Author archive - Adam Fiske
Bullhead
A surprise Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, debuting writer/director Michael R. Roskam’s Bullhead has a lot to offer, but the positives only slightly outweigh the negatives.
Read More »The Social Network
If you have never heard of Facebook, remove one star from this rating. If you are a tech geek who gets off on the idea that sitting at a computer can change the world, add another half star. From director David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac) and writer Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, TV’s “The [...]
Read More »Splice
Five. That’s how many walk-outs there were at the screening of this movie I saw; definitely a sure sign of a future cult classic. From director Vincenzo Natali (1997’s Cube) comes Splice, a slightly flawed yet ambitious sci-fi horror chiller that will make your skin crawl in all the right places. And some that you [...]
Read More »The Cruise (1998)
If you want something truly original, something wholly unexpected, and something that will move you and make you think, you must take The Cruise. A documentary of uncommon charm and grace, it stands along side such greats as Don’t Look Back, Crumb and Man On Wire as a film that, through its revealing of a [...]
Read More »The Road
Based on Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning mega-seller novel, The Road finally hits the big screen in one of the most anticipated films of the fall season. The last McCarthy book adapted for the screen, No Country For Old Men, was a massive critical and commercial success, and won four Oscars including Best Picture. So [...]
Read More »Zombieland
They’re Coming To Get You, Woody!! Blood! Gore! Guns! Zombies! Do I have your attention yet? Well, if you’re part of the audience Zombieland is after, I had you at Blood. Gallons of the gooey stuff are splattered across the screen in debuting director Ruben Fleischer’s satisfying, tongue-in-cheek, undead comedy romp. Is it flawless? Of [...]
Read More »Memento
Recently I was lucky enough to catch a special screening of Christopher Nolan’s now-classic thriller Memento, originally released in 2000. This is a movie that should not only be studied by film students but also seen by anyone who wants to have their mind blown for two hours by a director and cast that have [...]
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MONDO CONTEST: Win Dinner-For-Two at the Home of “Forbidden Zone” director RICHARD ELFMAN!
Richard Elfman wants YOU over for dinner! We're giving away a DINNER FOR TWO AT CASA ELFO! (yes, that's Forbidden Zone director/Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo founder Richard Elfman's L.A. home!), grilled by Grillmeister Elfman himself!!
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Egyptian Theatre presents 007 AT 50: THE COMPLETE JAMES BOND RETROSPECTIVE!
The American Cinematheque and The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles Present… 007 at 50: The Complete James Bond Retrospective! Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 24, 2012 10 Nights, 2 Theatres, 22 Films on the Big Screen! Egyptian Theatre · 6712 Hollywood Blvd · Los Angeles, CA · 90028 Aero Theatre · 1328 Montana [...]
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“The Avengers” smashes another record, crossing $1 Billion globally in 19 days
The Walt Disney Studios has announced that Marvel’s The Avengers is expected to cross the $1 Billion threshold at the global box office on May 13, its 19th day in release. This is the first Marvel Studios film and the fifth Walt Disney Studios release to reach this important milestone. The news comes just a week [...]
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Reviews
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Cosmopolis
David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" is a welcome return to style, complemented with fine performances from an ensemble class. Unfortunately, the film is nowhere near as compelling as its seemingly heady themes and examinations would suggest.
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Pick of the Week – Breakfast at Tiffany’s, August 23rd at Regency Buenaventura 6
"There once was a very lonely, very frightened girl. She lived alone except for a nameless cat..." Blake Edward's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S screens Thursday, August 26 at Regency Buenaventura, 7:30pm. Alicia's Pick of the Week.
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Tormented (AKA “Rabbit Horror 3D”)
Initially armed with the tremendous title Rabbit Horror 3D (tell me you wouldn't run out to see that immediately), this surreal, fantasy/horror blends elements from a number of children's films such as Alice in Wonderland and The Little Mermaid, but its final product is decidedly NOT for children...
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