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HERZOG'S 'ABYSS' ACQUIRED BY SUNDANCE

2011-09-03T11:18:00.000-04:00

Spirited director Werner Herzog's last film, the 3D documentary Cave of Forgotten Dreams, opened in five theaters in the country a few months ago and had the highest per-screen average ($25,500) of any movie that weekend. It is his most successful documentary, more so than probably his most well known non-fiction film, 2005's Grizzly Man. Continuing his penchant for exploring darker and less-

THE BROTHERS COEN GO INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

2011-08-31T19:03:00.000-04:00

2011 marks the first year since 2007 that Joel and Ethan Coen don't have a film being released, but that doesn't mean they haven't been hard at work on their next project. Rumor had it months ago that the two greatest living filmmakers (or so says I) were working on a film revolving around the '60's New York folk music scene. Now, according to Variety, it appears that rumor has been confirmed,

TEFB TRAILER: THE RUM DIARY

2011-08-26T17:48:00.000-04:00

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm awfully tired of Johnny Depp. When he's not acting in a tired, bloated franchise or an odd remake, he's turning in incredibly boring performances in dreck like The Tourist and disappointments like Public Enemies. It's been a long while since I've been interested in anything Depp has done (I find myself watching Ed Wood, a movie almost two decades old, when

TEFB REVIEW: FINAL DESTINATION 5

2011-08-14T09:34:00.000-04:00

Directed by Steven Quale Starring Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher I'm a Final Destination virgin. There, I said it. While I'm familiar enough with the franchise to know that it's really nothing more than a series of Rube Goldberg set-ups designed to showcase increasingly crowd-pleasing character deaths, I've never actually seen one of these films from beginning to end. It's not

TEFB REVIEW: 13 ASSASSINS

2011-08-10T18:29:00.000-04:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Koji Yakusho, Goro Inagaki, Takayuki Yamada I realize that "damn near perfect" is in no way an acceptable, scholarly assessment when it comes to film criticism, but it's hard to think of any other way to describe Takashi Miike's samurai epic 13 Assassins. Some films just hit every note they strive to hit impeccably, and while there

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (ERIN G'S TAKE)

2011-08-06T10:45:00.000-04:00

Greetings all! Mark here. This week we have a special guest blogger Erin G, who has done us a favor and reviewed the Chris Evans starring Captain America: The First Avenger for us! Her thoughts are below. Enjoy! Captain America: The First Avenger The last piece needed before we can get to The Avengers. The superhero story many have been waiting for, begins with the hero to be, Steve

TEFB REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2

2011-07-19T15:15:00.000-04:00

reviewed by Mark Pezzula Directed by David Yates Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint It doesn't matter if you're a fan of Harry Potter or not; with the final book in one of the most successful series of novels in literary history, J.K. Rowling unarguably nailed the ending of her story, which was first published fourteen years ago. While far from perfect, Rowling's Harry

TEFB REVIEW: TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

2011-07-04T23:07:00.000-04:00

Directed by Michael Bay Starring Shia LeBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Frances McDormand Let's get the positive out of the way first: the third Transformers film features the most spectacular destruction of an American city (with the most spectacular special effects) ever captured on film. The final hour of Dark of the Moon features awe-inspiring set-pieces and Industrial Light and

TEFB REVIEW: THE TREE OF LIFE

2011-06-30T07:26:00.000-04:00

Directed by Terrence Malick Starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCraken There is more emotional honesty about adolescence in ten minutes of Terrence Malick's new film The Tree of Life than in the entirety of JJ Abrams' most recent supposed nostalgia piece Super 8. While they are two wildly different movies, both explore the mysteries of adolescence and coming of age. Abrams film

TEFB REVIEW: ANIMAL KINGDOM

2011-06-01T20:05:00.000-04:00

Directed by David Michod Starring James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver In both his narrative (Aguirre: The Wrath of God) and documentary (Grizzly Man) features revolving around nature, Werner Herzog presents the axiom that nature is cold, cruel, and incapable of emotion. As animals aren't sentient, they care not about such things as empathy and compassion, they only seek to

TEFB REVIEW: I SAW THE DEVIL

2011-05-23T13:28:00.001-04:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Jee-woon Kim Starring Min-sik Choi, Byung-hun Lee Contrary to the laws or society is built on - that justice should be carried out by those with the authority to do so and that revenge exacted by those directly affected by a criminal's actions is frowned upon - we live in a culture that believes in the "eye for an eye" adage more than we think we do. Ask

TEFB REVIEW: SOMETHING BORROWED

2011-05-02T16:28:00.000-04:00

review by Gina Muscato Starring Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski Directed by Luke Greenfield How do you choose between the love of your life and your best friend since childhood? In the movie, Something Borrowed, unhappily single Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is faced with this dilemma after she drinks too much at her 30th birthday party and winds up in bed with Dex (Colin

Awesome guests you won't want to miss!

