Editor’s note: The Unseen is a somewhat regular column, looking at movies that are out of print, never released on DVD and otherwise hard to find. In the 1990s, filmmakers seemed obsessed with taking old school children’s entertainment, updating it to film, and releasing it on an unsuspecting public, believing that parents would take their …
Editor’s note: The Unseen is a somewhat regular column, looking at movies that are out of print, never released on DVD and otherwise hard to find. For some time, if a movie made money, the question has been not if there was going to be a sequel, but instead the question would be how bad …
My Favorite ________ is a new series of articles I’m going to be doing for Lonely Reviewer. This edition of the article is “My Favorite Summer Movie.” I thought long and hard about what summer blockbuster I’d name as my favorite. There is some criteria to determining this. Nostalgia is a big factor, the summer …
David Carradine is dead. Long live David Carradine. Actor David Carradine died Thursday in Thailand at age 72. He reportedly committed suicide, though his wife, friends and producers of the film Carradine was shooting dispute that idea. Everyone has written their obit piece, so there’s no nead to do another. However, what I would like …
A month or so ago, I wrote an editorial criticizing AMC Movie Thetaters for a terrible experience I had where the manager made it clear that he cared more about money than giving audiences what they paid for. And earlier this week, this story breaks. Comedian Aziz Ansari, (now co-starring on TV’s “Parks and Recreation,”) …
In 1985, Slapshot formed in Boston, Massachusetts. Before even performing live, the anticipation for the band was high. One writer said they were a “great live act,” before they ever stepped foot on a stage. The group’s origins come from Boston’s hardcore scene, but the band never stayed within those lines, choosing to lead rather …
If relationships and break-ups weren’t hard enough, try making a movie about yours with your girlfriend. Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones decided that they should break up. However, instead of breaking it off, they decide to have days off and days on with each other, stretching out the break-up process to make it easier to …
Director Bestor Cram has won awards for his previous films “You Don’t Know Dick,” and “Unfinished Symphony.” His most recent movie, “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison,” goes back to the recording of the music legend’s 1968 live album. The movie screens at the IFFB, Friday, April 24th.
Everyone knows that movie going is expensive. On a Friday night, tickets cost $10 each, and that’s not including popcorn, candy or soda. We like movies. All of us who write for the site are doing this for the love of cinema, not to get rich off of it. (‘Cause trust us, we aren’t.) We …
So, you’ve got a blu-ray player, now what? With some help from some friends (and Sam who is also a friend), we’ve put together a list of essential, must own blu-ray titles. We tried to mix it up with old and new, so take a look, and feel free to chime in with your own …