Comic-Con 2012: Ron Ely Knows Who He Is
Ely still exudes cool confidence and decency. He may have wanted to play more of the savagery of Tarzan, but the real man — he’s a real man.
Articles by Derek McCaw
Comic-Con 2012: Darkness And Light And Daughtry
A few months ago, DC Entertainment launched a foundation callled “We Can Be Heroes,” designed to help provide famine relief in the Horn of Africa. […]
Review: Dark Shadows
In Hollywood math terms, Dark Shadows would be a no-brainer. Vampires are hot. Johnny Depp is hot. Johnny Depp as a vampire should be the […]
Review: ‘The Avengers’
After years of build-up, Marvel Entertainment has finally delivered The Avengers unto us. In the capable hands of writer/director Joss Whedon, it balances the snark […]
Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Nothing says Christmas like murder, rape, incest and a litany of other things that in real life we abhor. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo […]
Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Kudos to Guy Ritchie and his creative team for waiting until the second Sherlock Holmes film to reveal Professor James Moriarty. Sometimes, holding back can […]
Review: The Sitter
It’s tough to find the right note of comedy in a movie about an irresponsible man endangering the lives of children. At least in A […]
The Champagne Room: Keith Champagne Day
Since last we spoke, exactly one of you chimed in with a name for this column. Luckily, it happened to be a pretty good idea […]
From Horror With Love: Filmmaker Dave Reda Speaks
From where we sit in the SF Bay Area, it’s great to see a local boy hacking away at the Hollywood jungle and producing some […]
Review: Contagion
The smattering of first responses for Contagion from people who haven’t yet seen it have sounded like this, “Wasn’t this done already?” and then, “Wasn’t […]
Review: Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil
“It doesn’t matter what happened,” a bee-stung Tucker (Alan Tudyk) tells his bumpkin best friend Dale (Tyler Labine). “What matters is what looks like what […]
Review: Conan The Barbarian
From the opening minutes of Conan the Barbarian, it’s clear that the filmmakers have at least read the comics, if not the original Robert E. […]
Review: Fright Night
It’s tough to be a vampire these days. Everywhere you turn, somebody has a different vision of you. You’re on TV, you’re in teen romances, […]
Comic-Con 2011: Mad Filmmakers Go Beyond Bellflower
Comic-Con can be a fantasyland where people go to indulge their dreams. So in that sense, the presence of the cast and crew of Bellflower […]
Review: 30 Minutes Or Less
Watching 30 Minutes or Less, based on an actual bank robbery attempt, has to cause a strange split in the audience. It top bills three […]
Keith Champagne’s Nameless Column: Convention Conversations
I don’t believe that the third time is the charm. I don’t believe that four leaf clovers are lucky. And I don’t believe in saving […]
Comic-Con 2011: James Gunn Is Still ‘Super’
In a year when the movies feel flooded with superheroes, one came out of the gate early, violently and yet somewhat quietly. That would be […]
The Rise Of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
It’s a nice surprise when a summer blockbuster hooks you in with a small compelling human drama. Even more of a surprise would be when […]
Review: Cowboys & Aliens
Review by Ted Kopulos The opening town sequence of Cowboys & Aliens is every Western you’ve ever seen, so the things I’m about to tell […]
Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Score one for truth, justice and the American Way. Yes, that’s Superman’s motto, but it’s never been more fully inhabited, more sincerely realized, than in […]
