Comedy
The Whole Nine Yards
With his macho-action-hero-image, Bruce Willis has earned the loyal following of legions of fans, but it is easy to forget that the actor is also a brilliant comedian, who has actually spent a greater amount of time making people laugh, than blowing [...]
The Twelve Chairs
Satisfying as well as infuriating, the movies of Mel Brooks invariably swing between affectionate parody ("Young Frankenstein") and vulgar spoofs ("Blazing Saddles"). Yet he is not afraid to sprinkle in commentary about the human [...]
Stay Tuned
Most classic films have earned that classification because the sum of the movie’s parts add up to a total package of entertainment. That is, all of the various ingredients of the film come together to make a wholly satisfying product. Of course, the [...]
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Credited as the impetus for the hit television show "Saturday Night Live, " "The Kentucky Fried Movie" is actually less of a movie than an assortment of irreverent skits and hilarious nonsense. It feels like an American version of [...]
Modern Times
Charlie Chaplin would have loved digital filmmaking. Watch his films (especially the Mutual two-reelers) and you see an artist in love with the technology of movies. When film was not malleable enough, only then did he resort to props (e.g. the shoe [...]
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
One of the most impressive things about DVDs thus far (besides the picture and sound quality) is the number of catalog titles that have been released. Most of the studios have been doing an admirable job of mixing new releases with older films. The only [...]
Please, Not Now!
Brigitte Bardot has been a sex symbol for a whole generation and even watching her today in the movies that made her the star she was, it is hard to escape her charisma and charm. But it wasn’t only her sex appeal and her voluptuous lips that made her a [...]
