Next week, on September 18, The Weinstein Company begins their long quest to make their money back on the much-hyped Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez box office failure “Grindhouse.” Despite being one of the funniest and most exciting cinematic experiences of the year, the 3-hour 11-minute double feature proved to be the most expensive inside joke ever […]
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Today is the second installment of our newest feature here at Scene-Stealers– Top 10 Tuesday. Inspired by Russell Crowe’s performance in the recent “3:10 to Yuma,” here is Eric’s List of the Top 10 Villains You Love to Hate. Be sure to come back next Tuesday to see J.D.’s response!
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Sometimes the bad guys are way more interesting than the good guys are—just look at Russell Crowe’s performance in the recent “3:10 to Yuma.” These next ten characters are not your ordinary villains. A really good villain is more than just mean, they are the most compelling person in the shot every time they are […]
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Last week Eric published his list of the Top 10 School Life Movies that have no John Hughes connection, and J.D. has weighed in with his own list this week. Check both of them out in our Top 10 section here and look for regular updates to Top 10s every Tuesday.
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It has been awhile now that movie studios have been withholding certain films from the likes of we critics. In the past four years since I’ve been a regular reviewer, I’ve come to expect that most horror movies and some of the really lowbrow comedies will not be screened for the press. This edict comes […]
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Christopher Walken sleepwalks through a lazy comedy about extreme ping-pong and Def Leppard T-shirts.
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“Some balls are held for charity/And some for fancy dress/But when they’re held for pleasure/They’re the balls that I like best” – Bon Scott, AC/DC Showing the same general sloppiness and overall disinterest for anything remotely resembling a new idea or coherent storytelling that he did with “Reno 911: Miami,” director Robert Ben Garant gets […]
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“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (1982). Still the best high school movie ever made.
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Johnny’s demon barber faces a brutal slashing Looks like Warner Brothers is getting nervous about the gore in their version of “Sweeney Todd.” What exactly did they expect from a story about a barber that cuts throats? “Sleepy Hollow” is one of my favorite Tim Burton movies and it had fantastic R-rated gore! Sure, it […]
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The director of the award-winning documentary “Spellbound” offers up a fictional/autobiographical tale of teenage woes that is as hokey as it is precious.
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After the success of 2003 Oscar-nominated documentary “Spellbound,” writer/director Jeffrey Blitz tries his hand at a bit of fanciful semi-autobiographical material with “Rocket Science.” While trying to distance his own stuttering past from that of his ironically-named protagonist, nerdy-cute Hal Hefner, Blitz’s movie comes across as needy in the worst way. No fault lies in […]
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RottenTomatoes.com is reporting today that Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti will play Colonel Parker in a prequel to Bubba Ho-Tep, the legendary 2002 cult flick that starred Bruce Campbell as an aged Elvis Presley fighting off an Egyptian mummy with the help of John F. Kennedy (the late Ossie Davis). The prospect of this team-up just blows […]
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This movie is so funny, we’re giving you two reviews! First, check out Eric & J.D. moments after walking out of the theater showing “Superbad,” the new Seth Rogen-written teen comedy. Then, check out Eric’s print review for a more considered opinion of this foul-mouthed gem.
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Back in 1994, director Kevin Smith’s indie sensation “Clerks” was originally given an NC-17 rating despite the absence of any nudity or violence. The adults-only rating—which translates to box office poison—was singularly due to the film’s excessive profanity. With the help of Miramax lawyers, Smith appealed the decision and was eventually handed an R-rating, but […]
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That’s the title of a blog post from EatSleepDrinkMusic, or ESDmusic.com. I had pretty much the same thought when I watched one of the more infamous sequences on this year’s World Series of Pop Culture on VH1, so it’s nice to see someone else noticed how funny it was and how it makes a big […]
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