“The truth comes down to this one frame.”
The Scoop: 1998 NR, directed by Stefan Avalos & Lance Weiler and starring David Beard, Jim Seward, Stefan Avalos, and Lance Weiler
Tagline: What actually happened that night in the woods?
Summary Capsule: Four men go into the woods. One comes out alive. Open and shut case?
“The llama is obviously not a jitterbug.”
The Scoop: 1942 G, directed by Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske and Bill Roberts, and starring Fred Shields, Jose Oliveira, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash and Frank Thomas.
Tagline: Walt Disney goes South American in his gayest musical Technicolor feature! [You better not be laughing. What are you, twelve? It meant something different back then, all right? Sit down!]
Summary Capsule: A little travelogue of South America as it used to be, interspersed with some good old-fashioned Disney shorts. Read the rest of this entry »
“We are going to die out here! I am so scared!”
The Scoop: 1999 R, directed by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez and starring Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams
Tagline: Everything you’ve heard is true.
Summary Capsule: Three filmmakers get lost in Maryland woods tracking down a local witch legend. The audience gets seasick on land just watching them.
“In my mind, I’m not buying boys, I’m buying time.”
The Scoop: 2006 NR, directed by Jake Clynell
Tagline: Meet Osaka’s number one selling Host.
Summary Capsule: Documentary about a Japanese host club.
“It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.”
The Scoop: 1984 R, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer.
Tagline: Does for rock and roll what “The Sound of Music” did for hills
Summary Capsule: Follow this loony band around on a USA tour in the early 80s.
“I wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be the center of attention. I wanted the glory. I wanted the fame. I wanted the pretty girls to come at me and say, ‘Hi. I see that you’re good at Centipede.’”
The Scoop: 2007 PG-13. Directed by Seth Gordon and starring Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, and Walter Day.
Tagline: Don’t Get Chumpatized
Summary Capsule: It’s the Good, the Bad, and the Donkey as Roger and Me meets The Karate Kid meets Super Mario Brothers. Read the rest of this entry »
