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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Movie Trailers / CL-TV Originals Land of the Lost: Rocky going
Posted By Christian Yoder on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:00 PM
By Matt Brunson
The surprising thing about Land of the Lost isn't that it contains several hearty laughs; the surprising thing is that it contains any laughs at all. After all, Will Ferrell vehicles are increasingly becoming known for their inability to generate honestly earned guffaws, as the comedian generally calls it a day after establishing a slight variation on his idiotic man-child routine and then throwing a couple of on-screen tantrums. Yet the reason this new picture works on occasion is precisely because it isn't a Will Ferrell movie; rather, it's a movie that just happens to star Will Ferrell.
For the full review, click here.
Movie Trailers / CL-TV Originals The Hangover: Headache-inducing
Posted By Christian Yoder on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:00 AM
It's what's known as putting matters in perspective. Folks who regularly bash Judd Apatow for his various endeavors need only catch The Hangover to see that it's unfair to dismiss the former's pictures simply because they refuse to always toe the politically correct line. What's more, the majority of Apatow's films benefit from fluid plot developments, interesting characterizations, and gags that remain funny even in retrospect -- conditions not enjoyed by this slapdash effort from the director of the similarly idling Old School.
For Matt Brunson's full review, click here.
Movie Trailers / CL-TV Originals My Life in Ruins: Disaster ahead
Posted By Christian Yoder on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Nia Vardalos enjoyed a box office bonanza with the sleeper smash My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but her latest picture, My Life in Ruins, stands no chance of enjoying a similar fate. It's merely one big fat Greek disaster.
For Matt Brunson's full review, click here.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Movie Trailers / CL-TV Originals Valentino: Fashion faux pas
Posted By Christian Yoder on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:00 PM
By Matt Brunson
As far as documentaries about the couture culture go, Valentino: The Last Emperor runs out of thread long before its closing credits. By comparison, the 1995 Isaac Mizhari piece Unzipped provided a lot more, uh, zip than this nonfiction effort, which ultimately seems as self-absorbed as its central figure.
For the full review, click here.
Found video / CL-TV Originals Evil Dead ... before the musical
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Evil Dead: The Musical hits the Actor's Theatre stage tomorrow (June 11). Today, however, take a gander at a scene from Evil Dead 2 — on of the sick-ass films that inspired the off-beat stage play:
Monday, June 8, 2009
Found video / CL-TV Originals Jessica Lea Mayfield sings 'Kiss Me Again'
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Before you check out Jessica Lea Mayfield at the Visulite Theatre tonight, take a look at her here singing "Kiss Me Again":
Friday, June 5, 2009
Movie Trailers / CL-TV Originals Sugar hits a homer
Posted By Christian Yoder on Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:04 PM
By Matt Brunson
SUGAR
DIRECTED BY Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
STARS Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino
What’s this? An inspirational sports flick whose every step doesn’t lead up to the climactic Big Game in which the underdog hero must score that touchdown/hit that home run/kick that goal/deck that opponent? Is such a movie even allowed anymore?
For the full review, click here
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Movie Trailers / CL-TV Originals Up: Yet another Pixar winner
Posted By Christian Yoder on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:03 PM
By Matt Brunson
UP
***1/2
DIRECTED BY Pete Docter
STARS Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer
Ranking Pixar’s feature-length gems in order is akin to ranking the 10 best Beatles singles or the five best martini cocktails — to each his or her emphatic own — so let’s just say that the studio’s 10th effort, Up, won’t be leaving viewers feeling down. It’s merely one more winner for an outfit that refuses to compromise its high level of quality, to say nothing of its artistic integrity.
For the full review, click here
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Movie Trailers / CL-TV Originals Drag Me to Hell: Fiery Fun
Posted By Christian Yoder on Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:02 PM
By Matt Brunson
DRAG ME TO HELL
DIRECTED BY Sam Raimi
STARS Alison Lohman, Justin Long
The face of horror in modern cinema is, sad to say, torture porn, where sadism is exhibited with alarming regularity (most notably by the filmmakers) and imagination is only employed when the scripter conjures up gruesome new ways for characters to die. Because of this lamentable trend, it’s an effortless task to sing the praises of Drag Me to Hell, a funhouse freak show that’s more interested in delivering old-fashioned chills (it’s even rated PG-13 rather than the expected R) than in wallowing in misogyny, masochism and mutilation. The story is so thin that the entire screenplay could have been written on a bubble gum wrapper, yet the end result is so delirious in its desire to delight that moviegoers willing to be jerked around won’t mind.
For the full review, click here
Found video / CL-TV Originals Kanye West 'Paranoid' — final cut
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:30 AM
New shit from Kanye. This one's for you Jeff:
