Monthly Archives: June 2012
Oscars Outdoors: A Star Is Born Revisited
Oscars Outdoors is a fantastic summer movie series put on by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. (Full disclosure: The Academy does not pay me, but I show up anyway.) Each Friday and Saturday night this summer the … Continue reading
I Walked With A Zombie Jane Eyre
Before “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” before “World War Z,” “The Walking Dead,” or even “Night of the Living Dead,” there was a zombie movie based on “Jane Eyre.” Because “I Walked With A Zombie” (1943 dir. Jacques Tourner) is … Continue reading
5 More Movies That Make Pregnancy Terrifying
After seeing “Prometheus” last week, I started thinking. “Prometheus” isn’t the first movie to terrify would-be mothers. So, here are the top five horror films that will make you re-think childbirth: 1) “Prometheus” (2012): Look, I said it in my … Continue reading
“Alien” & “Prometheus”: Movies That Make Childbirth Terrifying
(For those of you who don’t want to read this review for fear of spoilers, I promise you that I only spoil one scene, and it’s for your own good.) When Ridley Scott told interviewers that “Prometheus” contains the DNA … Continue reading