This week’s pick is really worth checking out… The Wackness. Jonathan Levine’s nostalgic reverie recreates a more innocent New York. In 1994, the Twin Towers watch over Manhattan, and Rudolph Giuliani reigns as mayor–not a bestselling author or presidential candidate. Recent high school grad Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) plies the kind of trade Giuliani seeks […]
Month: January 2009
Pick of The Week – Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Oscar? winning director Alex Gibney presents a probing look into the uncanny life of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson inventor of gonzo journalism and author of the landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Accompanied by an iconic soundtrack, this fast moving, wildly entertaining film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson s life from his intense […]
Review: ‘Mr. Thundermug’ by Cornelius Medvei
“Mr. Thundermug is a baboon Mr. Thundermug has a luxuriant mane of silvery hair? Mr. Thundermug has an unsettling mastery of speech” Those are the words surrounding an aged photo of a silver-haired baboon who’s wearing a fez and smoking jacket while puffing on a pipe. If that can coax a grin out of you […]
Van Halen: ‘Assteroidz: Diamond Dave Edition’
The Van Halen News Desk reports: You will love this! Someone has created a Van Halen video game that you can play right on your computer. It?s a variation on the classic Asteroids, done in an endearing version that features David Lee Roth and Van Halen imagery and sound. It?s called the ?Diamond Dave Edition? […]
Meet The Repo Man: An Interview with Director Darren L. Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman is a rare find in Hollywood these days. He is inventive, passionate and not afraid to risk it all to take a chance on something that he believes in. His latest film, Repo! The Genetic Opera, is quickly becoming a cult classic! Check out what he had to say about the film and his upcoming projects…
Review: Mark Danielewski’s ‘House of Leaves’
Mark Danielewski’s ‘House of Leaves’ Review by: Jennifer Smith There was already a cult following of Mark Danielewski‘s book when it was released on the internet chapter by chapter, then the chapters stopped and what followed was a unconventional novel that is best described by not molding into any genre of reading. There is a […]
Pick of The Week: Repo! The Genetic Opera!
Repo! The Genetic Opera?is a?2008?American?rock opera-musical film (which has developed a strong cult following much like ‘The Rock Horror Picture Show’)?and was directed by?Darren Lynn Bousman (Director of SAW 2-4). The film is based on a play written and composed by Darren Smith and?Terrance Zdunich.? What’s it all about? In the year 2056 – the […]
Pick of The Week: Planet of the Apes – The Ultimate DVD Collection
For this week’s Pick of The Week, we take a look at a true masterpiece in filmaking and packaging… Planet of the Apes – The Ultimate DVD Collection While provoking neither the decades of spin-offs of the Star Trek franchise or the cultural staying power of the Star Wars universe, Planet of the Apes nonetheless […]
Pick of The Week: Pineapple Express
This weeks’ Pick of The Week is a can’t miss! The latest bro-mance from team Apatow (the guys who brought us?Superbad,?Knocked Up and?The 40-Year-Old Virgin),?Pineapple Express is the story of Dale Denton (Seth Rogan) and Saul Silver (James Franco), a pothead and his dealer who accidently get caught up in a drug war between two […]