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OK, Mr. Abrams, Super 8’s a Hit — Back to Star Trek Now?
Supposedly, J.J. Abrams’ sequel to his Star Trek reboot has been written and in “pre-production” for over a year now. Now that Super 8 appears to be the cash cow he and all of Hollywood were banking on, isn’t it …
Aaaaaaand Part 4
Last one, I swear. All apologies to Office Space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJxxRi7AeE
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Zookeeper, Part 2
The good times, they just roll on and on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJxxRi7AeE
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Zookeeper, Part 1
Trailer for Zookeeper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJxxRi7AeE&feature=related
Summer Means 35mm Midnight Movies at The Ken!
Pink Flamingos was my Rocky Horror Picture Show, one of the few times when audience participation made perfect sense. Instead of throwing rice, I came to hear people throw up. I was 16-years-old, fresh behind the wheel of my red …
Dept. of Cinematic Muses
Like Mr. Marks, I am excited to see Martin Scorsese's Hugo Cabret, in part because of its source material, in part because it means Scorsese will be working in violation of W.C. Fields' famous dictum about working with children or …
MST3K takes on The Tree of Life - Part II!
In which we meet Brad Pitt, playing the part of frustrated father figure...
Oh, come on.
Look, I'm not the one who suggested that Michael Fassbender should officially change his name to Michael F. Assbender. That was Mr. Mancini over at Filmdrunk. I know, I know - ha, ha, very juvenile. But then David Cronenberg goes …
So what are you doing tonight?
If you've got just a little bit less than four hours to kill, you might consider taking in The Empire Strikes Back (aka "the middle one," aka "the good one") of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Two Towers …
Horse Whisperer Buck Brannaman Speaks Up
Buck Brannaman is more at home in a horse corral than in a poolside cabana at a trendy hotel in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. But the incongruous setting doesn’t bother him. At least not when he talks about Buck, the …
MST3K takes on The Tree of Life!
Well, no, not really. But wouldn't that be awesome? Just to be clear. I liked Terrence Malick's latest a bit more than Reader critic David Elliott, who dinged it with a single star, saying, "Sadly but blatantly, the gaseous inflation …
Dig A Hole: Jackass Ryan Dunn
What is more shocking: the fact that one of the Jackass cast members has died or that it took this long for it to happen? As hard as it is to muster much sympathy for anyone whose drunken driving claims …
It had to happen...
You loved Stellan Skarsgard in Thor... And you couldn't get enough of Peter Sarsgaard in Green Lantern... Now, see them together on the big screen in... Go ahead, just say it a few times. Skarsgard. Sarsgaard. Gaaaaard Haaaaaaard. Gets funnier …
Anatomy of a Press Photo: Return of The Muppets
Look, he said it, not me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay5skbka9Yk
"No Talk, No Text" Policy Should Become Theater Standard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs The Alamo Draft House prides itself on a strict, "No text, no talk" policy. The theater stands firm on its commitment to upholding these simple rules of common theater courtesy: "Occasionally, someone doesn't follow the rules, and we do, …
Review: The Last Godfather
The Last Godfather (aka The Dumb Mafia) is an American/South Korean co-production determined to acquaint Western audiences with South Korean comedy sensation Shim Hyung-rae, Seoul’s answer to Jackie Chan. This is one introduction you will immediately want rescinded. Shim is …
Dig A Hole: Clarence Clemons
The news that a new member has been added to Rock 'n' Roll Heaven's helluva' band just hit my desk. Clarence Clemons, the "Minister of Soul", "Secretary of the Brotherhood," and "The Big Man" in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, …
Director Jill Godmilow Reads The Big Screen!
Despite the fact that I originally goofed and referred to her as "Joan," Jill Godmilow, film professor at Notre Dame and director of Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman, was kind enough to drop a line to The Big Screen. …
Review: Mr. Popper's Penguins
Like Night at the Museum, Mr. Popper’s Penguins is an ostensible children’s movie starring a well-known comic actor (Jim Carrey) as a divorced dad who ultimately seeks to reconnect with estranged loved ones through his life-changing interaction with an unlikely …