Archive for September, 2007
Monthly Spotlight: Flamethrower Feminism
One of the many cool things about working at Scarecrow is that every month or so one of us gets to choose the films for the Scarecrow Spotlight section. This section is located conveniently next to where you line up and is marked by a lovely black and yellow sign which was lovingly handcrafted by …
In honor of the Emmys: another TV on DVD survey
On Sunday, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presents the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The Emmys are only my fourth favorite awards show (after the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Tonys), but I love TV just as much as I love movies and its big night deserves some attention. So in …
911 Media Arts Center Short Film Contest!
Do you make movies? Do you like music? Do you want to make a movie about music? Do you want to win fabulous prizes and acclaim for your efforts?
ON SCREEN, the 911 Media Arts Center magazine is holding a short film contest in conjunction with its Fall 2007 “Music In Film” issue. The grand prize …
Werner Herzog, the Amazon jungle and me-
“To me, adventure is a concept that applies only to those men and women of earlier historical times, like the mediaeval knights who traveled into the unknown. The concept has degenerated constantly since then… I absolutely loathe adventurers, and I particularly hate this old pseudo-adventurism where the mountain climb becomes about confronting the extremes of …
The Shock Doctrine
This is a short film by Alfonso Cuarón (aka Children of Men) for Naomi Klein’s newest book exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last four decades.
An official selection of the Toronto Film Festival & the Venice Film Festival
A Film by Alfonso Cuarón and …
I TELL YOU WHAT TO WATCH! Rob Zombie’s “HALLOWEEN” (or HOUSE OF 1000 SPECIAL GUEST STARS) Edition!
So Rob Zombie’s “HALLOWEEN” is finally upon us and it looks like Halloween came early this year! TOO EARLY! ‘Cause it’s only September. Maybe Christmas will come late this year…I hope not…that’d be sad. While Rob Zombie’s “HALLOWEEN” sucks, it’s not as sucky as you’ve heard. The first three-quarters of the film, which has us …
What films have changed the course of your life?!
A few weeks ago we finally received our rental copy of (convicted child molester) Victor Salva’s latest directorial effort, Peaceful Warrior. While I’m not sure what it’s about exactly (I’m fairly certain it’s not about a samurai), the back of the display has a quote from a critic that states that this film will …
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