Author archive - John Clark
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...
Read More »God Bless America
A perversely wicked, yet often insightful dark comedy, God Bless America has cult status written all over it, even though the film is not for everyone and not exactly perfect.
Read More »The Raid: Redemption
An Indonesian film basically designed to showcase the somewhat-obscure Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat, The Raid possesses a stylized, frenetic intensity that is truly miraculous at times.
Read More »Kill List
Part domestic drama, part crime mystery and part paranoid horror, and just as difficult to summarize without exposing the well-planned reveals and discoveries, this British import deserves the buzz it has been receiving.
Read More »Contagion
The direction and editing are tight and stylistic, but nothing is notable, especially compared to the Soderbergh's many superior films.
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Bellflower
Take one part bro-mance (extra emphasis on “bro”), one part slacker romance, one part Lynchian thriller, and mix them all together with a bunch of art-house aesthetics, and you might end up with Bellflower - which still has a whole mess of problems.
Read More »The Guard
If you want to know if you’ll like John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard, imagine an Irish Fargo.Well, wait, that sounds horribly derivative, and we’re not talking a film that copies Fargo so much as a film with a similar spirit, mixing black comedy and crime noir, all the while skewering American film conventions.So not so [...]
Read More »The Innkeepers
You know those videos where they tell you to watch carefully because there’s a subtle, ghost-like movement that will blow your mind, and after you focus for a lengthy period of time, a frightening face suddenly appears on the screen screaming, making you jump and your coworker/friend laugh? Yeah, Ti West (House of the Devil) [...]
Read More »The Beaver
Ignore the detractors - the positives in The Beaver far outweigh the few negatives, leaving us with a fascinating and honest (albeit dark and difficult) look at mental illness and its effects on both individuals and those around them.
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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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