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So today I give a quick tip of the cap to that early fraternity and sorority of film enthusiasts...the ones who took a moment to read my words when few others were. For your listening and reading fulfillment, I give you... Scott got tired of all of us making him endure the unendurable and took back control of his show with Whitney last week. take a listen to a very special episode of Frankly My Dear

Shannon the Movie Moxie soaked up THE HELP

Fandango Groover spent recent days going on a bit of a Potter bender

I think Blake might be begging to be hit in the face so he can truly see some stars

My dvd shelves swell with suped up editions of movies and many Criterion titles. But as Dylan points out, such consumer excess and cinemania isn't for everyone

Someone who was with me before the beginning is Charles in Chicago. One of these ays, I must meet the man and buy him many beers. He watched SUPER recently and seems as though he's one of those who enjoy it

I've recently become the proud owner of a Film Forager Original. Have you checked out her handsome work? I actually haven't seen the film that inspired this week's handsome piece

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I have seen an increasing amount of films every summer. From 15 in 2008 to 21 last year. This year's tally sits at 19 and there are still a few titles I intend to see. Every

And give or take a quarter point, my average score for each summer's crop of films? Three stars out of four. Interesting information, but what does it mean? For starters, the fact that I am able to continually expose myself to more and more material is helping to keep the balance. Sure the blockbusters feel like they're disappointing more and more...but the indie offerings are delivering a great bounty, which is the spoonful of medicine to help the sugar go down. I don't say this to boast, I say it because I never want to forget it - I am truly lucky to live in the film-going market I do. (Sidebar: Analyzing these summers didn't even include instances where I catch screenings of old films) The fact that every summer without fail has given me a film that I later regard as one of the best of the year is also telling. Whether it's just a studio not knowing where to put a smaller title, or a blockbuster delivering on its promise, I can't sob too hard at the state of summer at the movies when the warm months have given me THE HURT LOCKER, WALL-E, TREE OF LIFE, and INCEPTION. Thus it would seem that studios hording everything until the fall to angle for the best Oscar chances isn't entirely a true concept. Finally, for better or for worse, the median score of my summer experiences is staying steady from year to year. Sure I catch some turkeys - summer of 2009 gave me two 1.5 star films on the same day!! - but they continue to be propped up. It doesn't take a stats wizard to understand that the steady rise in movies seen is helping to filter the crappy scores, but I can't easily point to a declining scorecard and say "You see! I'm not just being old fashioned! They don't

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Given Hollywood's complete disinterest, I'm gonna call the time of death on the summer right now. 8am on Thursday August 18th, Summer 2011 at The Multiplexes officially ended. Oh sure you can still soak up some Frightful Nights and some barbaric dude named Conan before Labour Day weekend arrives and really

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the same day!!

This is the day my head usually explodes. TIFF announced more galas and special presentations today, and along with the bounty that is easy to spot from a distance there, the festival also unveiled its programme for contemporary world cinema and visions. Within these two programmes are the titles and directors that might not be quite as recognizable at a glance, but are bound to supply festival-goers with wonderful international content. Essentially, it's the part of the line-up people like me have to study a bit harder because there's no sexy directors or actors to tip off the bounty within. But amongst the titles that I do

Once more I'm posting a Saturday feature on a Monday. What can I say - it's been that sort of weekend. Hopefully now that I have my computer system back, I can get myself back into the swing of things. Who knows - I might even manage to get out to a theatre sometime soon! I've gone two weeks without seeing a new release and I'm actually starting to feel a bit squirrely. Seriously - I can't remember the last DOTW post that had no screenings listed. Instead this past week was spent boning up on films for a pair of upcoming podcasts. I'm sure it won't be hard to spot the common links. Here's what was on tap... Blu-Rays/DVD's I've Never Seen

