How does apple do it? Manage to generate such hype over a nothing announcement. All the tech press went gaga yesterday with speculation at what this major announcement that we would never forget would be and what is it? The Beatles is finally on iTunes. This may have been a big deal three or four […]
Glory Daze Captures The College Freshman Experience – The 1986 Experience, That Is!
To the sounds of Talking Heads, Joel [Kelly Blatz] endures the final leg of his journey to independence – college, that is – in the family station wagon as his dad [Brad Garrett] attempts to impart some fractured wisdom; Eli [Matt Bush] practices his dance moves – in his underwear – to an embarrassing finale; […]
NBC Announces Mid-Season Schedule: Four New Series Premiere, Four Series Move!
Well, now we know what’s happening at NBC for the rest of the 2010-11 regular season. The network has released its mid-season schedule – which includes two new dramas [The Cape, Harry’s Law], one new sitcom [Perfect Couples] and one unscripted/alternative series [America’s Next Great Restaurant]. As well, four current series will be moving to […]
GLEE Contest — Meet the Cast While Helping Youth!
GLEE, the pop-culture phenomenon that is an equal mix of broadway musical, comedy, and high school drama, is offering fans with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet cast members while carrying out some feel-good community service. Ten lucky winners, plus one guest each, will win a trip to Los Angeles to participate in a charity event along with […]
Battle: Los Angeles Trailer Better Than Entire Skyline Film!
With the launch of this weekend’s Skyline [okay cast, horrid script, brilliant CG effects – Final Grade: D] and wide open for Monsters [excellent cast, limited but brilliant CG effects: Final Grade: B+], we are at the beginning of a new wave of alien invasion movies. The first trailer for Battle: Los Angeles has just […]
Unstoppable is stopped by horrible First Act! Michelle’s Review!!
Generally, I think Tony Scott is an intriguing director, but I’ve never got the feeling that he has a definable style or that signature genre which he excels in – other than teaming up with Denzel Washington on 5 different movies. The problem starts immediately with the introduction of Frank (Denzel Washington). He’s the type […]
Monsters – A Unique Cinematic Experience!
The trailers for Monsters suggest that it’s a fast-paced monster movie. It’s not – but that’s not a bad thing. Instead, it’s an intimate character driven film that combines elements of The African Queen and Godzilla – not the usual monster film by a longshot. And, oh, yeah, it was made for a mere half-million […]
Starz Goes Noir!
A few years ago, I reviewed the complete series set of the anime´ series Noir – about a pair of female assassins who have a mysterious link between them and decide to work together to figure out what that is. It was my selection for best anime´ of the year that year. Now, word comes, […]
History As We Know It Is A Lie! Dark Skies: The Declassified Complete Series Explores Our Planet’s ‘Real’ History On DVD!
I’ve watched a lot of TV over the years – and become a fan of many quality series that lasted only one season [or less]. One of the best of these is Dark Skies, a sci-fi series that suggested that the Earth’s history was not what we read in history books. Rather, it was manipulated […]
Prolific Producer Dino De Laurentiis Dies!
Dino De Laurentiis produced more than 500 films over his 70 year career. While he was best known in North America for films like Serpico and the camp classic Flash Gordon, he also produced films by Federico Fellini and Robert Rossellini – his first Oscar® coming for Fellini’s La Strada in 1956. He was honored […]
It’s A Conspiracy – AMC Cancels Rubicon!
Given that it never achieved the kind of ratings gotten by Mad Men and Breaking Bad, I guess it makes sense that AMC, after getting extraordinary ratings for The Walking Dead, would choose to cancel its suspenseful conspiracy series, Rubicon. AMC’s third series [and first cancelation], Rubicon was smart, finely textured, richly detailed and mesmerizing. […]