Serenity
March 10, 2006
Can’t Stop The Signal is the tagline for Serenity, the directorial debut of TV favourite Joss Whedon of Buffyand Angel fame, and it has a clever double meaning. To begin with, the story of Serenityoriginated with a cult TV show from 2002 called...
Mirrormask
March 10, 2006
With Ghost World (2001) and Sin City (2005), comic book creators are taking a more active role in the cinematic adaptations of their work. Following in the footsteps of people like Daniel Clowes and Frank Miller, comic book legends Neil Gaiman and Dave...
Pride and Prejudice
March 10, 2006
Originally titled First Impressions, Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice is considered a classic piece of boy meets girl literature and has already been adapted in to two mini-series (1980 and 1995) and now a second film. The first was...
The Best of the Electric Company
March 10, 2006
The 1970s were a great time to be a kid. You had the holy quartet of kids’ shows: Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Zoom and The Electric Company. Anyone who remembers watching the Electric Company knows the show’s catchy theme song that starts off...
Blood and Wine
March 10, 2006
Director Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson had a number of memorable collaborations in the 1970s (Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens) and worked once together during the 1980s (The Postman Always Rings Twice) and again during the 1990s (Man...
Doom: Unrated Extended Edition
March 7, 2006
Wow, a cinematic video game adaptation not directed by Uwe Boll (Alone in the Dark) or Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil)?! I guess those guys must’ve been busy planning their next cinematic masterpieces when the casting call went out for Doom (2005)....
Sam Peckinpah’s The Legendary Westerns Collection
March 7, 2006
Sam Peckinpah defines the word “maverick.” He came out of Hollywood with his own unique brand of filmmaking that often clashed with studio executives. This resulted in a career of tough, uncompromising movies that were either loved or hated – there...
13 Going on 30: Fun & Flirty Edition
March 7, 2006
Despite the unoriginal premise (the movie Big recast with a woman), 13 Going on 30 (2004) is a very entertaining movie and this is due in large part to its star, Jennifer Garner, who brings to her role loads of charm. This movie is the perfect vehicle...
Elizabethtown
March 7, 2006
Cameron Crowe is something of a rarity in that he’s a filmmaker who makes deeply personal films within the Hollywood system. From his debut with Say Anything (1989) to his best film to date, Almost Famous (2000), he effortlessly blends comedy and drama...
Metropolitan
March 7, 2006
The early ‘90s marked the emergence of two independent filmmakers who were seen as possible heirs to Woody Allen’s cinematic legacy: Noah Baumbach (Kicking and Screaming) and Whit Stillman. Stillman, in particular, has often been cited in the same...
