Red Band Trailers- Behind the Hype
The first glimpse that many people have of a movie is a trailer. It helps sell the movie and (hopefully for the filmmakers,) encourages you to plunk down a few
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Three Cool Movie Blogs
It seems that nowadays everyone keeps a blog. Vatche does. I do. Your mom does. (OK, maybe not your mom.) And while Lonely Reviewer is still the perfect place to check out for movie news, information and commentary, here are a few others that are taking the art of film appreciation to a higher level. …
Lonely Reviewer Feature: Summer of Sin
For as long as there’s been movies, teens have been rebelling. In 1955’s ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ James Dean yelled ‘you’re tearing me apart.’ In 1976, Carrie White’s telekinetic powers freak out and wreak havoc at her senior prom.
Summer of Sin: Revenge of the Nerds
‘Revenge of the Nerds’ will forever be one of the defining 80s movies for me. While the DVD releases from the 90s on will inevitably tout the fact that it co-starred Anthony Edwards, ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ is an excellent ensemble cast that includes Robert Carradine as Lewis Skolnick, Anthony Edwards as Gilbert Lowell and …
Remake This: Poseidon (2006)
Wolfgang Peterson’s remake of Irwin Allen’s ‘Poseidon Adventure,’ probably went though a few name changes before settling on the titular ‘Poseidon.’
Saturday Afternoon Sweetness
In our heart of hearts, deep down in our souls, we knew this movie would eventually make the Saturday Afternoon Sweetness list. So let me just start out by saying, on the record, I know this is not a good movie. It’s an awful idea, it’s an awful script, its got awful effects and the …
Three Cool Car Chases
The Dead Pool Granted, 1988’s ‘The Dead Pool,’ is not the best in the Dirty Harry series and it was one of the first movies to un-leash Jim Carrey on an un-suspecting movie-going audience. But any Clint Eastwood movie is worth seeing at least once. (Well, except for ‘City Heat.’) ‘The Dead Pool’ is no …
This Week in Poorly Argued Criticism
Man in line: Wait a minute, why can’t I give my opinion? It’s a free country! Alvy: I mean, d- He can give you- Do you hafta give it so loud? I mean, aren’t you ashamed to pontificate like that? “Annie Hall” by Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman Editor’s Note: Supporters of the worldwide Internet …
Dirty Harry: A Retrospective
All five of the Dirty Harry movies are now available on DVD and Blu-Ray, in a new boxed set, featuring an impressive amount of extras, including commentaries and documentaries.
Remake This: Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
For some reason, I grew up with the idea that Dudley Moore was a joke. Not the kind that you laugh with. No, ol’ Dudley was the kind you laughed at.