Movies & TV

WHEN I FIRST MET Brad Adkins, he handed me a flyer and wrote his number on it. It was a poorly punctuated, yellow, photocopied thing that said “the Charm Bracelet exposition of short films and videos portland oregon usa.” He wouldn’t tell me what the Charm Bracelet was, exactly; just that I should attend their […]

ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH The Wayof the Gun is a disarming meeting between Longbaugh (Benicio Del Toro), a stoic kidnapper, and Joe Sarno (James Caan), a weathered and square-jawed bagman who has been sent to kill him. Sharing a drink in a bordertown tavern, they are like two competing door-to-door salesmen. Although pitted as enemies, they […]

Movies exist to satiate those desires that we can’t fill ourselves. Like it or not, we watch them to be voyeurs. Lately, there is a certain desire reflected in films that deviates from the usual. Nope, it’s not sex, violence, or sci-fi fantasy–it’s the desire to Fuck The System. Luckily, no one has to cheat […]

Thu., August 31 8:00 FOX ALI: AN AMERICAN HERO–Movie (2000) A TV movie tracing the float-like-a-butterfly-sting-like-a-bee career of Muhammad Ali! 9:00 AP MONKEY BUSINESS Monkeys who have their own radio and movie careers. Next they’ll be stealing our fast-food jobs! Fri., September 1 8:00 FOX SEVEN–Movie (1995) Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt try to catch […]

MOVIES & EVENTS The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle A badly-drawn cartoon turned into a badly-acted movie by Robert DeNiro. Alice et Martin Juliette Binoche and Mathieu Almaric play Alice and Martin, a pair of complicated people in a complicated relationship. Exploring power dynamic through sensuality, age, and class, this 1998 Andre Techine film is […]

HERE’S HOW to dress for a heist: First, don a dark, pinstriped suit. It better have ridiculously broad shoulders, too–keeps you fast and loose. Then you top it with an insouciant porkpie-style hat. For color, you add your best silk tie–pink, perhaps, or silver. None of this makes sense for what you have to do, […]

IT’S A SAD FACT that this summer’s movies have all the appeal of a moist bag of donkey vomit. However, in the midst of this cinematic drought, a savior has finally appeared–and she’s wearing a cheerleading outfit. Bring It On is not only the best film of the summer, but possibly the best teen movie […]

The intensity of certain scenes in each of these films guarantees the basis for a lifetime of self-reliance, strange sexual quirks, or crippling nightmares. Rent one tonight–help twist a child’s life in the right direction. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)-Roald Dahl’s classic film. Bad things happen to bad kids, plus a terrifying, unforgettable […]

Thursday, August 24 9:00 USA THE TERMINATOR–Movie (1984) Arnie Schwarzenegger plays a badass futuristic robot with a thing for Linda Hamilton. 10:00 DSC BEYOND BIZARRE A trip to San Diego’s Death Museum. That’s not just bizarre… that’s beyond bizarre! Friday, August 25 8:00 FOX TV’S FUNNIEST GAME SHOW MOMENTS Classic clips from game shows, hosted […]

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