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I'm beginning to wonder if the trick to a good comedy is identity. Ever watch a comedy and just think to yourself that it's "trying too hard"? I get the hunch that such instances come when a film sets out to make us laugh but doesn't, it's because the film doesn't have a sense of self...and without that, there's nothing for the audience to identify with, attach to, and ultimately be amused by.Happily, not all hope is lost. 30 MINUTES OR LESS knows precisely what sort of movie it is...and that's what helps it work.Jesse Eisenberg plays Nick, a pizza delivery boy. He lives an unassuming life; He delivers pizzas in thirty minutes or less, pines for a lovely girl named Katie, and hangs out with her twin brother Chet (Aziz Ansari). He talks like someone who wants more, but if he's doing anything about it we aren't privy to it.By contrast, we meet Dwayne (Danny McBride) who is doing something to help himself - even if it is wildly misguided. Dwayne wants to get his mitts on his father's money, so like many a criminal before him he plots to kill a man for his money. To do so, he orders a pizza from Nick's restaurant. When Nick shows up to deliver it, Dwayne and his friend Travis (Nick Swardson) strap a bomb to him.At this point the math is simple: Nick will rob a bank to get money for Dwayne to pay a hit man to kill his father and gain an inheritance. If Nick tries anything sly or can't get the job done in ten hours....."boom".That notion of identity I alluded to in the intro is announced with authority during one of the film's biggest action scenes. During a particularly exciting moment, the film's soundtrack begins to blare out a pop hit from the 80's. As those notes wail, one can't help but smile as memories of similar films start flooding. The predicament of Nick and Chet could easily be played out by Lieutenants Riggs and Murtough. It could be played out by Axel Foley. It could be played out by John McLane. 30 MINUTES OR LESS is the sort of of buddy/crime caper that has seldom been seen since the Berlin Wall came down.Part of how 30 MINUTES makes the format its own is how it shows how much an everyman can trip over the steps of robbery and extortion. Think about a film like OUT OF SIGHT and how charismatic Nick Foley is while holding up the bank. makes it look easy doesn't he? Keep cool, act confident, be professional and you can get in and get out lickity-split. But of course, we aren't all as suave as George Clooney, are we? What's worse is that actually robbing the bank is just one step. I've never tried of course, but something tells me that if I were forced to jack a car and meet up for a drop like Nick does, that I'd fumble the job in the same way he does.This is the second feature film directed by Ruben Fleischer, and his first film ZOMBIELAND, had a few of those retro flourishes too. It's not like the guy is flat out copying

What did you think? Please leave comments with your thoughts and reactions to 30 MINUTES OR LESS

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What a busy summer it has been for me movie-wise. With the end of it in sight - and in many ways the final crux of it happening over the next ten days - I find myself trying to take a breath this morning and understand what I brought upon myself...for better, and for worse. Once upon a time I was chided for suggesting a movie get watched (or re-watched) specifically for blogging/podcasting purposes. The prevailing argument seems to be that what so many of us do is "for funsies", so why turn it into work? Right behind that was the point that there are so many hours in the day. Thus, what point does it serve to re-watch something to be in-the-know for a podcast, when those two hours could be better spent watching something newer and/or more fun. My blog-writin' co-horts might be on to something...then again, they might not. Leafing through the official tally, I see that from the beginning of May until now I have watched exactly 100 movies. Of that hundred, fifty-two of them were watched (or re-watched) expressly for podcasting or blogging purposes. In some instances I was truly happy to do my homework. Other times...far less so. But as a wise sitcom once said, "you take the good, you take the bad". Watching a self-assigned syllabus is tricky. Beyond the fact that it can feel like work, and likewise take the joy out of something that is supposed to be fun, you are deliberately turning down avenues you wouldn't normally travel. Following this particular road map might have left me grumpy at times (I could have done without FRANTIC and A LIFE LESS ORDINARY), but I tried to hold fast to the fact that I was building a better appreciation of context. I'm lucky that it worked out for me - especially after my foray into the Shelf of Doom. Setting one's self a watchlist doesn't always work out. You end up sitting through movies because you think you should

Admittedly, I have a bit of a blind spot for the cinematic landscape of my home country, but I am proud to say that day by day, that blind spot is dwindling. My taste for the domestic must