2011-04-18T21:12:00.010-04:00

The Everything Film Show has some really fabulous guests planned for its listeners in the weeks ahead. Just look who will be swinging by to chat with the crew!4/21 - Producer, actor, and director Michael Gleissner will be joining the show to discuss his new film "Deep Gold 3D", which will have been released just a couple days prior in Los Angeles, with expansion to other select theaters the day

TEFB REVIEW: HANNA

2011-04-13T18:27:00.000-04:00

Directed by Joe Wright Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett Review by Mark Pezzula Ladies and gentlemen, director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement) has thrown down the gauntlet. He's set the bar. High. "Make a better movie than this," he's saying. By "this" he means his new film, Hanna. And with Hanna he has indeed made the best film so far of this, admittedly, young

TEFB REVIEW: MONSTERS

2011-03-05T12:26:00.000-05:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Gareth Edwards Starring Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy I don't know how many people realize it, but right now is a great time to be a fan of science-fiction films. Director Neill Blomkamp made hardcore sci-fi geeks, the casual movie goer, critics, AND Academy Award members sit-up straight and take notice with his 2009 film District 9. Likewise,

KELSEY'S OSCAR WRAP-UP!

2011-02-28T00:42:00.005-05:00

The 83rd Academy Awards have come and gone. As young starlets party into the night, generating sensational TMZ footage for tomorrow, I take this time to reflect. ABC extended their contract so that they will have exclusive broadcasting rights through the year 2014. Did they make a mistake? There is little to describe this night as anything other than ho-hum. Fashionistas will be gushing for weeks

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST PICTURE

2011-02-27T11:43:00.000-05:00

I previously mentioned that over the next few weeks I'd be taking a look at the nominees in eight major categories for the 2011 Academy Awards. I'll be writing about what I think will win, what I want to win, and my thoughts about each category overall. The nominees for Best Picture are: Black Swan The Fighter Inception

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST DIRECTOR

2011-02-25T18:01:00.000-05:00

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

2011-02-19T11:22:00.000-05:00

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

2011-02-13T15:03:00.000-05:00

-V's Netflix Dequeued: RED Blu-RAY

2011-02-12T10:24:00.008-05:00

What do you get when you mix Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Dreyfuss with a script that looks like it was inspired by "The Whole Nine Yards"?You get a quirky action comedy that's just as fun, exciting, and re-watchable!Robert Schwentke, does an excellent job directing. The action flows smoothly with plenty of places to let

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

2011-02-08T19:33:00.000-05:00

I previously mentioned that over the next few weeks I'd be taking a look at the nominees in eight major categories for the 2011 Academy Awards. I'll be writing about what I think will win, what I want to win, and my thoughts about each category overall. And the nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role are as follows: Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right Nicole Kidman - Rabbit

Jay's take: In defense of Kevin Smith

2011-02-04T22:12:00.009-05:00

We've talked recently on the show about Kevin Smith and his decision to bypass the Hollywood system and distribute his new film "Red State" completely on his own. Many on the internet are outraged and embarrassed by Kevin Smith's actions at Sundance where he hosted a fake auction to distributors and then gave the winning bid to himself only moments after the auction began. Accompanying this are

TEFB REVIEW: ENTER THE VOID

2011-02-02T12:29:00.005-05:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Gaspar Noe Starring Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Cyril Roy Seven years after his controversial film Irreversible (which centered on a graphic eight minute rape of a character played by Monica Bellucci) competed for the Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Gaspar Noe unveiled his new project - the experimental and visually stunning Enter the Void.

