The Film Talk – Part 55 – Knowing / Duplicity
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A Review of 'Adventureland' – Timing is Everything
Adventureland / Featuring Jesse Eisenberg Kristen Stewart Margarita Levieva Ryan Reynolds Kristen Wiig Bill Hader Martin Starr / Photographed by Terry Stacey / Written and Directed by Greg Mottola A beautifully shot, touching, yet light and funny coming of age story, ‘Adventureland’ deserves to be seen – but not for the reasons I’ve just stated. [...]
Why Kung Fu Panda is Not Better than Wall-E
A few weeks ago my genial co-host Mr Jett Loe acclaimed Dreamworks’ gorgeous, fun and sassy animated astonishment ‘Kung Fu Panda’ in the wake of its upset victory over ‘Wall-E’ at the Annie Awards. He included some rather delightful screen caps to bolster his case. I got around to watching last week, delayed by other [...]
'The Great Buck Howard'
The Great Buck Howard / Featuring John Malkovich – Colin Hanks – Emily Blunt / Written and Directed by Sean McGinly Look at John Malkovich. You can’t take your eyes off him. He’s got it. Malkovich is a compelling, magnetic performer. He’s the reason to see ‘The Great Buck Howard’. Unfortunately he’s not the focus [...]
William H. Macy's Hair
Via Screencrave, have just seen a trailer for the new film ‘Bart Got a Room’, (see trailer below – warning, for those who are sensitive to incorrect aspect ratios = this is especially bad – it’s like hearing an instrument out of tune – but not out of tune enough to be interesting). The film [...]
Inspector Clouseau
Look at the image above, the DVD menu screen for Inspector Clouseau, with Alan Arkin as the eponymous detective. I can only refer to it as anti-funny. If I was in a good mood, laughing; this pic would shut me right down. You know when Professor Dr. Gareth Higgins suggested we watch the Pink Panther [...]
The Film Talk – Part 50 – The Pink Panther Films, All of Them
Films Reviewed This Week: The Pink Panther, A Shot in the Dark, Inspector Clouseau,The Return of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Trail of the Pink Panther, Curse of the Pink Panther, Son of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther, The Pink Panther 2 Plus we continue our [...]
Films that Don't Get Old #1: 'Midnight Run'
I watched ‘Midnight Run’ last night – for the umpteenth time. I remembered it as one of the funniest US comedies of the 80s – a decade in which Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy competed with Steve Guttenburg for a crown that seems to belong to Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler these days. ‘Midnight Run’ [...]
This Man Used to Be Funny – TFT 50 Preview – All the Pink Panther Movies
Remember this guy? He used to be funny. We investigate what happened on TFT 50 coming later this week: our review of all ALL the Pink Panther films including the little seen ‘Inspector Clouseau’ starring Alan Arkin as the eponymous detective. If there’s any Pink Panther business you’d like Gareth and I to investigate on [...]
Films That You Shouldn't Like But You Do, No. 1: 'Mother, Jugs and Speed'
If you like the US movies of the 70s, then you like Allen Garfield. And you like Harvey Keitel. And you like Tom Mankiewicz’s scripts. And you like Peter Yates’ gritty direction. It’s possible, but not inevitable, that you also like disco. But, in spite of the fact that you may like all these things, [...]
The Film Talk – Part 42 – Fear and Desire / Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Hey There Dear Listener: The Professor Dr. and Jett Loe Compare and Contrast Filmmaking Talents in this Week’s Exploration of the Unseeable and the Unknowable. Films Reviewed This Week: Fear and Desire / Zack and Miri Make a Porno * The Film Talk – Part 42 – Fear and Desire / Zack and Miri Make a [...]
The Film Talk – Part 39 – Religulous / An American Carol
Hey There Dear Listener: Gareth Gets Angry and Jett Spouts a Lot of Theories in this Tribute to the USA Show! Films Reviewed This Week: Religulous, An American Carol * The Film Talk – Part 39 – Religulous / An American Carol (Click to Play, Right-Click to Download) * Click Here to Subscribe to ‘The [...]
The Film Talk – Part 37 – Pineapple Express / Tropic Thunder/ Righteous Kill
Hey There Dear Listener: Who Says You Actually Need to See a Film to Review It? Films Reviewed This Week: Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Righteous Kill * The Film Talk – Part 37 - Pineapple Express / Tropic Thunder/ Righteous Kill (Click to Play, Right-Click to Download) * Click Here to Subscribe to ‘The Film [...]
The Film Talk – Part 36 – Burn After Reading / Vicky Christina Barcelona
Hey There Dear Listener: The Two Hosts Meeting In Person Does Not Stop One of Them From Having a Good Snooze! Films Reviewed This Week: Burn After Reading / Vicky Christina Barcelona * The Film Talk – Part 36 – Burn After Reading / Vicky Christina Barcelona (Click to Play, Right-Click to Download) * Click [...]
The Film Talk – Part 32 – The Love Guru is No Tootsie or Groundhog Day!
Hey There Dear Listener: We Don’t Know What’s Worse – the Itching or the Scratching! Films Reviewed This Week: The Love Guru, Tootsie, Groundhog Day * The Film Talk – Part 32 – The Love Guru is No Tootsie or Groundhog Day! (Click to Play, Right-Click to Download) * Click Here to Subscribe to ‘The [...]
The Film Talk – Part 25 – Illegal Ghostbusters!
Hey Dear Listener it’s a ‘Bite-Sized’ episode of the Show! Film Reviewed This Week: Illegal, Ghostbusters Other Topics of Interest: Battlestar Galactica, Michael Keaton in White Noise and Multiplicity, Riker getting hit with a Poison Dart, Jett’s Role in Spy Game and Color of Money used in a Countdown Test. * The Film Talk – [...]
The Film Talk – Part 23 – Forgetting Sarah Marshall!
Hey Dear Listener it’s Devil’s Advocate Time! Film Reviewed This Week: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Fall Other Topics of Interest!: iTunes Reviews, the Muppet Movie, Latin America, The Pow Brothers, the Yakuza, Sydney Pollack, Sex and the City, Commercials, and Roger Ebert The Film Talk – Part 23 – Forgetting Sarah Marshall! (Click to Play, [...]
The Film Talk – Part 15 – Juno, Kind Of
In which Gareth Higgins and Jett Loe discuss Arthur C. Clarke, Ivan Dixon, Paul Scofield, Cachao” Lopez, Anthony Minghella, Red Planet, Martian Chronicles, Last of the Summer Wine, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, 10,000 B.C., Jewno and Juno. The Film Talk – Part 15 – Juno, Kind Of (Click to Play, Right-Click to Download) Click Here [...]
