First Hairspray was a cult movie by oddball director, John Waters, famous for some of the most offensive cult films. Then it became a Broadway smash, winning 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Now, it is a movie, based on the musical. It’s Hairspray! Young Tracy Turnblad (brilliant newcomer, Nikki Blonsky) has high hopes on [...]
Sheer Genius: Review for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Sweeney Todd is the story of a barber (Johnny Depp, in his best role) seeking vengeance on the judge (Alan Rickman) who sent him to prison for 15 years on false charges. He gets help from his pie making landlord Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) and opens up his old barber shop again to slit [...]
Worst Movies of the Year
It’s been an interesting year. There have been some great films and some real bombs. Here’s my list of the worst films this year.
3. Wild HogsThis film was a very sad attempt on the midlife crisis film. Tim Allen was okay, but this film’s real LVP goes to William H. Macy. He’s a great actor, [...]
Strike and You’re Out!: News About Writer’s Strike
The Writer’s Guild of America have gone on strike. Why? Because of, what else, but money. The writers last striked in 1988 because of the sucsess of VHS video tapes. They only got $.04 for each tape, while the producers rolled in cash. They walked out on November 5.This time, it’s streaming and downloading videos [...]
Royal Pain: Review for Camelot
The grand story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table was transformed into a musical on Broadway that lasted a short time. In 1967, the musical was made into a movie starring the original Arthur, Richard Harris. This film is not regal in any way. The songs are really stupid. The lyrics [...]
"Murder", She Wrote: Revisiting Poirot in "Murder on the Orient Express"
The novel, Murder on the Orient Express, is one of the most famous detective stories of all time and its main character, pompous Belgian Hercule Poirot, is the quirkiest and most original detective since Sherlock Holmes. The novel is smooth on its tracks and amusing. Christie, now recognized as the Queen of Crime. She has [...]
"Saw" It Be"4": Review for Saw IV
The first film of the gore happy Saw series was relatively good. The second was disappointing. The third, hopeful yet seriously flawed. The fourth one, well…it may be the worst film of the series. Jigsaw “returns” to play more games with more victims. The very beginning of the film starts with Jigsaw’s dead body in [...]
"Murder" Most Foul: Review for "A Murder Is Announced"
A Murder Is Announced is part of the PBS/Mystery! series Marple. It is a series of Miss Marple mysteries adapted from the works of her creator, the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. This particular film is based on the novel of the same name. “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October [...]
Robbed Zombie: Review for Planet Terror DVD
I know, I know, everyone who saw Grindhouse in theaters is in fury. The reason it was so much fun to watch was beacause you got the feeling of actually being in a grind-house theater; what with the fake trailers (which are not included on any of the DVDs), the scratched film reels, the missing [...]
No "Proof" Needed: Review for Death Proof DVD
I know, I know, everyone who saw Grindhouse in theaters is in fury. The reason it was so much fun to watch was beacause you got the feeling of actually being in a grind-house theater; what with the fake trailers (which are not included on any of the DVDs), the scratched film reels, the missing [...]
