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Movies We Love: A League of Their Own

Movies We Love: A League of Their Own

“We are the members of the All American League. We come from cities near & far. We have got Canadians, Irish ones & Swedes. We are all for one, we are one for all, we are all American!”

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 28, 2009 | Comments

Fantastic Fest Review: Dirty Mind

Fantastic Fest Review: Dirty Mind

The lowest on the totem pole, Diego, is laughed at on the job working with his confident, stunt man older brother Cisse. He’s shy, struggles with a need for love he can’t fulfill, and is generally walked upon by everyone until an accident sees him waking up in the hospital as Tony T – a brand new personality that comes complete with cockiness and catch-phrases.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 14, 2009 | Comments

Gossip Girl 3.4 Review: Dan de Fleurette

Gossip Girl 3.4 Review: Dan de Fleurette

Dan falls for Vanessa’s new roommate, who’s more than she appears. Blair, at her wit’s end over her lack of progress in NYU social circles, receives a report that Jenny is attempting to dismantle the hierarchy at Constance, prompting her to rush back to her old fiefdom in its defense.

By Michelle Graham on October 12, 2009 | Comments

Art is an Act of Violence: Refn Talks ‘Bronson’ and Transformations

Art is an Act of Violence: Refn Talks ‘Bronson’ and Transformations

Nicolas Winding Refn is a great filmmaker. He’s also an avid toy collector and a man obsessed with violence and criminals. Watch how these things come together as we enter the mind of the man who gave us Bronson.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 10, 2009 | Comments

Recaps: Gossip Girl 3.2 & 3.3 – The Freshman/The Lost Boy

Recaps: Gossip Girl 3.2 & 3.3 – The Freshman/The Lost Boy

Due to college work kicking my ass over the last month, I’m rolling this week’s and last week’s “Gossip Girl” reviews into one big (late) bundle of joy for your reading pleasure…

By Michelle Graham on October 8, 2009 | Comments

Fantastic Fest Review: Fish Story

Fantastic Fest Review: Fish Story

In 2012, with a meteor going to destroy Earth, three men spend the afternoon inside a record store listening to an obscure band. As the band’s story is told, it shows how their song might save the planet from the oncoming apocalypse.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 27, 2009 | Comments

Fantastic Fest Review: The Legend is Alive

Fantastic Fest Review: The Legend is Alive

As a retarded martial arts expert strikes out on his own, he ardently adheres to his mother’s credo: fighting is bad and should only be a last resort for the sake of self-defense. But when his new-found girl gets kidnapped by human trafficking syndicate, his oath to her is tested.

By Brian Salisbury on September 26, 2009 | Comments

Gossip Girl 3.1 Review: Reversals of Fortune

Gossip Girl 3.1 Review: Reversals of Fortune

We return to the world of Gossip Girl and her subjects as summer is drawing to a close, with the gang reflecting on the events of the season.

By Michelle Graham on September 20, 2009 | Comments

Previously on… Gossip Girl

Previously on… Gossip Girl

The upper echelons of Manhattan teenage society have returned to television, so play some catch up and refresh your memory of who’s bitchy and who’s extra bitchy.

By Michelle Graham on September 19, 2009 | Comments

Review: The Informant!

Review: The Informant!

When an employee gets the FBI involved in a price fixing investigation, a witless goon and his mustache become the keys to a governmental investigation.

By Brian Salisbury on September 17, 2009 | Comments

Galifiniakis Has a Dramatic ‘Funny Story’ For You

Galifiniakis Has a Dramatic ‘Funny Story’ For You

Can Zach Galifianakis successfully change his image from a crazy slacker to a crazy slacker who is in a mental institution? And, more importantly, will Nurse Ratchet be there?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 16, 2009 | Comments

10 Stephen King Short Stories That Should Be Films

10 Stephen King Short Stories That Should Be Films

Instead of remaking Children of the Corn, wouldn’t it be cooler to delve deeper into a prolific author’s other work to adapt some of his best short stories?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 10, 2009 | Comments

Exclusive: ‘Goodbye Solo’ Director Ramin Bahrani on the Magic of Film

Exclusive: ‘Goodbye Solo’ Director Ramin Bahrani on the Magic of Film

The man who Ebert has called the “next great American filmmaker” took some time out of a busy schedule to talk about his latest movie, Goodbye Solo, the importance of showing the bad parts of life, and a giant pile of trash floating around in the Pacific.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 29, 2009 | Comments

Exclusive: Bobcat Goldthwait Talks ‘World’s Greatest Dad’

Exclusive: Bobcat Goldthwait Talks ‘World’s Greatest Dad’

Rejoice in another fantastic Reject Interview! As you can imagine, when discussing a movie of this emotional weight and dramatic consequence, we end up discussing Robin Williams’s penis for most of the piece.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 19, 2009 | Comments

‘A Serious Man’ Trailer Bangs Our Head Against the Wall

‘A Serious Man’ Trailer Bangs Our Head Against the Wall

The Coen Brothers forthcoming film, A Serious Man, just got a trailer that you need to watch. Yes, it is as odd as you’d expect it to be. But at least the frustration is set to a crunchy beat.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on July 30, 2009 | Comments

Yimou Zhang Gets the Coen’s ‘Blood Simple’ On His Hands

Yimou Zhang Gets the Coen’s ‘Blood Simple’ On His Hands

Let me get this straight. An Asian director is remaking an American director’s movie? And it’s a revenge film?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on July 29, 2009 | Comments

‘Women in Trouble’ to Take Refuge in a Theater Near You

‘Women in Trouble’ to Take Refuge in a Theater Near You

Sebastian Gutierrez’s interwoven story of ten women on the craziest day of their lives is emerging from the festival circuit and coming to a theater near you. Fair warning – Carla Gugino plays a porn star.

By Scott the Intern on July 23, 2009 | Comments

Discover the Classic Adventure of ‘Beau Geste’

Discover the Classic Adventure of ‘Beau Geste’

It seems like it might be difficult for people of the 1930s to wrap their minds around what modern war looks like, but it shouldn’t be hard for anyone of this age to connect with this flick – especially if they love action, adventure, and tales of honor.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on July 5, 2009 | Comments

Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is basically Deja Vu 2: Pelham 1 2 3, but that’s not such a bad thing.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on June 11, 2009 | Comments

TV Review: Gossip Girl – The Goodbye Gossip Girl

TV Review: Gossip Girl – The Goodbye Gossip Girl

It’s Graduation day and the gang’s all here. When Gossip Girl dismisses Serena as irrelevant, she launches an all-out attack on the cyberland big brother, vowing to discover her (or his) identity.

By Michelle Graham on May 23, 2009 | Comments