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Zodiac: Real-Life Tale Makes For a Taut, Suspenseful Thriller!
David Fincher's Zodiac is a true crime film based on a book by Robert Graysmith. The fact that it's a true story – and remarkably faithful to its source material – does not prevent it from being a film that draws us in and gets us caught up in it… If you see Zodiac […]
Wild Hogs: Lowbrow Humor That Works [For The Most Part]
Yes, it's another mid-life crisis, lowbrow comedy. Yes, it stars four guys who've not been particularly funny in years. Nope, Wild Hogs isn't a masterpiece. What it is, is pretty funny… When dentist Doug Madsen [Tim Allen] realizes how long it's been since he actually felt good in his life, he tries to persuade […]
Oddities: Purgatory House, C.R.A.Z.Y., The Quiet, and Man of the Year
Good or bad, these are four of the most intriguing DVD releases of the last few weeks: Purgatory House – a film written by and starring a fourteen-year old girl; C.R.A.Z.Y. – the story of a gay youth who escapes into flights of fantasy; The quiet – a tale of an orphaned girl whose deafness […]
It’s Official! JJ To Direct Star Trek XI!
One of the worst kept secrets in film was confirmed today when Paramount Pictures announced that JJ Abrams – creator of "Alias," co-creator of "Alias" and director of "Mission: Impossible III – will, indeed, helm the return of "Star Trek," one of the most popular and successful franchises in the history of movies and television, […]
Danger Man – Patrick McGoohan’s Other Spy Classic!
"There's a man who lives a life of danger," sang Johnny Rivers in his hit song, Secret Agent Man, which opened the American run of Danger Man. The series, about taciturn young espionage agent John Drake, ran for eighty-six episodes over four seasons – paving the way for future hit espionage series like cult hits […]
The Black Donnellys – NBC’s New Crime Series Looks for New Shadings Of Gray
The Black Donnellys [NBC, Monday, 10/9C] is multiple-Oscar
The Astronaut Farmer: This Is Where Dreams Live
Thanks to Billy Bob Thornton's cheery, slightly off-center portrayal of rancher/astronaut Charlie Farmer, The Astronaut Farmer is one of the most delightful surprises of the year, so far. This fable about life, death, family and dreams walks the line between cheese and heart with the sure-footedness of a mountain goat… In some reviews, The […]
Original Stargate SG1 Cast Supporting CanStruction
Paul Brown of Legend’s Memorablila announced today that original Stargate:SG-1 stars, Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Christoper Judge are participating in Legend’s charity auction of SG1 props to raise money for Vancouver’s CanStruction event in support of the foodbanks of Greater Vancouver. For the 2007,
Fire Serpent: Living Sunspot Wants To Eat Our Energy Reserves!
Most really engaging B-movies can be summed with a National Enquirer-type headline. Sci Fi Channel's Saturday night movie, Fire Serpent [9/8C], is no exception… When a weirdly behaving fire claims his fianc
Documentaries: Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing; …So Goes The Nation; The U.S. Vs. John Lennon
It's not often that political documentaries are both informative and entertaining. It's even less often that three such documentaries appear on DVD at the same time. …So Goes The Nation makes the mechanics of presidential campaigns – in their last days – fascinating; Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing looks at how a simple statement […]