The Expendables: Blood & Testosterone
Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Movie
The Scott Pilgrim series was something I had heard a lot about before I eventually decided to check it out for myself. It was first recommended by my friend Joe. Everything Joe ever recommends turns out to be over hy[...]
Review: The Other Guys
Lots of film-makers are credited with building unique worlds. Peter Jackson, Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan; they all receive acclaim for building these unique places that are recognizable but different from the world t[...]
A Quick Guide to Vampires Who Don’t Sparkle…
Sigh… so Eclipse (or as they’re pretentiously referring to it The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) has set some sort of box office record for mid-week openings. If this was something solely confined to tweens, like [...]
Review: The Last Airbender
After making his third film The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan quickly developed a reputation as a master storyteller with a penchant for delivering the unexpected in his twist endings. He followed The Sixth Sense wit[...]
Review: Grown Ups
Friends are good to have. While this sentiment may seem trite, the movie Grown Ups does go a long way towards proving it. Namely, it proves that if your friend is Adam Sandler you will never go broke. Just ask Rob [...]
Knight and Day: On Cruise Control
James Mangold has had an interesting directorial career. He’s worked in such wildly disparate genres as police drama (Cop Land), asylum movie (Girl, Interrupted), high concept romantic comedy (Kate & Leopold)[...]
On Harlem
This will be short. I am up to my ears in boxes and packing tape as I prepare to move out of Harlem. I have lived in the district for 3 years – 3 beautiful years. Harlem’s got something special. And I had a p[...]
Nothern Ireland- Protestants v. Catholics
(All Pictures Taken by Randy Graham, My Father) I just got back from Ireland, please excuse my two week hiatus, and absolutely loved it. Flew in to Dublin and realized that was NOT Ireland and left the city life for the [...]
I Love It When A Film Comes Together…
Do you remember when going to the movies was fun? There was a time when movies did not all strive to be the grittiest most realistic depiction of violence on the block. There was a time when action movies were not so[...]
Interviews
Yukimi Nagano: The 12ftDwende Interview
Yukimi Nagano photo by Seek The Swedish vocalist, Yukimi Nagano, is best known for her sultry, soulful voice and catchy melodies for the Gothenburg–based band, Little Dragon. Last week, Nagano was able to set aside time in her busy schedule on tour to discuss Little Dragon’s latest album release, cultivating creativity, and the path that [...]
Phonte Coleman: The 12ftDwende Interview
Phonte Coleman is pretty much what you would get if you crossed Pablo Neruda with Carlos Bulosan, William Faulkner and Etta James: Soulful, uniquely southern, precisely half-past battle weary with open-hearted pourings that could line the Milky Way with sincerity and polish it with hard-bitten wisdom. Phonte has no trouble reconciling his duties as a [...]
