Memoirs of a Geisha: Someone, I forget who, told me they saw this and absolutely loved it. The lead actress is pretty, the trailer looks pretty, the billboards are pretty, and all the movie-tie-in cosmetic products are pretty. But then controversy arose about how the Chinese and the Japanese are offended that the lead characters…
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Want to Hear the Filthiest Joke in the World? Hollywood Master Storytellers Presents The Aristocrats
Wanna hear a really dirty joke? Apparently, “The Aristocrats” is the worse one yet. Born from Vaudeville and kept alive by comics trying to one-up each other, it’s an ever-evolving joke shared privately by comedians. I haven’t seen the 2005 documentary about this joke but I saw South Park’s variation of it–which of course involved…
King Kong Tickets on Sale Today at Arclight
I’m so excited about this movie. At first I was turned off by its blockbuster proportions but then I remembered the King Kong of 1933 (totally forgot about the horrible 1976 Kong) and how it became the stuff of my childhood nightmares: the battle between King Kong and the T. Rex, King Kong vs. the…
Film Review: Walk the Line
Walk actors in the roles of rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis and Waylon Jennings join Joaquin Phoenix (far left, as Cash) at Sun Studio. Truth be told, I don’t know much about Johnny Cash and I actually wanted to see Walk the Line more for the “Oscar-worthy” performances…
Vidiots' Big 2-OH!: KCRW DJs Pick Their Favorite Movie Music of the Last 20 Years
“The best video store in L.A., and maybe the country” is celebrating its 20th anniversary and what better co-host to celebrate with than other-fan-of-indie-music-and-film, KCRW? KCRW on-air hosts Jason Bentley, Raul Campos, Gary Calamar, Tricia Halloran and Eric J. Lawrence will be talking about their favorite use of a song in a film during the…
Talking Trash: John Waters Signs at Book Soup
Saw John Waters at the Orange County Museum of Art earlier this week and you want more? He’ll be at Book Soup in West Hollywood this Saturday the 5th signing copies (and memorabilia if you buy a copy) of his new collection of screenplays, Hairspray, Female Trouble and Multiple Maniacs ($15.95). Seventeen years since his…
Film Complaint: Prime: Heyy, This Isn't a Comedy!
Don’t know what’s so funny here. Warning: Spoiler to follow. It was a Sunday after two nights of crazy Halloween partying and I just wanted to enjoy a harmless, mindless movie. A comedy. I remembered the commercials for Prime: “older” woman dates much younger man and tells all to her therapist, only to find out…
Pee Wee's Big Adventure Screening w/ Paul Reubens at the Arclight
Unfortunately, I didn’t find out about the Nov. 1st 7:30pm screening that features Paul Reubens giving a Q&A in time so it was sold out before I could get a ticket. But due to popular demand, Arclight threw in a second screening at 10:20pm. However since it seems to be past Pee Wee’s bedtime, Reubens…
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: Dead on Arrival
Let me just preface this review with, I was invited to this movie and had no interest in seeing it. I wasn’t crazy about Nightmare Before Christmas and this just looked like another cartoon targeted at those giggly Goth kids. But I had nothing better to do so… We went to see it at the…
Really Bad Movie Night Party: The Horror! The Horror!
Homemade concessions stand. I like to throw parties for no particular reason, well, if only to collide worlds by getting all my friends together in one place. These parties usually range from singles mixers at a cool bar to board game night at my place. Tonight I decided to throw a “Really Bad Movie Night”…
