A Serious Man and His Music

Nobody makes movies as richly and densely composed as the Coens. I've said it before that when I'm watching one of their films it's like being exposed to the distilled essence of cinema, and it makes...

Patti Smith Documentary Airs on PBS Wed., Dec. 30th

While legendary punk rocker and poet Patti Smithis performing the second of her three shows in New York City Wednesday night, PBS will be premiering a new documentary movie about the artist (see...

Brittany Murphy DVD cover art changed

Brittany Murphy’s final movie, Deadline, went to DVD earlier this month prior to the her death, but is now causing headlines because of the unfortunate cover art.  First Look Studio, the...

Can You Get that Movie Online? Ask Movie Monitor

Ahhhhh. I think 2010 is going to be a great year for cheap online entertainment. A new entry in the races to keep up with all the media available online is Movie Monitor, at...

Precious Based on the Movie Female Trouble by John Waters

My previous post, Impressions Based on the Hype for the Movie Precious Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire was an account of exactly that -- how even limited exposure to advance word for the movie...