Made for less than $200,000 and shot on digital video, Tadpole doesn’t look like a Hollywood production. Featuring the unlikely cast of Bebe Neuwirth (TV’s Cheers), John Ritter (TV’s Three’s Company), Sigourney Weaver (Aliens) and newcomer Aaron Stanford, this little film takes on a somewhat controversial subject and handles itContinue Reading
Telling the tale of the inhabitants of two different sides of a fictional Florida beach community, John Sayles populates his new film, Sunshine State, with as many characters as you can possibly pack into a two-hour and twenty-minute film. While that provides variety, it has the annoying side effect ofContinue Reading
Baseball and movies are a combination that really puzzles me. I find the actual game to be rather slow, boring and relatively uninteresting. Movies about baseball, however, captivate me for some reason. The Natural and Field of Dreams are two of my favorite movies. I can listen to Billy Crystal,Continue Reading
Y tu Mama Tambien (Spanish for “And Your Mother, Too”) tells the story of two teenage boys — one rich, one middle class — and their adventure with an older woman. It involves sex, nudity and explicit dialogue. Had it been made in Hollywood — with a typical Hollywood scriptContinue Reading
In Australia, Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read is a celebrity. He’s a best-selling author. He does public service announcements against drunk driving. He’s been made into an animated cartoon character. He’s also a self-admitted murderer and a convicted criminal. Chopper, a film by Andrew Dominik, tells at least some of hisContinue Reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a movie that made me cringe as many times as I did while watching Gummo. The film, directed and written by Kids writer Harmony Korine, depicts life of teenagers in Xenia, Ohio following a devastating tornado. The film has no real story or plot. It’s a seriesContinue Reading
It’s late in World War II and Lt. Tommy Hart is serving his time in the Army as an officer’s aide far from combat. Hart’s father is a Senator and his father’s influence has kept him safe in an office building, tracking troop movements and running errands. All that changesContinue Reading