gearfuse (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Imagine this. Let’s just say your name happens to be, oh, I don’t know, Fred Savage, and your grandfather happens to be a book obsessed Peter Falk impersonator. Say he walks into your bedroom one day when you’re coughing your ass off, I mean hacking up a fuckin’ lung, and he starts rambling about some [...]
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
In celebration of Criterion's deluxe double-DVD and Blu-ray treatment of Wings of Desire , my Benten Films partner-in-crime Andrew Grant and I rewatched Wim Wenders ' 1987 masterpiece (and pored over the bonus features) to discuss the film's elusive magic and why a work so specific to East-West German tensions has aged so gracefully. Andrew reminisces about spending time in Berlin around the time...
Travel (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
By Brian Jackson With a shop near every neighborhood, video stores have been the most convenient way to get movies for years. Instead of buying or renting the dvd, people now can choose a movie download instead. Following is a list of a few movies that you can get using a movie download site. The Indian in the Cupboard: A boy (Scardino) acquires an old chest as a birthday present, and finds that while...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Lots of readers, perhaps gleening where this conversation was heading anyway, have already started sending me nominations for the worst remakes (note: Not the same as the worst sequels , for that conversation begins and ends with Caddyshack II). One reader suggests the remake of the Andromeda Strain, which I discussed here . Another makes a strong case for the remake of the In-Laws (the original is...
maggies meanderings and shameless p (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
I think eventually, it will be posted on their website , but for now, I'll just post the whole thing. THE BUTLER DID IT By Tim Kelly Mesquite Community Theatre *REVIEWED 10/24/09 REVIEWED BY Matt Gunther ASSOCIATE THEATER CRITIC for John Garcia's THE COLUMN _______________________THE BUTLER DID IT______________________ Do the words `Detective Mystery' and ` Butler ' evoke any kind of immediate response...
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
HE IS quite possibly the most famous and most recognisable detective of them all – and Universal Playback has the case all sown up for Christmas with Columbo: The Complete Series 1-10 on DVD from October 19, 2009. Cigar-chomping, disarmingly brilliant LA homicide detective Columbo shines in all his shabby glory in one of the most iconic performances in TV history – Peter Falk’s crumpled...
Austinist (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Austin Film Festival: American Cowslip Friday, Oct 23, 7:30pm Wed, Oct 28, 9:15pm Various Venues ( Austin ) [ info ] | [ tickets ] An American Cowslip is an extraordinarily beautiful, rare flower that can only grow when it’s left totally alone. That’s the best way to think about Ethan Inglebrink , a lovable sweet, naïve, agoraphobic heroin addict with a green thumb, who resides in...
The House Next Door (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
By Chris Gisonny On September 21, 1970, television viewers beheld Dick Cavett welcoming John Cassavetes, Peter Falk and Ben Gazzara to the set of his show. Cavett initially describes them as “three animals” and before long their behavior supports his claim. They were there to promote Husbands (1970), a film directed by the notoriously unorthodox Cassavetes and starring all three of them....
AutomoBlog.net (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
There was a farce comedy movie back in the 60s called “The Great Race”. It starred Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, just about anybody who was farcical comedies back then. It was a fake movie, more or less based on real events, the actual 1908 New York-to-Paris race, and Tony [...]
"Let's Not Talk About Movies" (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
" Wings of Desire " aka "Der Himmel über Berlin" (Wim Wenders, 1987) "I can't see ya, but I know you're here. I can feel it. I wish I could see your face. I have so much I want to tell you. I'm a friend. Compañero." Among the loveliest, most complicated and free-thinking films ever made, Wim Wenders ' " Wings of Desire " (he actually prefers that...
The One-Line Review (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
USA Feature Film Director: Rob Reiner Writer: William Goldman Cinematographer: Adrian Biddle Composer: Mark Knopfler Cast: Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Fred Savage, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Mel Smith Managing to be both an excellent example of and a winning pastiche of the fantasy genre, Reiner’s...
Travel (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
By Joan McCray Look below if you came to see motion picture reviews. If you are looking for a movie download site here are some phrases to search. film download searches will include "Download films", "Fast Movies Download", and "Downloadable films". Luv: Murray Schisgal three character hit play in regards to pseudo-eggheads was not designed for motion pictures anyway,...
Muse Ink (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
or, Thoughts on Completing "The Night Was..." I rewatched Throw Momma From the Train last night, after my friend and co-writer Paul Martin reminded me of the dreck the members of Billy Crystal's writing class came up with. (Ya gotta love Mrs. Hazeltine's contribution to literature: "Dive... DIVE," yelled the captain through the thing. So the captain pressed a button, or something,...
The Business Blog (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
By Gwen Parks We have reviews of some movies listed below. You can find a lot of information on movie downloads sites if you do a good search. You should have good luck with a search like "Download Unlimited Music"; if not then try "Best Movie Download Sites" and "Internet Movie Rental". The Little Thief: So-so personality picture of the title lass, a disassociated, amoral...
CHILD OF TELEVISION (Free subscription) | 21/09/2009
Listen to me TONIGHT on TV CONFIDENTIAL with Ed Robertson and Frankie Montiforte Broadcast LIVE every other Monday at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio . The program will then be repeated Tuesday through Sunday at the same time (10pm ET, 7pm PT) on Shokus Radio for the next two weeks, and then will be posted on line at our archives page at TVConfidential.net . As always, the further we go back...
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