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The Storm Before the Storm
Apologies, apologies. A busy work schedule has made this latest link collection late – it covers the past two weeks – and, truth be told, the upcoming New York Film Festival will likely continue my recent tardy streak. In the meantime, though, enjoy these pieces, the first two of which deal with Gamer. The Sandbox:…
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Sketchy
Over at IFC News, I take a look at films born from comedy sketches, and come up with the five best and worst. Unsurprisingly, Saturday Night Live prominently factors into both lists. The Five Best Films Based on Comedy Sketches (IFC News) The Five Worst Films Based on Comedy Sketches (IFC News)
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Monday-rama
I'm once again playing catch-up, thanks to a busy weekend of non-work-related craziness. Thus, here's my latest Sandbox column as well as some new reviews, including my disappointed take on Rob Zombie's Halloween II. The Sandbox: The Case for Remaking Games (IFC News) Out Now:Halloween II (Slant magazine)Big Fan (Slant magazine)At the Edge of the…
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Fast Break
Because of a forthcoming week-long vacation, the past few days have been incredibly hectic work-wise, a situation that frustratingly forced me to skip Funny People and Thirst. Nonetheless, I'll have reviews of both those new releases – as well as the highly anticipated District 9 – upon my return, as well as a feature for…
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Backlog
A heavy work (and life) schedule delayed this latest round-up post, which features my latest Sandbox column, another IFC feature, and a host of reviews (some of them a few weeks old), including one for the latest Harry Potter. The Sandbox: Western Expansion (IFC News)Vascillating Voiceovers: A History of Unreliable Narrators (IFC News) Now Playing:Harry…
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Late Bloomer
Because of the July 4th holiday, I'm a bit late in delivering a link to my latest Sandbox column. It's about thatgamecompany's Flower, a downloadable PS3 title that's taken a central position in the games-as-art debate. The Sandbox: Flower's Video Game Poetry (IFC News)
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Roll Out
Depending on one's vantage point, this link dump is either late or early. Either way, enjoy my in-depth reviews of last weekend's giant blockbuster and the coming two weekend's biggest releases. Coming Soon:Brüno (Slant magazine)Public Enemies (Slant magazine) Out Now:Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Slant magazine)The Stoning of Soraya M. (Slant magazine) And over at…
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Vs. This
In the spirit of last weekend's Monsters vs. Aliens, the estimable R. Emmet Sweeney and myself have come up with a list of the ten best "Vs." films, and picked the winners of each of those sagas' titular battles. The scorecard is up at IFC News. Getting Versed in Versus Movies (IFC News)
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Sundance One-Offs
In honor of this year's sure-to-be-overhyped-and-largely-irrelevant Sundance Film Festival, IFC News has compiled a list of the yearly event's 25 biggest one-hit wonders. I've lent my help via write-ups – for #s 25 (Down to the Bone), 22 (Panic), 18 (A Slipping-Down Life), 14 (The Big Kahuna), 10 (Scotland, PA), and 7 (Open Water) –…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Lou Adler
In 1981, famed music producer Lou Adler – fresh off the success of having directed Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke – made Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, a rough-and-tumble music-industry critique about an all-girl punk band’s rise and fall. Virtually no one saw it, because Paramount never gave it a proper theatrical or…
