A fundraiser for the upcoming Downtown Film Festival, programmed by the guys who usually bring you the Silver Lake Film Festival (which was on hiatus this year, but will be back in ‘09).

A special thanks to Roger, who gave my broke ass a twenty to spend on food and booze (“It’s all coming back to [...]

Been seeing a lot lately, both new and old, and don’t really feel up to writing full reviews of all of them.

So I’m going to try the patented Matt Welch five-word technique.

THE SEARCHERS: Bona-fide classic; Wayne awesome.

FIVE EASY PIECES: Familiar by osmosis; finally experienced.

THE VISITOR: Immigrant teaches Whitey rhythm. So?

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: Solid concept [...]

I’ve seen THE DARK KNIGHT already, but have given my word not to run a review online till opening day.

Come Thursday night at midnight, there’ll be much to read here.

Just thought I’d taunt y’all with that.

First, Homo Erectus:

Once a reliable indicator of quality laughs, the National Lampoon brand nowadays is as ubiquitous and meaningless as a positive review quote from Larry King, which makes it strange to see a movie written and directed by Adam Rifkin thrown into the mix…

Second, Meet Dave:

Aliens haven’t been portrayed quite like this since the [...]

Mad Cowgirl has a Wikipedia page. I need someone to start mine.

UPDATE: One reader tried and had the entry deleted. I suggest emphasizing acting, criticism, and blogging.

Hollywood’s abuzz with remake fever, without much regard to how much sense an update would make – RED DAWN and ROBOCOP, for example, seem like really bad choices for “new and improved” treatment, the former because it’s so era-specific, the latter because the original is a perfect movie. But there are many, I think, that [...]

Best wedding video ever…

Dave & Alonso Get Married (at the La Brea Tar Pits) from Graham Kolbeins on Vimeo.

Brandon Goes Mainstream (The New Cast of APSK3D)

Brandon, aka Shane Ryan, has cast real horror and real porn for “Amateur Porn Star Killer 3D”. The first two APSK films paired Ryan with co-stars Michiko Jimenez and Kai Lanette, both of whom had never acted before. It worked in their favor as it gave the films [...]

A man named John Trask complains about newspaper delivery:

I was a Times subscriber for over 40 years, until last year.. Home deliver[y] had become a real annoyance. Papers in the gutter, or delivered late, or not delivered at all. My complaints to customer service had little effect. Finally I found myself speaking with a representative [...]