How does one kill a Lovecraft monster? Option it to Universal Studios. Even after the much ballyhooed – at least in genre circles – of the melding of director Guillermo Del Toro, producer and current 3-D deity James Cameron, Tom Cruise and one of author H.P. Lovecraft’s best stories, Universal Studios has decided not to [...]
The Films I’m Looking Forward To [SXSW 2011]
Normally I spend my time in Austin watching movies, attending panels, and most importantly hunting out beards at the Interactive parties; this year I have film screening missions to accomplish…
The Films I Can’t Wait To See [SXSW 2011]
In between running around for interviews with the various filmmakers in Austin for the 2011 SXSW Film festival, I am hoping to actually see several of the movies being exhibited. There’s an embarrassment of riches for film fans of any stripe, and these are the titles that are jumping off the page for me: Upside [...]
The Films I’m In Line For [SXSW 2011]
There’s so much more on offer at SXSW than any human has time to see, and the lines will keep us from catching everything we want. Armed with my laptop, scheduling app and eye drops…
The 2011 Oscars: The Highs, The Lows, & The Really Low Lows
While it was quite fun to watch last night’s Academy Award show from the cozy confines of the Angelika Theater in Dallas with hundreds of other movie fans/buffs/geeks, it did not make the overall experience of the Academy Award show any better. In fact, it may have made it worse as the collective boredom seemed [...]
[OSCAR WATCH] Our Magic 8-Ball Predicts The 2011 Winners
It’s that time of year: The days are getting longer, Hollywood Boulevard is blocked off between Orange and Highland for a week, publicists are readying contingency campaigns, and umpteen thousand Oscar picks flood the interwebs. Your friends can keep their “reviewers” and “award experts.” I’m consulting one of the most established oracles there is: The [...]
[OSCAR WATCH] 2011 Preview Spectacular
Devin Pike, Crystal Decker-Norwood and Mark Walters break down the 83rd Academy Awards, and preview the Return Of The Big Gold Statue Watching Party at the Angelika Film Center on Sunday February 27…
[OSCAR WATCH] Scott Feinberg Peers Into Nomination Crystal Ball
When the time for the Academy Awards rolls around, we look for sage guidance from Scott Feinberg. Scott has been a keen observer of the Awards Season for years, and has a ridiculous track record at correctly predicting the nominees and winners. His site, ScottFeinberg.com, not only features a daily wrap of the Oscar news [...]
The 2010 RCC Top Ten [2010 Wrap-Up]
While setting up the 2010 Wrap-Up series, several of the RCC writers expressed gratitude they weren’t asked to rank the year’s releases in a Top Ten list. Being a sadist, that’s precisely what Devin Pike asked ‘em to do…
…And Then There Were Bleh [2010 Wrap-Up]
It’s not hard to say what the worst film of the year is, if looked at objectively. Technical deficiencies, narrative failures, cardboard characters, awful dialogue, a complete lack of artistry, a complete lack of anything unique, clever, charming, powerful or affecting. Â Now, you might think I just described “Killers,” but what I’m getting at is: [...]
