The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night inspired the creation of The Monkees, a television series/band whose Beatles-inspired, critics-divined nickname, the Pre-Fab Four, ultimately inspired The Monkees’ first and only foray into film: Head. Follow that? Everything The Beatles were, The Monkees were considered not, despite their later efforts to take what they were given and …
‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ ‘Schizophrenia,’ and ‘Stayin’ Alive.’ Sounds like a set list from a high school punk band. It’s actually three songs performed by the group ‘Young @ Heart,’ a singing group made up of 70, 80 and 90 year olds.
One of my picks for one of the best documentaries of the year has to be Second Skin. Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games or MMORPG have been around for a quite a few years, with an estimated user based at $50 million, many see this as the future of gaming.
It has been a minute since I last posted, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been looking out for you. All it takes to get me back in here delivering the hard hitting news to you is a goat that sounds like a man yelling. Could I be considered a hero? Well, if I’m not …
Jean-Luc Goddard said that truth is 24 frames per second. What about still photographs? How many lies do they tell? How much truth do they leave out?
Two hitmen hide out in Bruges as they await further information from their boss and slowly go mad with nothing to do. It sounds like a simple and tired premise. However, Martin McDonagh’s movie does not traffic in simple and tired.
For the most part, 2008 musically passed with the grandeur of an oboe solo for me: nobody noticed or cared, except for the occasional court-awareness, awe-struck moment of, “Whoa, hey! There’s an oboe solo going on right now.”
It’s almost the end of the Holiday season, and hopefully you haven’t waited till now to pick up gifts for your friends, family, and significant others. But in case you have, here are some Lonely Reviewer recommended ideas:
I’m a sucker for Paul Rudd, I’m a sucker for Jason Segel, so odds are, I’ll be a sucker for bromancer (yes I made up a genre), ‘I Love You, Man.’ the story of a newly engaged guy setting out to find a best man for his wedding. The film also stars Rashida Jones as …
The Golden Globe nominations came out last week, and there weren’t too many shockers in any of the nominees. I was pleased to see “In Bruges” make the list for the comedy categories, both for Best Pic, and Best Actor. Check out the full list below, do you see anything missing? MOTION PICTURES Drama Best …