The Oscars weren't the only awards show this weekend. That the Independent Spirit Awards are held on the same day as the announcements of the Razzie Award winners (congratulations Mike Myers!) probably tells you all you need to know about their place in the grand scheme of awards ceremonies. If the ...

Last year was a tumultuous one for independent filmmaking. Coming off back-to-back years of major Oscar nominations, the strength of the new movement, and the growing awareness of non-studio projects, it was obviously not long before critics were predicting the death of indie film. Apparently, it wa...

Three years ago, a book came out that became one of my favorites from the non-fiction shelf of the year. Craig Murray, an activist and diplomat tells his side of a very tangled story involving his time as the Ambassador from the UK to Uzbekistan from 2002-2004 - a time where he spoke vehemently abou...

Every year there are films that somehow miss the moviegoer’s mark, receiving less exposure than a Cathy Bates sex tape. While there is good reason for us to avoid a sensual second helping of Misery with Bates, these films deserve better than to be relegated to second-hand status. The equivalent of...

We like to do things differently around here, and with every End of the Year Top Whatever List floating around the internet (which are bound by law to include The Dark Knight) and on our own site (which are bound by editorial edict to include Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo), we thought we&#...

In anticipation of what's sure to be the first trailer (or teaser) for Night at the Museum 2 , USA Today has unloaded the first official batch of photos -- most of which show off a few of the new characters, a couple of returning characters and a cameo from Jonah Hill (who plays a security guard). A...

Earlier in the week, I got an email from an Emily suggesting I give some coverage to Hamlet 2, noting that the script is by Arrested Development and South Park writers, and that it stars the usually-funny Steve Coogan putting on an absurd high school production of a made-up Shakespeare sequel. She m...

Oh yeah, we’re all going to hell in a handbasket. I hereby declare at the year’s halfway point that the funniest (non-”Pineapple Express”) movie I’ve seen so far is “Hamlet 2,” a blissfully demented flick that feels like the best elements of “Anchorman...

Anyone who participated in theater or drama classes in high school knows that it takes a special sort of person to teach such things to students. Every theater teacher I have ever met has been, to say the least, just a little off. So when you think about it, the premise behind the film Hamlet 2 is n...

It still feels like watching an extended MTV Awards sketch to me--largely because the last MTV Awards sketches were just extended commercials for this movie--but there is a new international trailer for Tropic Thunder. If there was any question whether Ben Stiller's latest would be a biting satire o...