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The star power of HORRIBLE BOSSES is an interesting roster. The six leads are comprised of three "A Listers", and three "B Listers". And while the "A Listers" get the showier roles, it's the other guys who come through and carry the film. Show of hands all those who saw that coming?HORRIBLE BOSSES is the story of three friends and the terrible people that employ them.Nick (Jason Bateman) is a financial executive putting in long hours trying to play the corporate game and earn a promotion. His boss is Dave (Kevin Spacey); a demanding, manipulative asshole who has been stringing Nick along with promises of a promotion he has no intention of granting him.Dale (Charlie Day) is a dental hygienist who through bad luck has limited employment options. He is currently working for Julia (Jennifer Aniston) who is a filthy-mouthed nymphomaniac who can't seem to hear "No thanks, I'm engaged" as a reason to stop her sexual harassment.Finally there's Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) who has a job he enjoys working for a chemical company owned by Jack (Donald Sutherland). Unfortunately, Jack dies suddenly, and the business is handed over to his son Bobby (Colin Farrell), and if there was a yang to Jack's yin - it's Bobby.After a drink or six, Kurt, Dale and Nick decide that life might be better is all three of their horrible bosses were to meet an untimely demise. Now they just have to figure out how to actually accomplish such a deed.HORRIBLE BOSSES succeeds despite its plot. I say that because along with its being silly, preposterous, and borderline racist, it's also a plot that steals a lot from a bunch of films we've already seen. In some other movie, that might bring the whole things down, but HORRIBLE BOSSES leaves you fully satisfied - perhaps even wanting more. How it pulls off this bit of "pay-no-attention-to-the-crappy-plot" misdirection is a great bit of comedy chemistry between Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day.Watching these three TV comedy stars play off each other instantly made me wish they'd create a TV comedy that all three could star in together. Their friendship feels authentic in its easy-going nature, and the way they are able to tease each other with their wit and incredelousness just stokes the fire of amusement their scenes provide. It's enough to almost make you wish that the whole film was just the three of them talking in various bars. That's a good thing, because the titular "Horrible Bosses" are a bit of a letdown.Kevin Spacey is able to do this sort of part in his sleep these days. That's not a knock on what he does here, just a note that the story doesn't take the talent he rolls out of bed with and take us anywhere unexpected with it. Colin Farrel is both outrageous and funny as the bratty boss Bobby...but I get the feeling that a lot of his role was left on the cutting room floor. He's barely in the finished film, and certainly runs a distant third in the jackassery department in comparison to Spacey and Aniston.Speaking of the former Rachel Green, her part in this film feels like it's been played on a bounce. Sure, it's funny to watch an actress like Aniston who comes with a wholesome image suddenly speak like a horny trucker. However, the film doesn't seem to know what to do with her once the boys set their murderous plot in motion. She is essentially sidelined and dropped in the final act - and when time does

What did you think? Please leave comments with your thoughts and reactions to HORRIBLE BOSSES

Ain't nothin' like a long weekend to jack up one's movie-watchin' time. After several weeks being down a quart, I found myself back on my usual pace this week. Back up to my usual weekly number, back up to seeing more new stuff than rewatches, and back up to finding myself in a theatre more than once.That, my friends, is a good week.Here's what was on tap...Screenings

Blu-Rays/DVD's I've Never Seen

Dear Fellow Bloggers...I beg your patience and forgiveness. My reading of your work, and likewise my commenting on it is at a record low. I have fallen into a rhythm of skimming my Google Reader and occasionally hitting the drop-down key to get just a taste of what you are offering...but on the whole, I'm not the comunity member I usually am.The good news is that in about two weeks, things will get back to normal and I'll be able to drown in your words, clips, images, and overall geekosity to my usual obsessive level. The bad news is that between now and then I'll be a little bit of a hermit without explanation. Hopefully I can make it all up to you though.My mere skimming shows me that I'm missing out on boatloads, this week's posts for instance gave me a wealth of links to choose from...here's a mere six.For your listening and reading fulfillment, I give you...The Row Three Cinecast continues to amaze and entertain (and not just because they continually record episodes that would make Cal Ripken blush). This week, they brought in Jim Mickle (director of STAKELAND) to rap with them about COWBOYS & ALIENS. I'm hoping that Lady Hatter and I might be able to enjoy some CRAZY STUPID LOVE this weekend (And then go see the movie - hey-o!!!

For the most part, my Falling For the First Time Series has tested pop culture classics I believed would be unassailable. I could see how the effects of GHOSTBUSTERS or GREMLINS might hold them back, but all of the others were movies I believed would transcend.Then a funny thing happened on the way to the eighth selection: I watched the film again.So after championing the screenwriting debut of Cameron Crowe to the talented blogess behind Insight Into Entertainment, I started to think that I'd made a grave miscalculation...and that my MTV Generation ass was about to be handed to me. Do get a good seat and see how I make out as I discuss FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH with Jess Rogers.MH: Alright dude - what did you think?JR: It reminded me that 80s comedies were a lot raunchier than I remembered. It's a funny movie to be sure but the "kids" in it seem more like 30 year olds than some of the other teen comedies from that era.MH: I'd argue that a lot

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