“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 […]
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. […]
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.
Part “Frankenstein,” part “Species,” and part “Rosemary’s Baby,” the impressive horror/sci-fi/thriller “Splice” stars Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as arrogant genetic engineers who create a new lifeform in their laboratory and try to keep it secret. It wouldn’t be a horror flick if their experiment was a success and it bettered humankind, so it’s not […]
After joining The Byrds for one legendary album in 1967 (“Sweetheart of the Rodeo”) and singlehandedly turning them into a country band (the first major rock act to do so), restless singer/songwriter Gram Parsons moved on. He quit The Byrds, took Byrds member Chris Hillman with him and formed The Flying Burrito Brothers. When I […]
There was sad news from the world of cinema this weekend as we learned that Dennis Hopper had passed away after a battle with prostate cancer at the age of 74. He was a true Hollywood rebel, and his movie career was as wild and all over the place as some of his best characters. […]
You knew it was bound to happen. Hell, I’m wondering why it took me 10 weeks to get to this band. Here it is. Let the debate begin. My 10th choice (not ranked, just the 10th “Great Song” I’ve chosen for this series) for a classic, timeless rock n’ roll song is by a band […]
As my paper-thin Top 10 Best Fourth Movies in a Franchise list from last year proves, the fourth time is almost never a charm. Such is the case here. (courtesy KTKA-49) “Shrek Forever After” is the fourth film in the popular DreamWorks animated franchise, and the first one to be screened in 3D. Since we’re […]
The fact that Joy Division‘s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” charted five times in the U.K. and New Zealand between its release in 1980 and 1988 and has been re-issued three more times since speaks volumes to its enduring appeal. The legend of Joy Division is as follows: A Manchester band, they released their debut […]
Today’s Top 10 list comes from Scene-Stealers sitegoer Nick Clohessy from London. It’s a list of his personal favorite Top 10 Movie Themes and he’s gone so far as to locate each one so you can have a taste yourself. If you have a Top 10 you’d like to contribute, email me at eric@scene-stealers.com. Here’s […]
What does it say about me that I can view a 90-minute movie about three people surgically joined ass-to-mouth called “The Human Centipede” and not think it completely over the top? Actually, it says quite a lot about some of the old-fashioned horror techniques of Dutch writer/director Tom Six that a movie with that premise […]
Today we have a print review from Trevan and a video review from Eric that both basically say the same thing: The Russell Crowe-led “Robin Hood” is a bit of a disappointment. That said, we also have a difference of opinion when it comes to a recommendation. That’s why it’s important to read/watch the actual […]
George Jones has been called the Frank Sinatra of country music. He is the ultimate country crooner and has a voice that sounds like he is in severe emotional pain. By March of 1980, he truly was. His career was in the toilet, his life was a blur of nonstop cocaine and alcohol abuse, his […]
As Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” opens the Cannes Film Festival and in theaters this weekend, let’s look back at the best films from the director’s long and varied career. Email me at eric@scene-stealers.com if you’d like to contribute your own list. 10. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) Does anyone remember when Tom Berenger used […]