As a die-hard Batman fan it was 2005’s Batman Begins that restored my faith in the movie franchise. After things had started out so promising with Tim Burton’s edgy, exciting Batman back in 1989, each successive film seemed to get more ridiculous and channel the…
Brought to you by Spike TV, Manswers may be one of the most ridiculous variety shows put on the air. This male-directed variety series is set up like a news magazine show, designed to answer some of the most potentially offensive questions ever posed. Apparently,…
Whenever I can, I like to see the unrated or director’s cuts of films. Often these cuts are better, because they allow you to see what the director’s initial vision for a project was, before the studio gets a hold of it and make all…
Director/screenwriter Kimberly Peirce can’t be accused of taking on easy subjects on her films. Her 1999 film, Boys Don’t Cry which chronicled the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a trans-gendered individual who preferred to identify as a male and was brutally murdered when it was…
Teen Dance movies have been a staple of Hollywood films for a long time. Even before films were referred to as “teen movies,” stars ranging from Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John to Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer have been…
William Conrad’s deep, booming sound helped him to become one of the most recognized voices in radio from the late thirties to the early sixties. By Conrad’s own estimation, he played over 7,000 roles on the radio. Perhaps most significantly, Conrad originated the role of…
Hunter S. Thompson lived life with his foot firmly planted on the gas pedal. Taking time to smell the roses was laughable, spending a day completely sober, non-existent. Hunter’s comfort zone was on the edge; anything else seemed to feel strange to him. Alex Gibney…
Amblin’ is the first completed film shot by Steven Spielberg on 35mm. The film is a short story set during the hippie era of the late ’60s about a young couple who meet up in the desert, become friends, then lovers and make their way…
Owen Wilson is a funny guy. He seems nice too. He strikes me as the kind of fellow that would be cool to have around for almost anything–parties, barbeque’s and holidays. I enjoy watching his films, but I continue to be amazed that Hollywood executives…
I’m not quite sure why, but Californication is a series I had never watched before I received a copy of the first season, sometime on early June. I’ve never been a big fan of the series’ star David Duchovny, who has always struck me as…