With the success of "Monster's Ball" (2001) and "Finding Neverland" (2004) behind him, director Marc Forster has established himself as a critic's and awards darling, if not necessarily a major cinematic artist. Thus, in [...]
You might remember sketch comedy from the golden age of television courtesy of character geniuses such as Jackie Gleason and Red Skelton. You also might remember the gonzo blitzing satire fests of the seventies and eighties such as "The Groove [...]
It has been seven years since Ben Stiller made his last directorial effort, "Zoolander, " a high-concept Hollywood satire of the world of male fashion models. In "Tropic Thunder, " Stiller once again turns to satire, but this time he [...]
When I first saw the trailers for "Get Smart" in theaters some time ago, I thought to myself, "This can't be good." The trailer however, did have some funny moments that were very Maxwell Smart-ish, somewhat tempering my [...]
It has become cliché to say that truth is stranger than fiction. The Showtime series "This American Life" does not make this trite claim. It demonstratively proves it. According to the blurb on the back of the DVD package, the show is [...]
One of the funniest films ever made and clearly Mel Brooks' crown jewel, "Young Frankenstein" has made it to Blu-Ray Disc just in time for Halloween. The splendid homage to the classic horror films of the 30s and 40s, arrives in a [...]
Although never a major star, actress Shelley Duvall carved a niche for herself throughout the 1970s as a minor icon of the counterculture. Tall and gangly, with large eyes and toothy smile, Duvall's quirky looks alternated between clownish and oddly [...]
Since the incredible "Shaun Of The Dead, " Simon Pegg has become a warrant for laughs, an icon for dry British humor, but with much less talk than, say, Ricky Gervais. When I got my hands on his latest film "Run Fatboy Run" that is now [...]
It's been rather quiet around Mike Myers for some time with the last Austin Powers movie already being 6 years old and Shrek not accounting for much in my book. As such I was glad to see him in a new movie when the Blu-Ray version of "The Love [...]
Well, here is a colossal fiasco. "Virgin Territory" is the egregious title of many that were considered for this adaptation of "The Decameron, " a novel by 14th century Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio that featured 100 bawdy tales of [...]
