TIME TO WEAR A BLACK ASCOT, CHARLES NELSON REILLY HAS DIED
The global economy for ascots and giant glasses took a huge hit Friday, when actor Charles Nelson Reilly died of complications from pneumonia. He was 76…
Posted on May 28, 2007 by Film Threat Staff
28 WEEKS LATER…
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 91 minutes |
I can’t imagine re-watching it over and over as I’ve done with Boyle’s superior masterpiece, but in the end, it’s a worthy follow-up, and I’ll surely be waiting for “28 Months Later…”
Posted on May 28, 2007 by Felix Vasquez Jr.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 127 minutes |
Lucky for we of the cynical film-reviewing nature, “At World’s End” is actually worth the hoopla and moolah…
Posted on May 28, 2007 by Mike Watt
2007 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
The 60th Cannes Film Festival ended on Sunday with a red-carpet award ceremony, awarding the following filmmakers and films…
Posted on May 27, 2007 by Film Threat Staff
FLANDERS
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 90 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! Dumont’s film is clearly not for everyone – the pacing is, admittedly, on the slow side and it takes a while to get into the groove of the unlikely main characters…
Posted on May 27, 2007 by Phil Hall
BLACK BOOK
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 127 minutes |
IN LIMITED RELEASE! Are Holocaust films fair game for parody? I’m not sure. Then again, I’m not even sure if the film slips into parody, but it sure felt like it sometimes…
Posted on May 27, 2007 by Don R. Lewis
ROBOCOP 2 IS SOLD OUT BUT DIE HARD 2 ISN’T…
July 4th, 1990. I was 9-years-old at this time and I was kicking it with my dad. My dad loved taking me to the cinema. On this particular weekend, he was super-pumped. He had the choice of seeing Die Hard 2 or RoboCop 2. “Which one would you rather see?” my dad asked me. Are [...]
Posted on May 25, 2007 by Michael Ferraro
THE TURKISH STAR WARS
“Star Wars” may turn 30 years old tomorrow, but today is all about the 1982 film “Dünyayi kurtaran adam,” more commonly known as the cinematic atrocity “The Turkish Star Wars.” A cult classic, this Turkish film blatantly steals footage from Lucas’ sci-fi epic, while incorporating a musical score composed entirely of music from other films…
Posted on May 25, 2007 by Film Threat Staff
THE BOOTLEG FILES: “THE BED SITTING ROOM”
Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of classic and kooky flicks that can only be found on bootlegged videos and DVD. This week, Phil goes hunting for laughs following a nuclear holocaust!
Posted on May 25, 2007 by Phil Hall
2007 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GUEST DIRECTOR
Curtis Hanson will be the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival’s Guest Director, while musician Pharrell Williams will serve as his year’s Artist in Residence…
Posted on May 25, 2007 by Film Threat Staff
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 127 minutes |
After watching “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” I may have jumped the gun in complaining about too many action sequences in “Dead Man’s Chest”…
Posted on May 25, 2007 by Pete Vonder Haar
WHY CAN’T I REMEMBER THE SECOND “PIRATES” FILM?
I went to a midnight screening of the second Pirates of the Caribbean on the eve of its official release and couldn’t remember a single thing about it when I woke up the next day. I am not sure if it was the cans of Foster’s me and my friends brought with us into the [...]
Posted on May 24, 2007 by Michael Ferraro
ETERNALLY ANGRY EYE CANDY (PART 4)
Film Threat has a history with author Harlan Ellison, and on the eve of the festival circuit travels of a new documentary about the icon, entitled “Dreams with Sharp Teeth,” veteran Film Threat writer Graham Rae talks all things Ellison after getting a first-look at the new film…
Posted on May 24, 2007 by Graham Rae
ETERNALLY ANGRY EYE CANDY (PART 3)
Film Threat has a history with author Harlan Ellison, and on the eve of the festival circuit travels of a new documentary about the icon, entitled “Dreams with Sharp Teeth,” veteran Film Threat writer Graham Rae talks all things Ellison after getting a first-look at the new film…
Posted on May 24, 2007 by Graham Rae
ETERNALLY ANGRY EYE CANDY (PART 2)
Film Threat has a history with author Harlan Ellison, and on the eve of the festival circuit travels of a new documentary about the icon, entitled “Dreams with Sharp Teeth,” veteran Film Threat writer Graham Rae talks all things Ellison after getting a first-look at the new film…
Posted on May 24, 2007 by Graham Rae