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

2011-02-01T20:18:00.000-05:00

I previously mentioned that over the next few weeks I'd be taking a look at the nominees in eight major categories for the 2011 Academy Awards. I'll be writing about what I think will win, what I want to win, and my thoughts about each category overall. The following are the nominees for outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting category. (Wow, that was WAY too formal). Amy

TEFB REVIEW: NO STRINGS ATTACHED

2011-02-01T17:30:00.000-05:00

Reviewed by Gina Muscato Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig I'm a sucker for a decent Hollywood rom-com. Even predictable rom-coms at that. So when No Strings Attached hit theaters, I was all in. Directed by Ivan Reitman, the film is certainly predictable -- you know exactly where it's headed right from the start. But with Elizabeth Meriwether's clever and charming script,

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL)

2011-01-30T10:29:00.000-05:00

I previously mentioned that over the next few weeks I'd be taking a look at the nominees in eight major categories for the 2011 Academy Awards. I'll be writing about what I think will win, what I want to win, and my thoughts about each category overall. Here are the nominees for Best Original Screenplay: Mike Leigh - Another Year Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnson - The

ACADEMY AWARDS WATCH 2011: BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED)

2011-01-27T19:35:00.000-05:00

I previously mentioned that over the next few weeks I'd be taking a look at the nominees in eight major categories for the 2011 Academy Awards. I'll be writing about what I think will win, what I want to win, and my thoughts about each category overall. I begin this column with the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay. Nominees: Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy - 127 Hours Aaron Sorkin

OSCAR (TURNS THE INTERNET INTO) THE GROUCH!

2011-01-25T19:39:00.000-05:00

Well, today was the day, folks, when the nominations were announced for the 83rd Academy Awards. The verdict after reading the list of nominees? "Um...of course?" The Best Picture category should give an overall view of how predictable all of the (major) categories were this year. There are no surprises, no District 9 or A Serious Man sneak-ins this year. Not even Winter's Bone can lay claim to

KATIE'S TOP 5 OF 2010!

2011-01-12T16:45:00.000-05:00

Have a special little treat here at The Everything Film Blog today. Friend and former co-host of The Everything Film Show Katie Calautti has been so kind as to add to her top 5 films of 2010 to our little blog here. Like her choices? Let her know in the comments section and then tell her how much you would like her to contribute to TEFB on a regular basis! Read more of Miss Calautti's writings

JAY'S TOP 5 OF 2010!

2011-01-11T18:21:00.000-05:00

We're a little late with this one but, as the saying I invented goes, better late than never! The cast of The Everything Film Show has come up with their top 5 films of 2010, and we're sharing them here with you. 2010 started off weak, but finished pretty strong, and I think, years from now, we'll consider a few of these films classics. Enjoy the lists, and if you have your own you'd like

KELSEY'S TOP 5 OF 2010!

2011-01-10T20:50:00.000-05:00

JUAN'S TOP 5 OF 2010!

2011-01-10T18:15:00.000-05:00

JEFF'S TOP 5 OF 2010!

2011-01-09T19:12:00.000-05:00

MARK'S TOP 5 OF 2010!

2011-01-08T11:12:00.114-05:00

FACE TO FACE WITH INSPIRATION

2011-01-07T18:14:00.000-05:00

Many of us have had experiences in which films move us emotionally, so much so that we leave the theater as if we had been actively involved in our own personal two hour story and not sitting passively in a darkened theater for that time. Even fewer of us have had experiences were walk out of the theater a different person than when we had walked in, literally changed by a story that we

TEFB REVIEW: COUNTRY STRONG

2011-01-06T17:37:00.000-05:00

Review by Gina Muscato Directed by Shana Feste Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund Anyone who knows anything about Gwyneth Paltrow already knows she can sing. She’s done it before in movies like Duets and Infamous. And more recently, Paltrow dominated an episode of the hit TV series Glee and impressed the country music world with her performance at the CMAs. In her new

TEFB REVIEW: BLOOD INTO WINE

2010-12-31T13:37:00.000-05:00

Directed by Ryan Page, Christopher Pomerenke Starring Maynard James Keenan, Eric Glomski, Tim Alexander Take a moment to conjure into your head your favorite song. Close your eyes and really listen to it - mentally peel away each layer and savor the different textures each movement of the song brings. When you take the time to experience music that way, it can be an edifying experience. The

TEFB REVIEW: BLACK SWAN

2010-12-19T00:09:00.000-05:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Darren Aronofsky Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel There are only a handful of directors currently working who can make a film that sends me from a theater buzzing with emotion and dizzy with the feeling that I just watched a small step in the evolution of cinema itself. There are an even smaller number who make me feel that way with

TEFB TRAILERS: THE TREE OF LIFE

2010-12-15T19:01:00.002-05:00

Terrence Malick is a director who took 20 years off from work after he finished the film Days of Heaven only to return in 1998 with the WWII epic The Thin Red Line, which was overshadowed by that other war movie Tom Hanks starred in. He then dropped The New World on us in 2005, and next year will see his new film The Tree of Life hit theaters. Three films in thirteen years? Slow down, Malick.

68TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS - NOMINEES

2010-12-14T20:45:00.007-05:00

Well it’s that time of year again, when the billions of critic groups around the country start handing out awards and high-fives to a number of deserving films and an even larger number of undeserving ones. I honestly don’t have the patience or the time to keep up with all the board/association/press accolades being discussed - 100% of them piss off half of us, and 0% of us are ever happy

TEFB TRAILERS: THOR

2010-12-12T18:18:00.000-05:00

I'm woefully ignorant when it comes to the Marvel Universe. I've never read one issue of an Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Captain America, et al. comic book, and I just recently read my first X-Men hardcover for the first time a few months ago. The only things I know about these characters is what I see in the film adaptations of their stories, and that includes the latest Marvel

TEFB TRAILERS: MARK'S FAVORITE FILMMAKERS EDITION

2010-12-07T20:17:00.001-05:00

With less than 3 1/2 weeks until the end of the year, December is looking to be anemic when it comes to quality films at your local theater. The nauseating trailer for Yogi Bear is almost enough to keep me more than 100 feet away from a theatrical release from now until 2012. On top of that there's Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro trying to milk the one note joke that started with Meet the

TEFB TRAILERS: BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

2010-12-05T20:05:00.000-05:00

This trailer is a few weeks old, but I thought I'd post it anyway, because it's a great example of how a song can enhance a set of visual images edited together to create a creepy and almost awe-inspiring movie preview. Battle: Los Angeles has the look and feel of a District 9/Transformers mash-up, although I certainly hope it's more like the former. As incredible as the trailer is, I'm tempering

TEFB TRAILERS: THE BEAVER

2010-12-05T12:50:00.000-05:00

The plot to the Jodi Foster directed The Beaver pretty much describes star Mel Gibson's current predicament succinctly: formerly loved (and lovable) man has a fall from grace and is, in turn, loathed and kicked to the dirt by those closest to him and pretty much everyone else who knows him as well. Man then finds a beaver puppet which he wears at all times as a therapeutic device to win back

TEFB REVIEW: FASTER

2010-12-05T11:50:00.000-05:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino Faster, the new film in which Dwayne Johnson tries once again to be crowned King Action Hero, begins promisingly enough. After being released from prison, Johnson's character - dubbed only "Driver" by on-screen text - walks to the local impound, jumps in a '70 Chevy Chevelle SS,

TEFB TRAILERS: SOURCE CODE

2010-11-27T20:29:00.001-05:00

by Mark Pezzula A few years ago, director Duncan Jones (pictured, right) dropped one of the best science fiction films of the past decade on us with Moon (streaming instantly through Netflix, for those of you with an account), which starred Sam Rockwell as the lone worker on the gigantic rock that orbits our planet who slowly begins to lose his mind when his identical twin shows up. Jones has

TEFB REVIEW: 127 HOURS

2010-11-27T18:39:00.001-05:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Danny Boyle Starring James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara The way 127 Hours portrays him, Aaron Ralston (based on the real-life mountain climber/biker/adventurer extraordinaire of the same name) is more in touch with the human condition the further he is from humanity. Rejecting a last minute cell-phone call from his mother, brushing off a coworker, and

TEFB REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1

2010-11-20T19:25:00.001-05:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by David Yates Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint This is a Harry Potter film for the fans. After ten years, the franchise delivers the beginning of the end - part one of the adaptation of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It's a film that doesn't ease newbies and people unfamiliar with the Potter universe into the story (

Amazing Guests on Deck!

