Men and their “Real Dolls”

The following documentary fascinated and disturbed me.  It leans fairly mature, so if you are overly sensitive, best to skip this one.  But if you are an adventurous soul like ...

Sick, twisted, Funny Games is enjoyable

Funny Games is a disturbing, and at times frustrating and infuriating, but overall entertaining thriller, which is probably just the result German writer-director Michael Haneke wanted. A scene-for-scene remake of Haneke's ...

Extraordinary News of the Week (June 22-29)

This week in Extraordinary News! Kitchen fishin'...wallaby junkies...face down burials...miracle cat...froggy nuptials...Kansas City UFO invasion...the case of the water bandit...sleepwalking surprise...Tunguska revelations...French Fried Flu Scare   This Week’s Extraordinary Top Story Yacht Company ...

Daybreakers more appealing than Twilight

I AM not one who has jumped on the whole Twilight bandwagon. In fact, I won't be  too upset if I go through the rest of my life without ever ...

Wanted film adaptation has desired effect

What would The Matrix be if you replaced Laurence Fishburne with Morgan Freeman and killer machines with daddy abandonment issues? The answer is Wanted. And while it doesn't quite match the ...

Bagdad Café

West Germany/USA | 1987 | Directed by Percy Adlon Logline: When a German tourist is abandoned by her husband she seeks solace at a dysfunctional Californian desert ...

Walking on the Moon

It was 40 years ago next month that America landed its first man – or two men – on the moon. More than that, the mission accomplished what it set ...

An American Werewolf in Remake … Sadly

REMAKE is becoming a real dirty word. Just about every time I hear it these days I shudder. 'Shit, what next?' I think to myself. What movie next will those ...

In the grip of a nightmare

I had a full day today, and didn't get much sleep last night, so a few hours ago, I decided to lay down to take a nap.  About 30 minutes ...

The Elusive American Kangaroo?

One of the most incredible animals I've ever seen is the kangaroo.  Well, that statement is a little misleading, because I've never actually seen a kangaroo in real life...but I've ...
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