by Bruce Sales Hundreds of Asheville Residents Race to Complete Films in Just One Weekend: June 21-23 In 2001, the 48 Hour Film Project started as a local film challenge among friends. Since then, it has since evolved into a global phenomenon and the world’s largest filmmaking competition. This year,Continue Reading
42 **** Short Take: Beautiful, old fashioned biopic on Jackie Robinson may be too reverential for some but its ability to take you back in time and tell its story puts it on the level of The Natural and Eight Men Out. Reel Take: Only the snarkiest critics are sayingContinue Reading
Happy May, dear readers! Well it looks like 2013 may be shaping up to be a decent year in movies after all. All three of the films I reviewed this month are worthwhile, and one of them, Mud, will no doubt be on my ‘best of’ list come award season.Continue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Zardoz (1974) Of all the dystopian sci-fi flicks out there from Metropolis to Oblivion (see review this issue), none is more unique or more bizarre than British director John Boorman’s 1974 opus Zardoz. Back in the day it was what was known as a “head trip”. TheContinue Reading
Dead Man Down *** Short Take: This modern attempt at a film noir is a real train wreck of a movie and yet another example that a big budget and a high powered cast do not guarantee success. Reel Take: It no longer comes as a surprise when a foreignContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) If you followed the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the installment of Pope Francis with interest, then you should check out this 1968 film based on the 1961 book of the same title. Anthony Quinn stars as a Ukrainian archbishop andContinue Reading
Hello dear readers. It is with a sigh of relief and that I can happily report that the good Professor Kaufmann and I have fully recovered from our March movie malaise. We’ve got an interesting array of offerings this month and an even more interesting array of offerings on theContinue Reading
As the good professor, Chip Kaufmann, and I sat down to discuss the March issue, it was clear we were both suffering from acute cases of early onset movie malaise. This seasonal disorder, which predominantly affects movie geeks, begins in late winter after award season nominations have been doled outContinue Reading
A Good Day to Die Hard *** Short Take: This 5th installment in the Die Hard series lacks bite due to an underdeveloped storyline and villains who lack charisma. Reel Take: I have seen every one of the Die Hard movies since the first one appeared back in 1988. ThatContinue Reading
