Aug
26
“Cthulhu” Reviewlhu
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The scariest thing about the film “Cthulhu” is that it was released. A Lovecraftian tale by way of New Queer Cinema, it’s interesting on a conceptual level. A gay man returns to his hometown where he discovers his family is part of a Cthulhu-worshipping cult. But the level of incompetence director Dan Gildark brings to […]
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25
Fall Movie Preview
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Welcome to the suck. Fall is generally a craptacular season if you’re a movie-goer. A large portion of Hollywood’s target audience is back in school, and for whatever reason, the entertainment industry has yet to realize students get weekends off. As such, whatever movies that studio executives didn’t have enough faith in to release during […]
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24
“The Gate” Review
Filed Under Cult Films, Movies
I’d never seen “The Gate.” It was one of the few horror movies a childhood friend of mine had seen, so he talked about it all the time. But it was never on my radar. I mean, it’s PG-13. We all know how I feel about horror movies rated PG-13.
But last night the New Beverly […]
Aug
22
“Superman: The Movie” is my “Star Wars.” I was born too late to see the original “Star Wars” when it was originally released in ‘77. But, I was in utero when my folks went to see the first Superman film in ‘79. I don’t remember being fanatical about “Star Wars” when I was a tot. […]
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22
The comic book series “Kick-Ass” debuted earlier this year. It’s not quite monthly. I think Marvel’s only put out three issues to date, not counting variants and reprints. But the title, written by Mark Millar and pencilled by John Romita Jr., has already attracted the interest of Hollywood. Director Matthew Vaughn is quickly assembling a […]
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21
Jason Would Like to Axe You a Question
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Serial killers and momma’s boys — two great tastes that taste great together. Jason Voorhees is perhaps my favorite mother-lovin’ slasher. Had she not been decapitated in the final reel of “Friday the 13th,” I think Mrs. Voorhees would be proud of her boy. But Jason’s carried on her tradition of showing kids the dangers […]
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20
Bored of the Rings
Filed Under Blockbusters, Books, Movies
I dunno why, but “The Lord of the Rings” movies did not work for me. I thought they were hammy, overlong and at the end of the day, simply not up my alley. No, I never read the books. But I hadn’t read “Nothing Lasts Forever” before I saw “Die Hard” and loved the hell […]
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19
I discovered Bill Hicks when I was in college. A friend of mine loaned me one of his comedy albums, and having never even heard of the guy — Hicks had died of pancreatic cancer in ‘94 — I was a little leery. As far as I was concerned, stand-up comedy was a dying art. […]
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18
Iron Man vs. “The Dark Knight”
Filed Under Blockbusters, Comics, Movies
Today is a slooow day for entertainment news. Last weekend, “Tropic Thunder” bumped “The Dark Knight” from the top spot at the box office. It’s hardly the most newsworthy thing in the world. TDK has been out for a month now. It’s rare for a flick to be #1 for two weeks. Four is almost […]
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16
“Midnight Meat Train” Review
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A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how Lionsgate had decided to dump “Midnight Meat Train” in dollar theaters. The film did about $30,000 in business the weekend it opened. That said, “The Love Guru” has at the very least outgrossed one movie this summer. But why did Lionsgate doom the movie to box office […]
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