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Patrick Yau's late nineties action thriller, "Expect the Unexpected", certainly lives up to its title. Executive produced by ...

In conjunction with my favorite films of the year list, I offer up some moments out of 2008 films that made an indelible impression on me. O...

As a continuation of other "year's end" wrap up posts on this blog, I humbly submit my twenty favorite films of 2008. I can pr...

What does 13-3 mean in the postseason for the past couple of years? That you'll lose in the first game you play. Ask the Giants, or the ...

Part 2 5. DeVotchKa- "A Mad and Faithful Telling" As written about in an earlier post , Denver band DeVotchKa are certainly an acq...

Part 1 I find myself being more and more selective about the music I buy. It's not for lack of good music- in fact, my acquisition of XM...

Valkyrie Typically, when a film is pushed back and reloaded as many times as "Valkyrie" has been, there's definitely trouble o...

Some days I can flip through the 150+ channels I've got and scream. One hundred and fifty channels and nothing on. How is that possible?...

Enjoy a stirring collection of images from the year in film, 2008, via Matt Shapiro.

This post is a contribution to the Endings-Blogathon hosted at Valley Dreamin' . What makes a great ending? I don't know if I can pu...

Would it be wrong to declare that I sorely miss the clinical David Fincher over this new... softie? Immediately after returning home from th...

Bringing a play to the big screen is always a tenuous task. In some cases, the restrictive nature of the stage hinders its celluloid interpr...

Cadillac Records I admit to a strong bias on this one. My first job as a young teenager was working in a record/baseball card shop where I g...

I haven't been a huge fan of Sam Mendes. While his films always seem to deal with 'heavy themes' that feel like an over-sized re...

As someone who appreciated the graphic novel roots of "30 Days of Night" from last year, I'm doubly impressed by the subtle br...

I apologize for light posting this week. It's been a busy one. I've got some reviews I've been meaning to bang out (especially o...

I suppose one could make top 5 lists of the best rock documentaries (with the release of "Cadillac Records" this week) or the top ...

A few things I've run up against in the last couple weeks that I can't wait to see or experience: 1. Naturally, this new little thin...

I can count the number of glacial-set police thrillers on one hand. There's Erik Skjoldbjaerg's Norwegian "Insomnia" and t...

Fans of 80's indie pop should rush out to pick up Devotchka's latest album, "A Mad and Faithful Telling". Blending soulfu...