass, plus a "groovy" tribute to Hal Ashby, lots of news about sci-fi and horror DVD releases, and more. Not to mention costume changes and props. Enjoy!
Dr. Strangefilm | From the Files of Dr. Strangefilm...
Say what you will about the Academy Awards--and a lot has certainly been said over their 80-plus year history--but by and large they have done a fairly good job of honoring the best talent that Tinseltown has presented on the screen. Oh, sure, there have been overlooked stars from Marilyn Monroe and Richard Burton to John Travolta and Johnny Depp, but most of the biggest names have taken at least one Oscar home: Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Bill and Coo, Kate Winslet...
Jerry Frebowitz | New Releases This Week
New DVD and Blu-ray Releases for this week include theatrical newcomers, some TV favorites and a couple of re-releases, including Marco Bellocchio's controversial Italian film, "Devil in the Flesh" from 1986.
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Irv Slifkin | In the Star's Trailer, Movie Buzz
Although the movie is called Adam, it is not a film about the first man on earth.
Rather, the film is focused on a man with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism.
Further, it’s a romantic dramedy to boot. Not your typical Hollywood product—indie or otherwise. While this subject could warrant a sappy, manipulative Lifetime cable movie or a Rain Man redux, Adam delivers in a fresh and winning way.
If Overbrook Entertainment, Will Smith's production company, was faithful to the original story of The Karate Kid that they're remaking, here's our dream cast:
Listen up, true believers!
When it comes to comic books (or comic book movies), is your motto “Make Mine Marvel”? If so, you may already know that the comics empire that brought the world such snappy, dazzlin', mighty men (and women) of fantasy such as Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, Dr. Strange, and countless others just turned 70 years young. No doubt there's a bash to mark the occasion brewing at a comics shop near you.
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