New to View: MacGuffin vs. The Other Guys…IN 3D

Ok, it’s not really in 3D.  In this episode of the MacGuffin Podcast, Spencer and John discuss the history of 3-Dequal factor–the third movie in a series being in three dimension just for the heck of it (Friday The 13th, Jaws, Final Destination, etc).  It’s all in anticipation of this week’s  release of STEP UP …

New to View: Inception & Dinner for Schmucks

Greetings, everyone and Happy Birthday to Mr. Christopher Nolan. We’re celebrating here in the store with a Batman Begins/Dark Knight double feature and ever continuing discussion of his latest film Inception. Is it too soon to say it will sweep awards season, or has the hype ruined it for everyone?  Join Spencer and Laremy …

New Releases for July 27th 2010

Batman: Under the Red Hood* – Going probably as dark as an original DC animated film can go, Batman deals with the death of Robin and a vigilante who’s trying to top the Dark Knight by murdering criminals. It looks more mature than the original Batman Animated series, but keeps the same tone.
…

DVD reviews: Film Noir edition

Two recent DVD releases have cast a dark but welcome shadow over our summertime viewing.  For a look at these new Film Noir sets, here’s local critic Sean Axmaker:

The Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume 5 (Warner)
The most famous artifacts that we have retroactively branded as film noir, from the iconic (The Maltese Falcon, Double …

New Releases for the Week 7/20

Cop Out* – Here it goes…Kevin Smith + Bruce Willis (nope… not Live Free or Die Hard) + Tracy Morgan (sounding more like Last Boy Scout now) + rare baseball card (a bit nerdy but at least it’s not a comic book) + guns + smart mouthed white guy in back of the car (Lethal …

New VIDEO GAMES: Football, fighting, and a famous fedora

What can we expect from Jake Locker this football season as he leads UW’s Huskies for his final school year? Well, my attempts to simulate the Huskies’ 2010-11 run have come mostly from this week’s biggest game release, NCAA Football 2011 (Xbox 360, PS3), and based on this year’s edition, Locker is going to run …

New to View: The MacGuffin Podcast on Christopher Nolan

It’s always hard to come in to work at Scarecrow the day after the opening of a big new movie. Having not seen Inception yet, I’ve been purposefully avoiding my co-workers who went and saw it at midnight. But if I can guess from their seemingly intense hubub, it’s pretty amazing. To gear up …

DVD reviews: silent Chicago, Blu Jason & Keaton a-plenty

For you informed viewing pleasure, here’s local film critic/Parallax View contributor/former Crow Sean Axmaker on some of the best new DVDs in our collection.
Chicago (1927) (Flicker Alley)
This is the first screen incarnation of the story of jazz baby murderess Roxie Hart, first created in a play by former crime reporter Maurine Watkins that hit Broadway …