Author archive - Shannon Roberts
An Ode to B-Movie Breasts
Writer Shannon Roberts gives credit to filmmaker and Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman for her love of her own breasts.
Read More »Richard III – presented by Garage Theatre
Richard III has a hunch he’s gonna be king. Usually, that hunch is on his back. Not so in the Garage Theatre’s production, playing through Saturday October 24th. I am often dubious about going to see shows in small storefront theatres, but after the Garage Theatre’s recent production of Cannibal! The Musical, I had no [...]
Read More »Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (1985)
So there’s this girl. She loves to dance. There’s a television show featuring the hottest dancers that she loves to watch. Lo and behold the show announces a contest to find a new couple. Our heroine, with the help of her wacky friend and against the will of her parents, sets out to win that [...]
Read More »Notes from the “Twilight” DVD Release Party
Yes, I know. Twilight came out last week. Would you believe me if I said it took me a full week to process what took place at the Borders in Long Beach last Friday night? I might not believe me either, if I hadn’t been there. I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about [...]
Read More »Teen Wolf (1985) / Teen Wolf Too (1987)
By Shannon Roberts, 02-23-09 Teen Wolf is silly. It’s just…silly. Michael J. Fox is a teenage werewolf who plays basketball. This is a ridiculous premise. I mean, wouldn’t the interscholastic basketball association have some rules about a player being a wolfman? Here’s how it breaks down: Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) is unpopular and bad [...]
Read More »Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
I don’t get embarrassed very easily or very often. On the few occasions when I do end up feeling any sort of shame, I suffer from a very odd response. Remembering embarrassment, replaying scenes of humiliation or shame, fills me with an overwhelming need to do backflips, or any sort of gymnastic type trick really. [...]
Read More »Making Mr. Right (1987)
Yeah, sure. We all remember the big ones. We can all quote The Breakfast Club, we all remember Nicholas Cage’s bizarrely coiffed chest hair in Valley Girl, and I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts that although the name Wallace Shawn may not mean that much to you, the exclamation “Inconceivable!” most certainly will. But what of [...]
Read More »Twilight
There is always danger in making a book into a movie. More often than not the result is disappointing; the characters don’t look the way you pictured them, they leave out important scenes, it’s just not as good as the book. But what if the books aren’t all that great to begin with? I’m sure [...]
Read More »Reenacting Out: Notes from a Civil War Reenactment
When you think of corsets, knee-high leather boots, and bad dialects you probably think, as I would, Bauhaus concert. But throw in a few bayonets and a hoop skirt or two and you’ve got yourself a full fledged Civil War reenactment. If the concept conjures images of the Renaissance Faire you’re not too far off [...]
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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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