June 2010

64 million people a year suffer from insomnia and every so often I am one of them. But rather than use the extra time I’ve been given during a given insomniac episode to be productive, balance my checkbook, study for the LSAT or exercise, I instead fool myself into thinking the time isn’t my own […]

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For 1 Year, 100 Movies, contributor/filmmaker Trey Hock will watch all of AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movies list (compiled in 2007) in one year. His reactions to each film will be recorded here twice a week until the year (and list) is up! Though I prefer “Wall-E” and “The Incredibles,” if you are going to […]

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Definitely one of the most original and haunting rock songs ever produced, Pink Floyd‘s “Astronomy Domine” is the stunning opening track from the group’s first full-length record, 1967’s “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.” Every time I hear it, it makes me think that this is what space “sounds” like. Or how it sounds […]

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Melissa Rodenbeek and Hiram Lucke, besides being the band The Harvey Girls, are long-time horror fans. From reading Fangoria to having posters of Freddy Krueger on their bedroom wall as teens, it’s only fitting that their newest release on Circle Into Square Records is titled I’ve Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately (available June 29th). With songs about Gwynplaine and a […]

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Scene-Stealers sitegoer Vincent Scarpa, a creative writing major in Boston, is mad as hell that the critical consensus for “Sex in the City 2” is so vehemently negative. I haven’t seen the movie, but his passionate defense intrigued me and you all know how much I hate ‘critical consensus.’ This article is worth checking out. […]

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For 1 Year, 100 Movies, contributor/filmmaker Trey Hock will watch all of AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movies list (compiled in 2007) in one year. His reactions to each film will be recorded here twice a week until the year (and list) is up! So, “Ben Hur.” First off, I would like to say that a […]

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My wife Jaime and I were discussing what to write about the other day. I suggested writing about movies or my daily life, but I wanted a bit more structure. When I mentioned that I had always wanted to watch the current AFI Top 100 Films list in order from 100 to 1, she said, […]

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Here is Eric’s on-camera review of “The A-Team,” which will be broadcast on KTKA-49‘s 6-o’clock news tonight. At the end of “The A-Team,” a huge supertanker is exploded and an aerial view makes the 100 or so enormous box cars strewn all over the port look like little Lego toys. And that’s essentially how this […]

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Liam Neeson leads an elite commando unit found guilty of a crime they didn’t commit in “The A-Team,” the testosterone-fueled reboot of the 80s television series of the same name. Writer/director Joe Carnahan wisely avoids a self-serious tone that would have made a movie about four living action figures unintentionally funny and instead fills “The […]

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In 1984, director John G. Avildsen and writer Robert Mark Kamen presented the world with a coming-of-age story about young high school student named Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) who moved to California and learned karate from kindly handyman Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita). The Karate Kid was a hit and cultural touchstone for anyone who grew […]

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A remake of “The Karate Kid” comes out this weekend, but where’s Ralph Macchio? This trailer for a new documentary traces the harrowing journey of a former child star who can’t seem to get arrested. Watch this hilarious NSFW faux trailer for “Wax On, F*ck Off,” the Ralph Macchio story, from the folks at Funny […]

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64 million people a year suffer from insomnia and every so often I am one of them. But rather than use the extra time I’ve been given during a given insomniac episode to be productive, balance my checkbook, study for the LSAT or exercise, I instead fool myself into thinking the time isn’t my own […]

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“Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face? Do you realize we’re floating in space?” So begins the most recent song to appear in The Great Songs series. It’s a simple statement that says so much about humanity’s tiny, fragile existence and forms the beginning of multiple musical crescendos that make you want […]

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This is very funny and very revealing. Filmmaker/teacher Jacob Bricca put together what he calls “A meditation on genre, a commentary on visual cliches, and a celebration of the visceral pleasures of cinema.” It’s called “Pure.” Just watch it and you’ll see what I mean, It’s also set to a badass tune called “7 vs. […]

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Here is the video of Eric’s review from tonight’s 6’o clock news on KTKA-49! The full print review of “Splice” is right here.

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