A MARGARET CHO “REVOLUTION” ON SUNDANCE CHANNEL
Margaret Cho’s new live stand-up film, “Revolution,” will premiere during Sundance Channel’s 6th annual “Out Loud” celebration, June 19th at 9:00pm. The film is the centerpiece of this year’s “Out Loud” event, when a GLBT (gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender) themed film will air every Monday night at 9:00pm as part of DOCday and every day in June at [...]
Posted on May 28, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
MORE BACK ALLEY ACTION
The Back Alley Film Festival returns to Tucson this Memorial Day Weekend…
Posted on May 28, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
“D.E.B.S.” KICKS OFF THE 6TH ANNUAL CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL
Find out what other films are in the line-up inside…
Posted on May 28, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
UNION SQUARE
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 120 minutes |
OPENS TODAY IN NEW YORK! The fact these are not stupid people behaving stupidly, but rather smart people who’ve willingly imprisoned themselves into lives of squalor and misery, makes “Union Square” a heartbreaking film to endure…
Posted on May 28, 2004 by Phil Hall
EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: GETTING SUCKER PUNCHED BY THE CRITICS
It is conceivable that a person may have mistakenly thought that “Pulp Fiction” was much like “Forrest Gump” in overall tone at the time of two films’ release dates. If a person only read the review blurbs and didn’t see a single trailer for either movie, he or she would’ve seen that both movies were being hailed as major achievements being worthy of Oscars…
Posted on May 27, 2004 by Doug Brunell
THE GEEKS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH: A CHILLER RUNS DOWN MY SPINE
By the time I returned to the table, the fans and patrons had swarmed in. Thank god for the chair or I wouldn’t have been able to clear a path. And hitting fanboys with chairs is jolly good fun! (I’m kidding… it’s actually very hard work.) While Friday and Sunday are pretty crowded, they don’t [...]
Posted on May 27, 2004 by Mike Watt
THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE HAS WHAT YOU DON’T
As a follow up to the successful series of MOVIES NOT AVAILABLE ON VIDEO in March, the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre presents a monthly program of MOVIES NOT AVAILABLE ON VIDEO, showcasing hard-to-see films such as the realistic and tragic DUSTY AND SWEET MCGEE portraying junkies in the 70′s Los Angeles, screening on [...]
Posted on May 27, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
FAST FOOD, TROMA & “POULTRYGEIST”
Troma has announced its latest production, “Poultrygeist,” a fast food industry bashing horror-comedy-musical featuring zombie chickens! When the American Chicken Bunker, a military-themed fried-chicken chain, builds a restaurant on the site of an ancient Indian burial ground, local protestors aren’t the only ones crying fowl! The previous tenants, fueled by a supernatural force, take “possession” [...]
Posted on May 27, 2004 by Film Threat Staff
FAIRYTALES FROM OHIO
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 12 minutes |
Obviously, Skapin isn’t very shy about her body, though she does seem afraid to show her face on camera…
Posted on May 27, 2004 by Christopher Zinsli
WIZARDS (DVD)
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  Year Released: 1977 MPAA Rating: PG Running Time: 80 minutes |
You can put Ralph Bakshi with Don Bluth under the heading of “Animated film directors who almost kinda pulled it off…”
Posted on May 27, 2004 by Brad Cook
ROCKWATER
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 70 minutes |
Oh well, another dumbass shitcans his life…
Posted on May 27, 2004 by Eric Campos
JACK STEVENSON PROBES DOGME
Still puzzled about the whole Dogme film craze? Want to discover what it’s all about? A good place to start is Jack Stevenson’s new book Dogme Uncut. The book provides an in-depth history of the Dogme 95 film movement, while providing coverage of most of its films and filmmakers involved…
Posted on May 26, 2004 by Eric Campos
THE GEEKS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH: A CHILLER RUNS DOWN MY SPINE
Mike Watt attempts to explore all the things that make Geek culture great…As far as conventions go, the Chiller Theatre Toy, Model and Film Expo is big. Huge. And crowded…
Posted on May 26, 2004 by Mike Watt
MOVIE MARKETING MADNESS: “THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW”
As moviemaking costs increase, the pressure to successfully market those movies becomes greater. In an attempt to show how marketers are trying to put the most hinders in the theater seats, Chris Thilk breaks down why some movie campaigns work and some don’t. This week, Chris picks apart the push for “The Day After Tomorrow…”
Posted on May 26, 2004 by Chris Thilk
FLASHBACK (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2004 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 100 minutes |
“Flashback” is quite possibly the best party horror film released in the last several years. Fans of “Mystery Science Theatre 3000″ will love this…
Posted on May 26, 2004 by Steve Anderson