Art School Confidential
November 14, 2006
Daniel Clowes made the successful transition from the comic book page to the big screen with an adaptation of his graphic novel Ghost World in 2000. It was an excellent example of all the right elements coming together at the right time. Clowes is back...
Radioland Murders
September 18, 2006
Radioland Murders (1994) was one of George Lucas’ rare forays outside of the Star Wars universe and like others (Willow and Howard the Duck) it was a critical and commercial failure. Lucas seemed to be following in the footsteps of Woody Allen’s Radio...
Veronica Mars: Season 2
September 14, 2006
The second season of the cult fave television show Veronica Mars starts off with Veronica (Bell) about to begin her senior year in high school, she has a new boyfriend (Dunn) and she’s solved season one’s mystery. She’s even sworn off investigating...
Lost: Season 2
September 8, 2006
Going into the 2005-2006 television season, Lost found its niche market as one of the only major network T.V. science fiction/horror themed shows challenged by a whole slew of newcomers: Invasion, Night Stalker, Supernatural, Surface and Threshold. Would...
Surface: The Complete Series
August 29, 2006
Along with Night Stalker, Surface was one of the new crop of science fiction/horror themed television shows to get cancelled early in its run lasting only 15 episodes. The show originally aired on NBC and was heavily promoted but was unable to garner...
Brick
August 21, 2006
Rian Johnson’s debut film Brick (2005) caused something of a minor sensation among critics and discerning cineastes earlier this year when it won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an...
Invasion: The Complete Series
August 14, 2006
Poor Shaun Cassidy. If he didn’t have bad luck he’d have no luck at all. In 1995, he created American Gothic, a creepy supernatural drama for network television that was unable to garner decent enough ratings to stay on the air. In 2005, he returned...
Cache
July 6, 2006
Cache (2005) is one of those psychological thrillers that leaves its audience with more questions than answers. In some respects, it resembles one David Lynch’s films, specifically Lost Highway (1997), but not quite as abstract or immersed in noir imagery....
The Rockford Files: Season 2
July 5, 2006
“This is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave your name and number and I’ll get back to you.” James Garner and his classic Pontiac Firebird are back for another season of this entertaining show as he continued his popular portrayal of the engaging,...
The Omen: Collector’s Edition
June 30, 2006
The 1970s was a great decade for horror movies. You had independent films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Dawn of the Dead (1979) and mainstream Hollywood fare like The Exorcist (1973). Along with Rosemary’s Baby (1968), this film dealt...
