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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]

Review: THE BROTHERS GRIMM

August 27, 2005 Rich Drees

Director Terry Gilliam is inarguably one of the top fantasists working in film today. His best work – Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), The Fisher King (1991) and 12 Monkeys (1995)– display an imagination informed [click for more]

Jason Miller Remembers THE EXORCIST

August 15, 2005 Rich Drees

“There’s two ways to look at The Exorcist,” stated actor Jason Miller who portrayed Father Karras in the horror classic. It is September 2000, and Miller is speaking about the film during a workshop at [click for more]

Script Review: ROGER RABBIT II: THE TOON PLATOON

August 7, 2005 Rich Drees

Original Screenplay by Nat Mauldin Undated Draft It’s probably a fair assessment that there haven’t been too many successful new animated characters created in the last 30 years or so. Since the early 1970s, only [click for more]

Script Review: DIETER (Formerly SPROCKETS)

August 7, 2005 Rich Drees

By Mike Myers, Jack Handy and Michael McCullers Mike Myers has always been a hit or miss comic for me. His work, both during his tenure on Saturday Night Live or in his various film [click for more]

Script Review: STAR BLAZERS

August 7, 2005 Rich Drees

Original Screenplay by Tab Murphy Draft dated September 10, 1997 If it seems like there is unending parade of cartoon and comic book adaptations making its way to movie screens, just remember that there are [click for more]

Script Review: Jerry Lewis’s Infamous THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED

August 7, 2005 Rich Drees

Original Screenplay by Joan O’Brien and Charles Denton Making a film is a substantial financial investment and no matter how bad the final product is it will still get at least a cursory release in [click for more]