0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/2/2015
Legendary horror director Wes Craven died on Sunday at the age of 76, following a battle with brain cancer. As you might expect, the film and culture internet soon filled with tributes to Craven and his film legacy. If you grew up watching movies in the 1980s, Craven’s name likely meant horror to you, with […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/31/2015
From 1960 to 2006, Tower Records was one of the coolest music store chains in the country with locations in cities such as San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Seattle. Eventually, the chain expanded overseas to London, Tokyo, Dublin and Bangkok. As you surely know, the music industry drastically changed in the mid-2000s, as […]
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The tagline for Concussion that we’ll probably hear plenty of times over the next four months is “The film the NFL doesn’t want you to see!” But the story of traumatic brain injuries among NFL players, the doctors who tried to bring the issue to light and the league’s denial that such a problem was […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/28/2015
Is it shallow to admit I was only initially interested in seeing Cop Car because director Jon Watts is set to helm the next Spider-Man movie? I had never heard of Watts before Marvel and Sony announced he had been hired, but quickly learned that his film was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/27/2015
We don’t yet know what The Daily Show will be like with Trevor Noah taking over as host from Jon Stewart. Until Noah debuts behind the anchor desk on Sept. 28, all we can do is speculate. And even after that first show, first week of shows and maybe even first month of shows, we […]
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Movie adaptations of video games haven’t really been successful. (Maybe the Resident Evil series would disagree with that.) Yet Hollywood is still trying. And one of the industry’s rising actors has curiously attached himself to such a project that looks to finally be rolling. Michael Fassbender, likely best known — at least among a certain […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/25/2015
Typically, I feel like reviewing pilot episodes of TV series isn’t quite fair. These debut installments often have to cram in an entire series premise and cast of characters in one 30- or 60-minute program, resulting in a program that isn’t always indicative of how a show will eventually play out. With many series, it takes […]
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This might be the worst nightmare for a parent or teacher bringing a group of kids to an art museum. Maybe it’s a nightmare for the kids too. Or possibly a secret fantasy. Don’t touch the paintings, right? It’s like the fundamental rule at an art museum. That, and don’t use flash photography. So it […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/24/2015
Ever since Colin Cowherd to FOX became a reality, I have been dreading what comes next for ESPN Radio. I am a huge fan of Dan Le Batard’s radio show. It is a collection of self deprecating idiots talking sports and pop culture with passion and depth. Le Batard and his cast of knuckleheads often […]
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Among the many talents Bill Hader displayed as a cast member on Saturday Night Live was his gift for impersonation. Some of Hader’s most memorable impressions include Vincent Price, Al Pacino, James Carville and Alan Alda. But while appearing on Conan Thursday, host Conan O’Brien challenged Hader to share his impersonation of… Conan O’Brien. While […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/21/2015
“I classify it as a rainy day Saturday afternoon movie. It’s a little like Chinese food… wait an hour and you may want to see another one.” – Burt Reynolds, from 1977 archival footage included on the Smokey and the Bandit 2006 Special Edition DVD. 1977 was an interesting year for moviegoers. One of the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/20/2015
It’s too bad that the Seth Rogen-James Franco-Kim Jong Un movie took the title The Interview, because it probably would have been perfect for James Ponsoldt’s film about author David Foster Wallace being interviewed by magazine writer David Lipsky about writing the novel Infinite Jest and becoming a literary celebrity and pop culture curiosity. But […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/19/2015
A retelling of the Frankenstein story might compel a few eye-rolls. But at least the upcoming Victor Frankenstein appears to be attempting a new spin on the mythos, without just amping it up with a bunch of soulless CGI and action. (Looking at you, Van Helsing and Dracula Untold.) This version of the tale is […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/18/2015
Yearning for the spy movies of yore — particularly the jet-setting glamour of the 60s-era James Bond films — has become something of a genre itself this year. In February, Matthew Vaughn directed his love letter to old Bond movies with Kingsman: The Secret Service, stating his preferences for a more fun spy action film rather […]
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We are approximately six weeks away from Trevor Noah’s debut as the new host of The Daily Show. And while the program’s former star, Jon Stewart, prepares to host WWE’s SummerSlam this coming Sunday (Aug. 23), his successor is making sure he’s comfortable in that anchor chair and making sure it’s the right height behind […]
