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 [...]
"The Guns of Navarone" is widely hailed as one of the greatest adventure films of all time. And it’s no wonder, considering the wealth of talent that was involved in its production. Starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn; [...]
’Felicia’s Journey’ is a passionate thriller located in England that tells the story of a serial killer in a very unique way. Played by Bob Hoskins, Joseph Hilditch is an eccentric chef whose path crosses with that of Felicia, a young woman on the [...]
Lately, it has seemed that I am a magnet for bizarre films from Europe. But, at least my latest offering isn’t as obscure as some of the other recent films. Many horror fans caught ’Possession’ on video when it was first released by Vestron in the [...]
When we think of genre films from Japan, we generally think of rubber monster suits, "Pokemon", or Anime. Well, apparently Godzilla, Pikachu, and Akira are all out of town, because Synapse Films is bringing us the darker side of Japanese film [...]
As we all know, genre-cycles come and go in Hollywood. In the early ’80s, there was an insurgence of mythical fantasy films, which came to be known as "sword & sorcery" movies. This trend was no doubt influenced by the popularity of the [...]
From the producer of ’Gone With The Wind, ’ ’Duel In The Sun’ is a movie just as epic and picturesque. Telling the story of the half-breed Indian girl, Pearl, the film follows the conflict and events surrounding her living with a rich white land [...]
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 [...]
Among guitar aficionados the term "G3" usually causes immediate salivating and feverish looks, while the rest of the world may just wonder, "What is G3?" In 1996 three guitar legends teamed up together for a very unique tour to give [...]
In our fevered ’been there, done that’ culture, people sometimes disregard the fact that great artists often revisit themes over the course of their creative lives. How many times did Hitchcock explore the idea of someone falsely accused? The works of [...]