2010-11-09T14:46:00.001-05:00

If you haven't checked out The Everything Film Show in a while, it may be time to tune back in! Check out the show's upcoming guests. This week, Nov. 11, the show welcomes G4tv's wildly popular "Attack of the Show" co-host Alison Haislip. Nov. 18. the crew will chat with Phillip Montgomery and Matt DeRoss, whose new documentary "ReGeneration" featuring Noam Chomsky is soon screening at the

TEFB REVISITS: ALIEN 3

2010-11-08T17:56:00.000-05:00

revisit by Mark Pezzula Directed by David Fincher Starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance Anyone who's paid even the slightest bit of attention to inside-baseball when it comes to movies knows the infamy that surrounds the making of Alien 3. Director David Fincher famously walked away from the film after 20th Century Fox made what seemed to be an infinite amount of

TEFB REVISITS: ALIENS

2010-11-04T17:37:00.000-04:00

revisit by Mark Pezzula Directed by James Cameron Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser In the early 1980's, James Cameron - disciple of Roger Corman and production designer/art director/model maker extraordinaire - already had years of experience in the film business but had not yet directed a feature film. With his now well known bravado, Cameron approached Alien

TEFB REVISITS: ALIEN

2010-11-02T18:44:00.000-04:00

revisit by Mark Pezzula Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton Full disclosure: Alien is my favorite movie of all time. While I have a list of more than a few films that I love to varying degrees depending on what day of the week I'm asked, Ridley Scott's 1979 horror/sci-fi classic will always lay claim to the number one spot on that list.

TEFB RANDOM REVIEW: RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1983

2010-10-25T19:38:00.000-04:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Anan Tucker Starring Mark Addy, David Morrissey, Peter Mullan Red Riding: In the Year Of Our Lord 1983 is the final film in the Red Riding Trilogy, (the first two films I reviewed here and here) and ties up loose ends and fills in gaps left by the previous two films. Specifically, it reveals the identity of the person held responsible for the

TEFB TRAILERS: SCREAM 4

2010-10-19T21:31:00.000-04:00

Well I guess it was inevitable. After more than a decade ghostface is back terrorizing Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and all her horny post-post high school friends. Although I've become completely numb (maybe even accepting) of all the sequelizing being done by Hollywood over the past few years, I really have to question the decision to continue a franchise that took a dive Greg Louganis

TEFB RANDOM REVIEW: RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1980

2010-10-19T20:29:00.001-04:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by James Marsh Starring Paddy Considine, Maxine Peake, Sean Harris Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 (from here on out to be referred to as Red Riding '80) is a self-contained story that is tenuously, at first, connected to Red Riding 1974, which I reviewed here. Picking up six years after the first film, Red Riding '80 features the very

TEFB RANDOM REVIEW: RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1974

2010-10-18T20:39:00.001-04:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Julian Jarrold Starring Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Hall, David Morrissey Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (which I will refer to here on out as either just Red Riding or 1974) is the first in a trilogy of made for TV feature-length films that aired on the BBC in 2009 and were released theatrically in the US in 2010. The film, followed by Red

TEFB RANDOM REVIEW: THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (FIRST SEQUENCE)

2010-10-16T16:37:00.000-04:00

Review by Mark Pezzula Directed by Tom Six Starring Dieter Laser, Ashley Williams, Ashlynn Yennie Every few years a film comes around that immediately grabs both scorn and accolades from movie critics and fans alike simply based on the film's concept alone. These films usually come out of the horror genre, and those that condemn the film are apt to chastise the filmmakers for pushing

TEFB REVIEW: NEVER LET ME GO

2010-10-09T19:24:00.000-04:00

reviewed by Mark Pezzula Directed by Mark Romanek Starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley Never Let Me Go, based on the book of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro, is a subtle and graceful science fiction film unlike any produced in recent memory. Genteel in its portrayal of a fictional dystopia, the film is a noble attempt at using the sci-fi genre as merely a

TEFB TRAILERS: 127 HOURS

2010-10-07T20:19:00.000-04:00

I've been a fan of Danny Boyle ever since his 1996 film Trainspotting blew my 15 year old mind into the gutter of independent filmmaking and increased my interest in film ten-fold. I owe the deep interest I have in film today to Trainspotting (it was the first time I had gone to an independent theater near me called The Spectrum, and I also attended a question/answer session after the film,

TEFB REVIEW: THE SOCIAL NETWORK

2010-10-05T22:15:00.000-04:00

review by Mark Pezzula Directed by David Fincher Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake Repeat after me: "The Social Network is not a movie about Facebook." Say it again. Now again. There, glad that's over with. The Social Network is a film about Facebook the same way Citizen Kane is a movie about a newspaper or Reservoir Dogs is about a jewelry heist. Swap out

