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SUPERMAN: The Fleischer Cartoons

January 22, 2006 Rich Drees

(A note on run times: The run times from each cartoon are taken from one of the many public domain DVD releases currently on the market. It is possible that they may be off by [click for more]

The SUPERMAN Cartoons

January 22, 2006 Rich Drees

Perhaps the most recognizable character of 20th century popular literature is Superman. Rocketed to Earth as a baby to escape the destruction of his homeworld, Superman grows up to discover that his alien physiognomy has [click for more]

Hitman On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown: Writer/Director Richard Shepard Talks About THE MATADOR

January 5, 2006 Rich Drees

It sounds like the set up to a Borscht Belt comedian’s routine. “A hitman and a traveling businessman walk into a bar…” And while there are some darkly comic moments in writer/director Richard Shepard’s The [click for more]

Library Of Congress Announces Annual Film Registry Additions

December 27, 2005 Rich Drees

From documenting significant news events of the early 20th century to breakthroughs in computer generated entertainment, the 25 motion pictures added today to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry span a century of cinematic [click for more]

Script Review: ET II Story Treatment

December 25, 2005 Rich Drees

Story Treatment by Steven Spielberg and Melissa Mathison Even before the summer of 1982 was half over, it had become obvious that Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was well on its way to becoming not [click for more]

Review: KING KONG

December 14, 2005 Rich Drees

“No one cry when Jaws die. But when the monkey die, people gonna cry.” So stated producer Dino De Laurentiis in an October 1976 issue of Time Magazine prior to the release of his remake [click for more]

Review: THE ICE HARVEST

November 24, 2005 Rich Drees

Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) is a mob lawyer who believes that committing the perfect crime is simply a matter of character, needing only a cool head to deal with any unforeseen circumstances that may arise. [click for more]

Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

November 19, 2005 Rich Drees

There almost seems little point in reviewing a Harry Potter film. The countless faithful fans of the book series turned film franchise about a gifted student wizard ensure that the films will endanger, if not [click for more]

The Thing About Paul Reiser and Peter Falk

September 15, 2005 Rich Drees

Paul Reiser is beaming. Standing at the front of a Philadelphia movie theater, writer/comic/actor Reiser is basking in the applause from a packed auditorium following a screening of the film The Thing About My Folks, [click for more]

Review: THE ARISTOCRATS

September 2, 2005 Rich Drees

It’s been said that trying to explain why a joke is funny is a bit like dissecting a live frog; what’s left in either case is devoid of life. So from its beginning, the documentary [click for more]