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SUPER WEIRD – Funky Forest – 2005

by Shea Garage January 21, 2014

Misshapen hot dog sized nipples? Check. Distended scrotum? Check. Badminton? Check. Explosive lactation? Check. Weird bloodsucking…baby creature? Check. 2005’s Funky Forest from Japanese director Katsuhito Ishii is one of the weirdest films you’re ever likely to see. What does it all mean? Who knows. But it makes us cringe and laugh, sort of, at the […]

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The Best of Quentin Tarantino – Number 3

by Shea Garage January 10, 2014

3. Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 The story of Beatrix Kiddo, played by QT’s muse Uma Thurman, once a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who is ambushed and left for dead on her wedding day by her former lover, the Bill of the film’s title, played with wicked calm by David Carridine […]

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The Best of Terry Gilliam – Number 4

by Shea Garage January 10, 2014

4. Time Bandits The first of Gilliam’s “Trilogy of the Imagination”, which otherwise includes Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, the 1981 film is the story of a boy who seeks to escape the tired world of his parents, receiving his wish in the form of a team of little people in possession of […]

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The Best of Woody Allen – Number 8

by Staff January 3, 2014

8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona This 2008 film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Allen’s later day muse, along with Javier Bardem, Rebbecca Hall, and Penelope Cruise (who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work) the film is the story of a love triangle (or […]

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Saving Mr. Banks – Review

by Tony Shea January 2, 2014

Saving Mr Banks, which is about the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that went on so Walt Disney could secure the rights to P.L. Traver’s book, Mary Poppins, may be the worst titled film of the year, since unless you are well schooled in the world of Mary Poppins those words mean absolutely nothing to you. I actually […]

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The Best of Woody Allen – # 7 – Match Point

by Shea Garage December 19, 2013

We’re celebrating the work of the great Woody Allen with our list of his Top 11 films. 7. Match Point Proving that Allen is as adept at directing thrillers as he is at directing comedies, this 2006 film stars Reese Myers, Scarlett Johansson in a gripping tale of betrayal, murder and greed. To see the […]

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Killing Time

by Christopher T. Wood October 20, 2013

A friend of mine had a thought the other day. Just the one. It’s the kind of thing that often happens when men sit around with other men, grilling meat and drinking whiskey. Such activities are known to inspire thoughts. Word is God had just flipped the tri tip when he concluded, “Shit, fool. You […]

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Bridging the World Together through Film

by Dan O'Day McClellan October 16, 2013

Suniil Sadarangani and I met during the course of a play called Quill and Ink that we were both involved in back 2012. I was an actor in the play and Sunill was one of the stage hands and he and I hit it off right away. Every so often you meet someone that you […]

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Let’s go to the Closing Night Party at the Burbank International Film Festival, Shall We?

by Tony Shea and Dan O'Day McClellan September 10, 2013

The Burbank International Film Festival came to a close on Sunday night with an awards gala at Castaway, the picturesque Burbank restaurant nestled high in the Burbank hills, which afforded some magnificent views of the mind blowing California sunset. The event was a first rate affair with many notable attendees present. DanO and I were […]

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The Burbank International Film Festival Kicks Off

by Tony Shea September 6, 2013

I have lived in Burbank for the last five years and I love it. I love that it feels like a small town despite the fact that it connects with Los Angeles on the other side of the hill. I love Burbank’s tree-lined streets, which are a welcome relief from Los Angeles’ asphalt hardscape. And […]

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Don’t Try This at the Multiplex – Nicolas Winding Refn

by Tony Shea August 21, 2013

“Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.” Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn is hardly a household name, certainly in the United States. One suspects that his film-making sensibilities are too “European,” filled as they are with […]

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The Man Behind the Curtain – Paul Schrader

by Tony Shea August 1, 2013

Paul Schrader has been part of the Hollywood machine for more than four decades now. While certainly not as well known as his contemporary Martin Scorsese, Schrader has been behind the curtain, so to speak, conspiring on many of Scorsese’s films as the writer of the screenplays for Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation […]

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Superhero Supreme

by Mary Kay Holmes July 23, 2013

Dear Zack Snyder (dude who directed Man of Steel, also a big time genius): First off, I would like to congratulate you on making the insanely brilliant decision to add Batman into the mix in the next Superman movie.  I loved Man of Steel, and thought Henry Cavill did an amazing job, especially considering he […]

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