Made in 1967 — during the Vietnam War — Beach Red has something that war movies lacked up until that time: a conscience. I might be wrong — and I welcome any corrections — but this may be the first war movie to concentrate as much on the fear ofContinue Reading
Robert Rodriguez is one of the year’s most prolific filmmakers. Less than two months after releasing Spy Kids 3D, the third installment of the “El Mariachi” trilogy has entered theaters. The trilogy, which began in 1992’s El Mariachi and continued in 1995 with Desperado, stars Antonio Banderas as a guitar-playing gunslinger with a penchantContinue Reading
Following last summer’s ridiculous attempt at turning a theme park attraction into a motion picture (The Country Bears), Disney once again breathes life into another of its rides. This time, however, the source material is much more suited to such an endeavor. It also doesn’t hurt that Disney tapped theContinue Reading
Walter Hill has a very diverse array of films in his directorial credits. From 1979’s The Warriors to 1992’s Trespass, most of Hill’s films have had a gritty, urban edge to them. 2002’s Undisputed keeps the grit, but takes the atmosphere behind bars. Monroe Hutchens (Wesley Snipes) was a promisingContinue Reading
1999’s The Matrix wasn’t just a movie, it was a phenomenon. Spawning numerous parodies, take-offs, imitators and conceptual theories, it was one of the most influential films of the 20th Century. That’s not an exaggeration; it’s the truth. One thing that it took a while to spawn was a sequel.Continue Reading
2000’s X-Men was a surprisingly good comic book movie. While I wasn’t a fan of the characters going in, I was one when I left the theater. 2003’s X2: X-Men United promised to be bigger and better than the original. Thanks to the decent box-office take of the original film,Continue Reading
If you grew up in the 1970s, you’ll remember the work of Chuck Barris. His game shows, including The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and, of course, The Gong Show, were all extremely popular with audiences in the 70s, especially juvenile audiences. According to Chuck Barris’ book, Confessions of aContinue Reading