When most people think of Oscar-caliber films, they think of huge, sweeping epics, or serious, hard-to-follow films. Which is why I think most were surprised by "The Full Monty" a few years ago. The movie is exceedingly simple and subtle and [...]
This has been a good month for Tobe Hooper on DVD. His mini-series ’Salem’s Lot’ was just released, as was ’The Funhouse’ which Hooper made just before shooting ’Poltergeist.’ ’The Funhouse’ is an attempt to mix the 80’s slasher craze [...]
Although not a designated Collector’s Edition, Universal is serving up a pretty thick package with Eddie Murphy’s release of “Life”. The disc contains a widescreen version of the film in its 1.85:1 aspect ration in a beautiful anamorphic transfer. [...]
If there were a price for the most misleading packaging for a movie, one where the creators of the publicity materials either completely missed the meaning of the film or purposefully tried to veil it, I believe this prize would have to got to Sterling [...]
Making a movie can often be like cooking a meal. You want to start with the best, freshest ingredients and hope that everything combines to create a wonderful outcome. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. With "Pushing Tin", many [...]
When I was at tech school in 1989, everybody called me Ferris. Supposedly I look like Matthew Broderick, but I don’t see it. Supposedly I also act like Ferris Bueller, which I suppose I don’t mind as much. I know they were picking on me, but I took it [...]
"The Blair Witch Project" is a little independent film that has gone on to make it really, really big. The film was produced with a very small budget – somewhere around $30,000 – which really adds to its charm and believability. The [...]
Since it’s first introduction into the market in the early 1950s, the "Tales From The Crypt" comic books have been an ongoing phenomenon that attracted countless children and adults of various generations with its gruesome stories and the [...]
As you know, there are a great many clichés in the world of film. Probably one of the greatest clichés is the teenager movie. We always seem to get the same exaggerated stereotype characters who are too smart, too dumb, too nice, too cruel, etc. These [...]
It always takes a few years until the Muppets reappear on the big screen in a new motion picture, and it is a celebration for me every time. Luckily this year has seen such a return of those furry and fluffy, loveable little fellows that have become [...]