THE EVERYTHING FILM BLOG AND THE FRANCHISE OF HP: YEAR 2

2010-09-27T22:23:00.002-04:00

by Mark Pezzula Whatever your personal feelings about the phenomenon that is Harry Potter, there's no denying that the films have etched a place in popular film culture, both critically and with fans. I can't name one other film franchise in cinema history that has juggled directors while keeping the same cast (whose main members started the series as children and now finish it as young

TEFB TRAILERS: TRUE GRIT

2010-09-27T19:42:00.000-04:00

I've decided to start a new section of TEFB called "TEFB TRAILERS." Each week we'll bring you a few new trailers to check out, mostly ones that interest us the most or look to be films worth spending your money on. The impetus behind this section is the trailer you'll see linked to below: The Coen Brothers' new film True Grit. Yes, that True Grit. Based on the information gathered thus far,

TEFB REVIEW: DATE NIGHT

2010-09-27T19:24:00.008-04:00

by DashV Parents rejoice! A film that celebrates you! I know, I know. Jay didn't like this movie. He didn't like the camera it was shot with. He didn't like the gags, he didn't like the story. Mark didn't like it either. Didn't find it funny. Didn't like the camera choice. Well I have just two words. Eff Them. Maybe it's because Jay and Mark had me ready to be dissappointed by this film

TEFB REVIEW: THE TOWN

2010-09-19T17:30:00.000-04:00

Directed by Ben Affleck Starring Ben Affleck, John Hamm, Rebecca Hall For quite awhile after winning a Best Screenplay Oscar for Good Will Hunting it seemed as if Ben Affleck was doomed to be remembered not for that accomplishment, but for his string of bad performances in even worse films. While friend and fellow Academy Award winner Mat Damon went on to prove time and time again he had

THE EVERYTHING FILM BLOG AND THE FRANCHISE OF HP: YEAR 1

2010-09-12T22:32:00.001-04:00

Whatever your personal feelings about the phenomenon that is Harry Potter, there's no denying that the films have etched a place in popular film culture, both critically and with fans. I can't name one other film franchise in cinema history that has juggled directors while keeping the same cast (whose main members started the series as children and now finish it as young adults) and only

TEFB REVIEW: MACHETE

2010-09-08T20:12:00.001-04:00

Directed by Robert Rodriguez Starring Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Jeff Fahey Machete is the type of film that Robert Rodriguez has been directing (and producing, for that matter) for years. Films brimming with ideas and characters and mayhem but, despite all that, lacking surprise and any sort of narrative cohesion. His directing skills peaked with the bonkers From Dusk 'til Dawn, and that

TEFB RANDOM REVIEW: Mom and Dad Save the World

2010-08-30T19:10:00.006-04:00

Having had a barrel of laughs from my previous dive into 1992 Comedy with Stay Tuned another 1992 Comedy found it's way into my Netflix queue:Mom and Dad Save the WorldWith Greg Beeman (Executive Producer of Heroes and Smallville) Directing and a cast including Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, and Jon Lovitz I had high hopes for this movie.Those hopes were instantly dashed in the face by the hard 2x4 of

TEFB RANDOM REVIEW: Stay Tuned

2010-08-26T23:26:00.014-04:00

Hey guys,So I finally decided to write up a review, but before you get all excited there is something you should know. I'm a homebody. My wife and I get to the theatre maybe twice a year. So what the hell am I reviewing then?What ever is in my Netflix queue!So my first review is the 1992 Comedy: Stay Tuned.Roy and Helen Knable (John Ritter and Pam Dawbner) have a marriage that's on the skids. Not

TEFB REVIEW: PIRANHA 3D

2010-08-22T17:39:00.000-04:00

Directed by Alexandre Aja Starring Elisabeth Shue, Jessica Szhor, Steven R. McQueen Piranha 3D is for all the folks who were disappointed when the Kintner boy was the only swimmer to bite it in Jaws' infamous beach attack and then dismayed that the child never spilled "out all over the dock", as teased by Murray Hamilton. These same folks where probably underwhelmed by the lack of

TEFB REVIEW: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

2010-08-15T20:29:00.003-04:00

Directed by Edgar Wright Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin It's too bad that people aren't coming out in droves for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, because underneath its video-game inspired aesthetic, hyper-edited pace, hip soundtrack, and deadpan humor is not only the best comedy, action, and (straight-up) film of the summer, but the most honest warts-and-all

TEFB REVIEW: INCEPTION (ULYSSES TAKE)

2010-08-11T21:04:00.003-04:00