Guest bloggers Angie and Chantale write: Cult films. Sounds kinda scary doesn’t it? If you’re not a movie-buff you might be thinking a cult film is a recruiting video to entice you to join The Alliance of the Stars of…
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Put the Movie Moon Into Your Orbit
Moody, unsettling, and reminiscent of an earlier era of pre-Lucas science fiction filmmaking, director Duncan Jones’ film Moon offers fresh intellectual pleasures along with a (by now typically) sterling performance from star Sam Rockwell.
Read more →Jeff Daniels & The Answer Man (2009)
Jeff Daniels likes to have it any way he can get it. That is, when it comes to show business. The busy Daniels is comfortable no matter what the situation. He’s a regular in high-profile “A” films like Speed or…
Read more →Joan Cusack: Friend to the Working Girl
“I was never the ‘babe,’ so I knew I’d never get those big roles. I’d always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.” So said comedienne/actress Joan Cusack about a body of work that has garnered her many fans…
Read more →Showtime: The New HBO
Although it has recently been brought back to life (ironically) by the vampire saga True Blood, and maybe by the too-soon-to-tell Hung, HBO has lost a lot of cache since its days of The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Sex…
Read more →Gran Torino
You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below. “You want me to pay YOU to watch my car, or else? Or else what?”…
Read more →Burt Reynolds’ Mustache!
Burt Reynolds’ Mustache! Surely there is not any bit of facial hair more iconic than Burt Reynolds’ mustache. This is not to belittle his Silver Screen achievements nor his small screen ones. On the contrary, it is a testament to…
Read more →Norman Corwin Documentary: How His Radio Changed America
The Poet Laureate Of Radio- An Interview With Norman Corwin Trailer I’ve known indie filmmaker Michael James Kacey since our days at Penn State (and please, no questions about how long ago that was!). Beginning his career as a talented…
Read more →Didn’t I See That Movie Poster Before…?
Here’s the first of a series of “poster doppelgangers” that will pop up from time to time on this blog. I’ve tried not to include obvious low budget rip-offs of famous movie one-sheets nor any parody posters. Lazy marketing strategies and…
Read more →Kathryn Bigelow: An Interview With The Director
Kathryn Bigelow makes movies like the big boys. And we think she’d consider that a compliment. She’s come to be known as the woman who makes guy films. Among her credits are the creepy vampire/western flick Near Dark, the…
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