Cronenberg's 'The Brood' – This Weekend at The Belcourt
Woke up to a gray, dark day here in Nashville. With this in mind I’ve just said to myself: what better way to spend a few hours during this slightly depressing Saturday than at The Belcourt Theatre watching David Cronenberg’s very David Cronenbergian flick ‘The Brood‘?
TFT 95 – The Invention of Lying / Zombieland Reconsidered / Wolf
In this week’s episode Gareth and I review the new Ricky Gervais movie ‘The Invention of Lying’, former TFT listener and iTunes reviewer spazzattack3k motivates me to change my thinking regarding ‘Zombieland’ and the Mike Nichols horror-comedy ‘Wolf’ is seen again. Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog [...]
TFT 94 – Capitalism / Zombieland
In this week’s episode: Capitalism – A Love Story / Zombieland / Return of the Living Dead / Wizard of Oz / Dark Crystal Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
‘A Cold Night’s Death’ – The Best Thriller/Chiller Pic from the 70′s That You’ve Never Heard Of
Special thanks to Twitch for alerting us to the presence of ‘A Cold Night’s Death‘: Seldom Seen review | A Cold Night’s Death With our ever-present infomachines spouting media at us constantly it often seems that there’s no surprises left – everything’s been unearthed/no more movie gems out there to find. Imagine my delight Dear [...]
Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist': Theopoetry or Cosmic Joke?
Once upon a time, as a graduate student. I spent three years studying people who believe the pope is the antichrist, a mythical figure referenced (with surprising infrequence) in the Bible, and who over the centuries has inspired some of the strangest speculation and religious behaviour. From the 12th Century mystic Joachim of Fiore who [...]
The Film Talk – Part 55 – Knowing / Duplicity
Films Reviewed This Week: Knowing / Duplicity Get TFT delivered weekly via iTunes Subscribe to our podcast Subscribe to our blog Follow us on Twitter
'Let the Right One In' Subtitle Travesty
Via @joblocom comes this excellent post by ‘Icons of Fright’ on what can only be described as a travesty in the U.S. DVD subtitling for fine Scandopire flick ‘Let the Right One In’: Let The Wrong Subtitles In To LET THE RIGHT ONE IN?! Let the ‘Icons of Fright’ post be a warning – always [...]
Is Ben Foster the Best Actor in American Film Today?
UPDATE: Our Ben Foster Podcast Interview on ‘The Messenger’ is Now Online – Click Here to Listen or Click Here to Subscribe for Free to the Podcast and have the interview downloaded automatically. – – – He just may be. Watching 3:10 to Yuma I couldn’t take my eyes off him. I kept thinking ‘who [...]
Let the Right One In
It’s bl**dy cold here in Nashville right now. So what better film to see than arctic, shot in Sweden during Winter, ‘Let the Right One In’? I spent the whole film shivering, arms crossed – could practically see my breath. The cinema wasn’t cold – it’s just an indicator of how successful this unusual Vampire [...]
Bob Wilkins – Rest in Peace
As a little kid growing up in Oakland – somehow managed to stay up late on Saturday nights and watch Bob Wilkins hosting Creature Features. He passed away yesterday and I find myself melancholy at the thought of Bob not being around anymore. To my 7-year-old-eyes Creature Features was forbidden cinema. Bob himself would often [...]
The Film Talk – Part 26 – The Incredible Happening!
Hey Dear Listener We Bring the Show in at a Manageable Length! Film Reviewed This Week: The Incredible Hulk, The Happening Other Topics of Interest: iTunes T-shirt Offer, Independence Day, Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, Nuking the Fridge and Indiana Jones, Chris ‘Chlorine’ Johnson at Remarkable Wit, Luc Besson, The Transporter and Jason Stratham, Tim [...]
