Browsing Month January, 2009

A Tale of THE UNINVITED

By Allison at January 30, 2009 | 1:42 pm | 2 Comments

A Tale of THE UNINVITED

We're in a bit of that Winter Movie Slump between films of holidays past (December) and films of your dating future (February). Doing what we can with what we have... one film in theaters today is The Uninvited, the uninvited (zing!) American remake of the Korean psychological thriller/horror film, A Tale of Two Sisters. Now, I haven't see The Uninvited yet but given its more...

Horror

Trailer, Preview: THE TRIALS OF TED HAGGARD

By Norm Schrager at January 30, 2009 | 12:11 am | 2 Comments

Trailer, Preview: THE TRIALS OF TED HAGGARD

Ted Haggard is full of shit. The popular Indiana-born evangelical spent a lot of time preaching, but not too much time practicing, if you know what I mean. He never had a problem railing against gay sex -- but it would seem he sure did dig it himself. Not to mention the methamphetamines... So pure Uncle Ted jumped on the Oprah Winfrey show this week to talk about more...

Movie Previews

Free DVD Giveaway: VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

By Norm Schrager at January 27, 2009 | 1:33 pm | 236 Comments

Free DVD Giveaway: VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

THIS CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. We can only accept entries posted by the noted deadline, so if you've entered in time, best of luck! We'll be choosing a random winner soon. ORIGINAL POST: After a trio of British-based (and British-funded) films, Woody Allen stayed in Europe to make Vicky Cristina Barcelona, his most acclaimed relationship comedy in an awfully long more...

Contests

Slamdance Film Festival 2009: The Winners

By Norm Schrager at January 25, 2009 | 10:52 pm | 0 Comment

Slamdance Film Festival 2009: The Winners

Fans of independent film know that Sundance isn't the only Park City showcase every January. The less visible -- much less visible -- Slamdance Film Festival also shows off an impressive collection of indie movies. Except Slamdance films are usually even more indie, whether that be in terms of budget or content. So after thousands of initial submissions, here are the more...

Awards