Recommended Viewing: Maximum Overdrive @Central Cinema {3/28}
I was delighted to see that one of my favorite cheesy movies from the 80s is making an appearance at Central Cinema this month: the…
Happythankyoumoreplease
There's a point where a movie can be just a little too indy and a little too cute for it's own good. Happythankyoumoreplease skates right…
SXSW – The View Without the Music
I spent much of the last week attending South By Southwest (SXSW) festival. Best known by many for music, I made the trip mainly to…
Jane Eyre
Not to be cliche about it, but this ain't your (great great grand)mother's Jane Eyre. Hipster director du jour Cary Fukunaga took this classic tale…
Paul
To paraphrase a popular T-shirt, there are 11 types of people in the world: - Those who are confident in the belief that they who…
Heartbeats
I brought earplugs to this screening, just in case, because Montreal wunderkind Xavier Dolan's first film, I Killed My Mother, was an absolute screechfest. Dolan,…
Imaginary DVD Picks: boxers and aliens
[Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkQkOAlyt0c] The Fighter: I've been avoiding this one because I'm not so keen on the boxing movies. But the powerhouse cast (ok, maybe excluding Wahlberg)…
Red Riding Hood
I really, really, REALLY wanted to like Red Riding Hood. Sure, I knew it'd be more Gothic romance than gore, but hey! It's got pretty…
Cold Weather
Send me an AARP application, pass the Metamucil™ and buy me a Clapper® now. I'm losing patience for the kids and their ways today. Portland-set…
Phil Ochs: Why Neil Young, Ben Barnett & other great musicians love him (& why you should see his doc at NWFF!)
Phil Ochs was a protest singer in the early 60s folk scene that also spawned Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and others. But I rarely listen…