Review: Horrible Bosses
I don’t know if Kevin Spacey ever simultaneously frightens and delights an audience the way he does when playing a sadistic Boss from Hell, a man forever finding novel and exquisite ways to humiliate the poor sap in his employ. …
Review: Zookeeper
I know, I know - haven't I said enough about this film already? Apparently not. Look, I’m not going to complain that a monkey suggests flirting-by-flinging-feces in Zookeeper. Actually, given the quasi-creepy sexual vibe that the film is willing to …
So, What Are You Doing Tonight?
I can't wait for my betters to tell me why I'm wrong, but I'm happy to throw down for Jimmy Stewart as one of the top five actors ever to star in Hollywood. Surely, he is the beating, bleeding, sweet …
BREAKING! Black Jellyfish Heads Up Class-Action Lawsuit Against Avatar Director James Cameron
Claims Blockbuster Film Director Appropriated the Appearance of Numerous Extant Species Without Consent or Even Attribution. "'Trying to create a world from scratch,' my foot. If I had feet." SANTA MONICA PIER - In a move that industry experts are …
Exclusive! First Image from Captain America: Real American Sequel
Marvel execs call new hire Val Kilmer "more relatable" than "that 'roided freak [Chris] Evans."
Reviews!
This week Reader critic John Rubio takes his hat off to Larry Crowne (ha! ha?), takes a head shot at Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and gives a rueful nod to Terri. In the listings, Blank City and Monte Carlo.
Wine: Drink Corkage-Free at Fleming's Downtown This Summer!
This just in: from Friday, July 1-Wednesday, August 31st, you can bring your wine into the K Street location of Fleming's Steakhouse & Wine Bar and enjoy it with your meal without paying a corkage fee.* "We were just thinking …
Captain No-Place-in-Particular!
When I read the news that foreign countries were given the option of calling Captain America: First Avenger either by its full title or simply First Avenger, and that one of the three countries that opted for the latter was …
Video Tyme: Last Night's July 4th Fireworks as Seen from Bankers Hill
Why is this appearing on the Big Screen blog? You need a reason? Okay, fine. When the helicopter kicks in around 0:45 and the fireworks get all clustery and bright and rapid, it puts me in mind of Apocalypse Now. …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Twilight: Breaking Dawn
I know you guys have totally been making fun of this, but trust me, you're looking at it all wrong. This trailer is a totally awesome tool for mothers everywhere to use when it comes time for that difficult conversation …
Big Screen Stomach-Bug Blog: Part 2
Yes, you can watch Citizen Kane on YouTube - although doing so will probably call down Cineaste, the Wrathful Hipster God of Classic Cinema, to wreak vengeance upon you for your crimes against aesthetic genius. Maybe you'd be better off …
Big Screen Stomach-Bug Blog: Part 1
Not that you needed to know, but I spent most of last week fighting a nasty stomach bug, and mostly losing. Friday and Saturday were the worst. To help ease the pain, I watched movies that had most likely been …
So, What Are You Doing Tonight?
Stay with me on this one... When I think of Star Wars, I tend to think of this speech from Commissioner Gordon in Frank Miller's Batman story, The Dark Knight Returns: And you, dear reader, may not see what this …
Small Screen: Has George Lucas Taught Us Nothing?
So AMC Networks (Mad Men, Breaking Bad, other stuff) went public just now, and sadly, shares are trading a little lower than expected. (Guess maybe they should have made nicer with Mr. Weiner?) In response, AMC CEO Josh Sapan emphasized …
Played Out: A Final Thought on Super 8 Director J.J. Abrams
Presented by some of his characters. Dear J.J. - sooner or later, you're going to have to figure out what's in the box. (Of course, I could be wrong.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpjVgF5JDq8
Played Out: MST3K Takes On The Tree of Life [UPDATED]
[UPDATE: Now slightly funnier!] Well, it seems like a good idea at the time...but let us leave this joke on a cheerful note, with Mr. Sean (Chuckles) Penn himself... Related.
Speaking of stealing...
A while back, I wrote a story with Reader film critic David Elliott about Dennis Hopper. Elliott selected nine films from the Hopper canon, I watched 'em, and then we exchanged thoughts. The only one I couldn't find on video …
In Space, No One Can Hear You Steal
So here's the brand-new trailer for Apollo 18: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-82qd_rCzOs Check out right around 1:05. "It's inside my suit." Hmmmm... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J8mOOtS7XI It's a nicely done slow open, but you want to just get to the point, go ahead and skip to …
Reviews!
Reader critic David Elliott stays strong and resists the bright shiny thing that is Transformers: Dark of the Moon, opting instead for Le Quattro Volte, Page One: Inside the New York Times, and Viva Riva!, a film which necessitates an …