Browsing Month August, 2007

PREVIEW: Michael Moore’s “Captain Mike Across America”

By Norm Schrager at August 30, 2007 | 12:31 pm | 4 Comments

PREVIEW: Michael Moore’s “Captain Mike Across America”

Some people think Michael Moore's onscreen presence is the worst thing about his movies. If you're in that camp, you're just gonna love the SiCKO director's new documentary, Captain Mike Across America. After skewering the 2000 election embarrassment in Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore is back in Captain Mike chronicling his "Slacker Uprising" tour, where he hit 60 more...

Documentaries , Movie Previews

Final Episode: ESPN’s The Bronx Is Burning

By Norm Schrager at August 29, 2007 | 1:14 pm | 0 Comment

Final Episode: ESPN’s The Bronx Is Burning

See other The Bronx Is Burning Episode Recaps: #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 ESPN's latest attempt at a movie miniseries is over... and I wouldn't call it a creative success. The quick reaction to the eight-hour The Bronx Is Burning: 2 1/2 stars out of 5. Here's the expanded opinion: The producers for ESPN Original Entertainment simply could not fill more...

Interviews , New on DVD

Movie Poster Monday: The Assassination of Jesse James

By Norm Schrager at August 27, 2007 | 11:45 pm | 7 Comments

Movie Poster Monday: The Assassination of Jesse James

Welcome to our new weekly feature, Movie Poster Monday. It's self-explanatory. Our part-wisdom, part-wiseass buddies over at the The Rec Show turned me on to the preview poster for The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. Long title. Cool poster. Pretty unorthodox approach for a teaser poster: No images, no logos, no faces. Just a great design more...

Movie Posters

Hannah Takes The Stairs Now on IFC On Demand

By Norm Schrager at August 27, 2007 | 11:01 pm | 0 Comment

Last week, we reviewed a must-see list of indie films from the "Mumblecore" movement, including Joe Swanberg's quirky SXSW hit, Hannah Takes The Stairs. TRAILER If you've been wanting to see Hannah, but don't live in one of the limited-run cities mentioned, you can see it right now, at home. Hannah Takes The Stairs has just premiered on demand, thanks to the more...

Independent Film , Trailers