Eddie Murphy Raw At one point in time, it was difficult to comprehend the levels of popularity and cultural acceptance required to have a concert movie made for either a band or singular entertainer, a literal filmed and edited live performance which would then be released and distributed in movie theatres alongside the other standard […]
Edge Of Sanity Of all the so called “classic” movie monsters from The Golden Age Of Cinema (most of whom have had quality updated versions made during the current modern age), the one who seems to have been forgotten for Hollywood doing a ripe update was Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, the classic creation of […]
Edward Scissorhands Sometimes the purest form of artistic expression is when said artist is able to successfully filter their own personal experience and perspective (political shenanigans notwithstanding) directly into their art in such a way that it is not only fully palatable to the viewer but also relatable to anyone who can ever say they […]
El Mariachi The state of low budget independent filmmaking has come down to one major factor when it comes to young filmmakers who are both short on funds and also lacking the ingenuity to make something memorable. Indy filmmakers have usually resorted to churning out what amounts to badly acted, badly written, badly directed and […]
El Topo The phenomenon of the midnight cult movie is one that sadly gets very little remembrance or modern day acknowledgement in this day and age, with the exception of the goofily entertaining Rocky Horror Picture Show, a sci fi spoof / rock musical that nonetheless carries a prevalent theme of being open and honest […]
Election The lost art of the cinematic allegory combined with the razor sharp edge of biting satire is something we sadly don’t see enough of anymore, mostly because Hollywood now chooses to “play it safe” so as not to offend others of their own political orientation while convincing those whom they consider to be mindless […]
Embrace Of The Vampire There are certainly very few (if any) 80s TV actresses who inspired more hormonal driven teenage boy fantasies than Alyssa Milano as the daughter of Tony Danza’s bumbling oaf of a male househeeper on Who’s The Boss? While nearly nobody cared about the reputedly gay in real life Danza’s on and […]
Enchanted This story about an animated fairy tale princess who comes to live in the “real” world of New York City borrows heavily from Snow White, with bits and pieces of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Little Mermaid (with Ariel herself, Jodi Benson, getting an hilarious cameo as the secretary of a law firm). The glue […]
End Game Sometimes in filmmaking, it becomes obvious that certain scripts are just NOT cut out for the low-budget independent circuit, and this is a perfect example, because while having a sound premise and workable final twist, is seriously hampered by the cheap quality right from the very first frame along with a story that […]
