I was looking forward to the advance screening of I’m Still Here – allegedly a documentary about Joaquin Phoenix’s efforts to become a rapper – because of the ambiguity. No one seemed to be sure whether it was a real doc, or performance art. Once Affleck spilled the beans on The Late Show with David […]
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OpenFilm’s Dmitry Kozko Tells Us how he hopes to Change the Film World!
OpenFilm is trying to do what others have, so far, failed to do – discover or create the next Indie Film hit. The folks behind OpenFilm have assembled an impressive board of directors that include several Oscar Winning Directors and Actors. The goal of the site is to be an platform for people to showcase […]
Easy A Earns an Easy A!
Easy A is a witty, literate [witerate?] movie that belongs to that class of teen comedies that includes Clueless and Mean Girls. Unlike Clueless and Mean Girls, it’s not, strictly-speaking, an adaptation/update of a book. Instead, it’s a funny, smart, slightly more of a smartass/wiseacre of a film that depends on aligning events in […]
Resident Evil: Afterlife is a Fun Ride that doesn’t need 3D. Michelle’s Review!
I always felt the Resident Evil series has been unfairly maligned it’s one of those series that either you get or you don’t. It’s not trying to be Citizen Kane and I don’t think it ever tried to be faithful to the video game source material, but I felt it paid adequate homage to it […]
EM Night at the Movies Presents – The Town!!!!!
In this tough Economy, depressing Election season (American Voters are idiots!) it’s time for a nice, uplifting movie. Ok, maybe not Uplifting, but a barn burner – Ben Affleck’s The Town! The fine folks at Legendary Pictures and Terry Hines have given us a boatload, a boatload I tells ya, of tickets to the Washington, […]
Movies on Demand and In Your Face! New Ad Blitz Coming
After the studios successfully muscled Netflix earlier this year, their next trick is to convince us that we really want to pay $4.99 to watch a movie OnDemand. I’m not opposed to the idea of movies on demand it’s just that I’d rather watch a full featured Blu-ray instead and I can’t get OnDemand through […]
Let Me In – Exclusive Clip!
The folks behind the movie Let Me In (Overture) sent over this brand new clip. Let Me In is the retailing of last year’s critically acclaimed Swedish Vamp movie Let The Right One In. It was on my top ten list. I don’t know why the suits in Hollywood think it’s a good idea to […]
Baltimore Filmmaker Launches Web Film
Baltimore filmmaker Jimmy Traynor launched his latest project on the web – it’s a 11 minute short called “The Reading.” How he manages to produce so many films in a year, I’ll never know. Check it out.
Movie Review: The American — Deceptive Previews Show Bang Where There Is Only a Whimper
It is not unusual for us here at Eclipse to have opposing opinions on the same topic, and “The American” is no exception, especially since there still seems to be misunderstanding in regards to what moviegoers expect to see. This movie is the perfect example of what happens when the previews basically trick you. Previews […]
Rodriguez Takes Mexploitation to the Next Level with Machete!
If you love exploitation flicks, there’s a very good chance you’ll revel in Machete. It’s got an iconic hero, gunfights, fist fights, sword fights, missiles, Gatling guns, some very impressive lo-riders, evil villains, hot women and more blood guts and veins in one’s teeth than any movie in recent memory – at least one that […]
Beautifully Bleak, The American Seduces Rather Than Thrills!
The American is being promoted as a thriller and that is not entirely inappropriate. The film is the story of an aging assassin/specialty weapon maker called Jack – when he isn’t going by Edward – who realizes that he’s losing his edge and wants out. Of course, when you’re a master assassin and weapon maker, […]