Monthly Archives: December 2009

Another year has come and gone and 36 films that I’ve seen this year I considered to be worth my while. In fact, the first eight months of 2009, surprisingly, gave me no bad theater experiences which must mean I’m … Continue reading →

Congratulations, CFCA, you just gave top honors to one of the most jingoistic of all Iraq War films, The Hurt Locker. Why–the Iraqi and American stereotypes abound: little boy wheeling and dealing, check. Screaming mourning women, check. Iraqi men practically … Continue reading →

A few days ago, The Golden Globe nominations were announced. It’s an important film awards event, since this is considered a barometer to how Hollywood will treat Oscar nominations.  Here is a breakdown of the nominations by motion picture: MOTION … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s that time of year where we all get reminded not to be such soulless bastards and open up our hearts to love all of humanity. Dickens’ classic novel expressing this universal view has been adapted/remade over 60 times … Continue reading →

Horror fans will be mourning the passing of actor/writer/director Paul Naschy who succumbed to cancer at age 75.  He’s appeared in countless Euro-horror films, most famously as a wolfman, but has appeared as vampires and other creatures as well. He … Continue reading →