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Let’s hear it for the undead – in lit and at the movies

Posted on June 4, 2009 by admin

A zombie jamboree In a show of solidarity with our Another Hole in the Head cover package, let’s talk zombies. I addressed the slow- vs. fast-moving zombie controversy in another column. Now, it’s not the speed that matters but the … Continue reading →

DVD reviews: Winslet, DiCaprio bright spots in bleak ‘Revolutionary Road’; ‘Defiance’ delivers

Posted on June 4, 2009 by admin

Winslet should have won for ‘Road’ If “Revolutionary Road” was not the bleakest movie of 2008, I’m glad I missed what was. Based on a novel by Richard Yates, the well-crafted mass of misery is most notable for Kate Winslet’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged “Defiance, Barry Caine, Bielski, Daniel Craig, Eddie Murphy, Edward Zwick, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Liev Schreiber, Movies & DVDs, New York Yankees, Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes | Leave a comment

DVD review: Don’t blame Tom Cruise for ‘Valkryie’; ‘True Blood’s’ Sookie says ‘bite me’

Posted on May 20, 2009 by admin

Give Tom a break Poor Tom Cruise.Not something you hear every day, but let’s face it: The guy never seems to get a break. Consider how often he was trashed, bashed and eviscerated for playing a German officer in “Valkyrie” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anna Paquin, ” “Peyton Place”, ” “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perin, ” Sookie Stackhouse, “3 Days of the Condor, “A Bug’s Life, “Driven to Kill, “Valkryie, Ben Affleck, Charlaine Harris, John Wayne, Steven Seagal, Tom Cruise, True Blood | Leave a comment

DVD reviews: ‘JCVD’ worth a (Van) Damme, ‘Hotel for Dogs’ not a bow-wow,

Posted on April 29, 2009 by admin

Van Damme acts! Jean-Claude Van Damme wrote me a letter once, in response to a less-than-stellar review of his action film. I forget which, but, like the rest of his work, it was rated FDR (fight, duck, run), a genre … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barry Caine, DVD reviews, Emma Roberts, Hotel for Dogs, JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Movies & DVDs, Pulling, Rube Goldberg, Sharon Horgan | Leave a comment

Hitler meets a clown; ‘Notorious’ and the Three Stooges

Posted on April 23, 2009 by admin

Coming Attractions: “The Clown and the Fuhrer” “Hitler Painted Roses,” a provocative short story by Harlan Ellison, looks at the one moment in time when all the denizens in hell are allowed out for a day. All leave but Adolf … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adolph Hitler, Alfred Hitchcock, Barry Caine, Blu-ray, Cary Grant, Harlan Ellison, Lizzie Borden, Movies & DVDs, Notorious, Shirley MacLaine, Sleepless in Seattle – The Musical, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the 3 Stooges, The Clown and the Fuhrer, the Three Stooges | Leave a comment

DVD reviews: Rourke goes to mat in “Wrestler,” Ex-prez vs. celeb in “Frost/Nixon”

Posted on April 23, 2009 by admin

Rourke’s rebound “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, semi-retired pro wrestler and infrequent actor (“They Live”), hammers Mickey Rourke with kudos for his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the over-the-hill title character in “The Wrestler,” new on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s not the buffed pecs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged “Frost/Nixon, Barry Caine, Darren Aronofsky, David Frost, Evan Rachel Wood, Frank Langella, Marisa Tomei, Mickey Rourke, Movies & DVDs, Peter Morgan, Richard Nixon, Ron Howard, Rowdy Roddy Piper, the wrestler | Leave a comment

DVD reviews: ‘Slumdog’ slick, ‘Marley’ doggone touching, ‘Tell No One’ terrific

Posted on March 31, 2009 by admin

“Slumdog Millionaire,” winner of eight Oscars including best picture and best director, if you don’t dwell on “the gimmick.” The gimmick is a plot contrivance that tells the lead character’s life story via flashbacks that explain his ability to correctly … Continue reading →

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Vampire sex vs. ‘Twilight’ DVD

Posted on March 19, 2009 by admin

And speaking of vampire sex … As you may know, “Twilight,” a love story about Bella, a pretty high school girl, and Edward, a prettier male vampire, celebrates celibacy. What you may not know is when he kisses her — … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ‘Elegy’, Ben Kingsley, Kristen Stewart, Penelope Cruz, Punisher, Robert Pattison, Twilight, vampire, vampire sex | Leave a comment

DVD reviews: “W.,” “Nights in Rodanthe,” “My Name Is Bruce”

Posted on February 12, 2009 by admin

Stone cold The year Bush beat Gore, so to speak, many of us were saying that we’d vote for Gore but we’d prefer to hang with G.W. at a dinner party. So here’s the Oliver Stone biopic “W.,” out now … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged “Nights in Rodanthe, Barry Caine, Bruce Campbell, Diane Lane, DVD reviews, George W. Bush, Josh Brolin, Movies, Nicholas Sparks, Oliver Stone, Richard Gere, W | Leave a comment

DVD reviews: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” “Pride and Glory,” “RocknRolla,” “Lakeview Terrace,” “The Beiderbecke Affair”

Posted on January 30, 2009 by admin

Menage a trois Woody Allen plays with a ménage a trois in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” the filmmaker’s most enjoyable romance movie in years. A big reason is his knack for casting the perfect women. Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall play … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged “Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Colin Farrell, Corbin Bleu, DVD reviews, Edward Norton, Guy Ritchie, Javier Bardem, Noah Emmerich, Penelope Cruz, Pride and Glory, RocknRolla, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, The Beiderbecke Affair, Tom Wilkinson, Woody Allen | Leave a comment

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