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 college campuses in an effort to dethrone Emperor Bush […]
August 30th, 2007
Categories: Documentaries, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 3 Comments
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 […]
August 29th, 2007
Categories: New on DVD, Interviews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: No Comments
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 that […]
August 27th, 2007
Categories: Movie Posters . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 7 Comments
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 […]
August 27th, 2007
Categories: Independent Film, Trailers . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: No Comments
UPDATE (05.20.08) An early movie review of The Happening is out there. Here’s our coverage.
UPDATE (3.13.08) Check out our preview for The Happening, including the full trailer.
ORIGINAL POST: When M. Night Shyamalan was interviewed for the recent AFI Top 100 List, he admitted The Sixth Sense would never have been as successful if it came […]
August 25th, 2007
Categories: Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 9 Comments
With about two weeks left in the summer, we’ve seen our last box office hit of the season: Superbad. The movie that made “McLovin” a ridiculously instant catchword has made $47 million in six days. That’s damn big for an R-rated teen comedy. Tough not to think of Porky’s, huh? (If you’re old enough to remember it, that is.)
SUMMER 2007 — […]
August 23rd, 2007
Categories: Box Office News . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 1 Comment