When A.A. Milne first published the Hundred Acre Wood stories in 1926, based on the stuffed toys that populated his son’s room, he couldn’t have imagined that his story about an anthropomorphic bear would become a $5.7 billion franchise. E.H…
Captain America: The First Avenger is the first fully formed, complete movie from Marvel Studios. The first Iron Man film is a lot of fun, but the second half drags in parts. Thor has great characters, but the story doesn’t…
Given time, nearly every generation gets a film made about them. Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused is for the survivors of the 1970s: that group of Americans who came of age when bellbottoms, love beads, mantras, and marijuana were in…
Using co-screenwriter Martin Prinz’ novel as a starting point, German director Benjamin Heisenberg’s The Robber is based on the true story of Johann Kastenberger—the filmmakers have changed his last name to Rettenberger—a successful marathoner who robbed several Austrian banks in…
Unlike its competitors at Marvel, with the exception of Batman, the Superheroes of the DC Universe hasn’t had much success bringing its characters to the big screen. Warner Bros. was hoping to change all that with Green Lantern, but unfortunately…
Almost as quickly as media began, came stories of its certain end. Never has the drumbeat been so loud as in the past couple of years when it comes to print newspapers, with their ad revenue in tatters because of…
It’s been 35 years since the release of Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, the notorious final film of Italian director Paolo Pasolini. The passage of time has done little to change the movies reputation as one of the…
While it’s probably not the funniest film of the year, Horrible Bosses is a humorous tale about three disgruntled workers plotting to kill their bosses. Best described as 9 to 5 crossed with The Hangover, anyone who’s ever had a…
The question of whether or not The Crow would have been a success had star Brandon Lee not been killed during shooting, will never be answered. While the film is a bit strange, James O’Barr’s comic book of the same…
It’s hard to believe that Weird Al” Yankovic has been doing his thing since 1976! He’s recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and preformed more than 1,000 live shows. No matter how much time passes, “Weird Al” manages…