Browsing Month October, 2007
HALLOWEEN HANGOVER: Horror Movies for November
By Norm Schrager at October 31, 2007 | 10:38 pm | 6 Comments
Halloween's over and it's time for some hair of the dog that bit you. But forget Saw, Hostel and The Descent. Don't bother with Freddy, Pinhead and Jason. Here's a handful of creepy, moody movies we recommend for your weekend viewing. (Plus, everything we just listed, and greats like Halloween and The Exorcist, are probably still out of stock.) :: Rosemary's Baby more...
MOVIE POSTER MONDAY: Stephen King’s “The Mist”
By Norm Schrager at October 29, 2007 | 10:49 pm | 1 Comments
We shared our preview of The Mist during Labor Day weekend, and now I hear a little buzz building. So, here's our latest poster encounter with this Stephen King adaptation. First, notice the most unnecessary aspect of any Stephen King-based movie poster: The line "Stephen King's Legendary Tale of Terror." Yeah, they're all legendary, we get it. This has probably been more...
Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s “Frankie Machine”
By Norm Schrager at October 27, 2007 | 3:56 pm | 6 Comments
In addition to creating the 1990s crime classic Heat, Robert De Niro and Michael Mann have one major thing in common: they've each made slick, stylish movies about bad guys. Now they're set to collaborate on another one, Frankie Machine, based on the novel "The Winter of Frankie Machine" by Don Winslow (he also wrote the book "The Death and Life of Bobby Z"). THE more...
“Tell Me You Love Me” Update: Through Episode 8
By Norm Schrager at October 24, 2007 | 10:57 pm | 3 Comments
UPDATE: See our most recent Tell Me You Love Me post If you catch Tell Me You Love Me via HBO On Demand, we're now through Episode 8: The sex continues, the therapy rolls on, and the series quality keeps improving. I would've never guessed it after those first two disappointing shows. The Lobby continues getting inquiries about whether the show's sex is real. more...
