Sean Burns on War of the Worlds in the Philadelphia Weekly: It's hard to think of a movie that flames out quite as awfully as this one does. For about an hour I thought I was watching the best movie of the year, and I…
Date Archives June 2005
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BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL This "all-out celebration of bicycle culture…reflects the diversity of bicycling, from urban bikers to road racing to BMXers." Highlights include The Warriors: The Bike Race, about 800 bikers who raced all night from the Bronx to Coney Island in an epic re-creation…
A mesmerizing force to be reckoned with
In the wake of the release of Land of the Dead, another zombie flick arrives in North American theatres this Friday courtesy of the formidable Australian film industry, one that brought us such classics as Chopper, Babe and…uh…Chopper. To promote Undead, Lions Gate designed and…
Alone above a raging sea
Today is the wedding day of my buddies Cameron and Amanda. Both are younger than me. I'm 22. Usually when people marry young it's for sex, but I've encountered no evidence that the bride and/or groom are holy rollers. Regardless, best wishes to them. Next…
A grammarian stuck in a medical drama
Bewitched opens today. If I'm still alive, I wonder how I'll react in, say, 2030 to the film adaptation of Family Matters. Will I be able to accept whom producers cast as Carl and Urkel? More importantly, will Stefan appear? I'm fiercely possessive of my…
I'm just a fallen angel trying to keep my dick hard in a monotheistic society
Adam Robot and I deconstruct "the BAT-man": J: i await its dvd release so we can play a drinking game J: every time a character says "fear," "justice" or "theatricality," take a shot J: minus points if puking begins before batman does J: who designed…
Promedio Amarillo
Am I the only one to notice that Cartoon Network's The Life and Times of Juniper Lee is a total rip-off of Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long? Compare the synopses: Jake Long is an average 13-year-old boy…until he learns his amazing destiny. He is…
I need to check with my boss…because he's a shark
People who saw Revenge of the Sith on Father's Day received a free collectible Father's Day poster. Ten bucks says the individual behind this marketing gimmick also conceived those "Who da man? Yoda man!" commercials for Attack of the Clones. Father's Day posters would have…
The west coast has been traumatized
day one: little house of savages day two: poser points day three: spicy noodles day four: high school's over and you still won't quit Right now, video game enthusiasts are filming and networking at E3, opening day for Revenge of the Sith is underway, and…