The Film Crusade

As Hollywood studios continue to pursue the property rights for classic American board games, action figures and arcade games, nostalgic movie-going masses may no longer feel that once-precious nostalgia.

A discussion on why Kubrick’s lesser known masterpiece deserves to be recognized as one of his best films.

Mark your calendars because Freddy Krueger is back. In 2010, a new version of the Wes Craven-inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street is scheduled to hit theaters.

While most of Apatow’s films are known for their humor, Funny People is actually Apatow’s most serious work to date. And with a title that includes the word “funny” in it, there’s no surprise that humor was on audience-radar.

Way back in the 70’s and 80’s, it was much easier to produce an edge-of-your-seat thriller. John Carpenter knew that. Carpenter’s examination of embodied evil which is inescapable has long been mimicked and rehashed over the last couple decades.

Every film has a different code of ethics for its newspaper, reporter, editor, and even its subjects. The most recent newspaper movie, “State of Play”, reminded us of just how downright dirty editors and reporters on film can be.

It’s no surprise that Sean Byrne’s relentlessly blood-soaked “The Loved Ones” won the Cadillac People’s Choice Award at TIFF’s midnight screening. The young Australian writer/director has since been hard-pressed for free time as many in Hollywood have been vying for his attention.

On June 30th it will have been 20 years since Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” was screened in theaters. Lee’s controversial yet bold exercise in filmmaking proved himself a pioneer in understanding race relations and certainly one of the best black voices in film.

Somewhere in that cabinet where you keep all of your movies, there are several reliable cover movies. They’re called cover movies, well, because you need to be wrapped up and curled fetal position into a thousand or so covers and pillows. Some may refer to these as ‘blanket movies,’ but that’s simply incorrect.

What makes Watchmen so challenging is that it is not easy-watching. While most comic-book flicks these days are purely geared towards escapism, Watchmen compels viewers to consider humanity in its lowest form and think about the human capacity for evil.