Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
February 2, 2006
Before The Office made uncomfortable humour hip again, Knowing Me Knowing You was on British TV and quickly developed a cult following—enough to spawn several additional series and a one-off special. The show was created by talented comedian Steve Coogan...
The Right Spectacle: The Very Best of Elvis Costello – The Videos
February 2, 2006
In the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Elvis Costello cut an impressive path along the rock ‘n’ roll musical landscape by cranking out one insanely catchy song after another: “Pump It Up”, “Radio Radio”, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace,...
The Man Who Fell to Earth
February 2, 2006
When The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) was shown in the United States it was trimmed of 20 minutes of footage because the studio was worried that people wouldn’t understand what was going on. These cuts only made the movie more incomprehensible. This...
Fever Pitch: Cursed Reversed Edition
February 2, 2006
Unlike fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Will Farrell, Jimmy Fallon has yet to make the successful jump from television to movies. He showed promise with his small (and almost unrecognizable) role in Almost Famous (2000) and then completely wasted it...
Crash
February 1, 2006
Thanks to a canny marketing campaign and a star-studded cast, Crash (2004) was a hot topic, must-see movie when it came out in theatres earlier this year. Like Steve Soderbergh’s Traffic (2000), Crash addresses a major problem that continues to plague...
Gladiator: Extended Edition
February 1, 2006
We all know the story. In 1999, Ridley Scott hadn’t made anything decent since Thelma and Louise eight years previously, Russell Crowe was just starting to get noticed after The Insider and as for Joaquin Phoenix, who the hell is he? Cut to 2005...
Kung Fu Hustle
February 1, 2006
Fresh from the worldwide triumph of Shaolin Soccer (2001), Stephen Chow surpassed its critical and commercial success with Kung Fu Hustle (2004). He took the winning formula he perfected with his previous film and elevated it to a more ambitious scale....
