In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss their thoughts on this year’s deeply unsatisfying Oscar nominations, reflect on the intellectual bankruptcy of a Tom and Jerry movie, and vehemently debate the merits of Alan Ball’s Towelhead . We...

A wise man once said “It’s not just about seeing Star Wars two weeks before everyone else. You’ve gotta plow through crap like Marie Antoinette and Catwoman as well.� I have the fortune of being able to see all of the films that I want, and find out that they are only worth one viewing (or l...

This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be r...

TOWELHEAD   Towelhead follows the dark, bold and shockingly funny life of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening. VIEW TRAILER The Good: The story is unflinching and uncompromising which should be...

Filed under: Comedy, New Releases, Sundance, Warner Independent Pictures, Celebrities and Controversy, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie One of the more controversial and polarizing films at this year's Sundance Film Festival (and last year's Toronto fest) was Towelhead , a dark...

newVideoPlayer("towelhead_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); We've survived our share of bad movies at film festivals, but nothing quite scrapes the all-time low of Towelhead, the directorial debut of......

Filed under: Politics, Columns, Film Clips Although I read Libertas and other conservative sites regularly, on the premise that it's a good idea to know what the barbarians are up to before they get to your gate, I rarely post about stories I read there. This piece they had up yesterday, though, is ...