As the 2012 Oscars approach, now is the time to brush up on some of the bigger pictures for the award season. Director Terrence Malick is no stranger to the Oscars, being nominated for “The Thin Red Line” back in ’99. If you aren’t familiar with his line of work — let me give you the breakdown. Malick directs a movie every so often, large periods of time pass
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As we find ourselves drawing closer to Halloween, I want to look back at a hidden gem — tucked away into cult following. Bypassing the average movie goer — becoming a classic. Before “Lord of the Rings” and his epic 2005 version of “King Kong” — Academy Award winning director Peter Jackson gave the world the most brutally gory midnight movie of all time — Dead Alive. Our story
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Every so often I come across a movie that came out more than a decade ago, a movie that I missed upon it’s initial release. Rarely do I wish that I caught the movie opening night but this is one exception — Stir Of Echoes. A movie so chilling and well crafted that it angers me that I didn’t see this 10 years ago. Kevin Bacon stars as Tom
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Okay. Um — wow. I’m having trouble on where to begin here. Okay, here we go. Let me catch everyone up who does not keep up with cinema news. Terrible movies are growing more and more popular ever since Tommy Wiseau’s opus “The Room” debut in 2003. “The Room” is widely known and considered to be the best “worst” movie ever made, with no plot, terrible acting and an
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Now for a little trip down memory lane. Anyone my age knows exactly what I’m talking about. Power Rangers; cultural phenom, revolutionary. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s a little history lesson for you. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debut in 1993 on Fox Kids, it is based on a television show entitled Super Sensei Warrior created by Haim Saban and Suki Levy. It featured
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Let me be honest, I was a wee bit skeptical of this re-hash of The Green Hornet franchise. So I wasn’t in any hurry to drop down my hard earned money. I wasn’t sure if I could take Seth Rogen seriously as an action star or how well Michel Gondry could deliver a $70 Million movie. Suffice to say, I was pleasantly surprised. The Green Hornet came into being
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Where do I start? How do I begin to explain the trip that is Kubrick’s 2001? If you have not experienced 2001; you are sadly missing out on the greatest science fiction ride ever made. If you have seen it, then this will be a great look back. The general story is about a computer malfunction aboard a space craft on it’s way to uncover the mystery of the
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