Trailers. The Misfits take a look at some coming attractions that just keep on coming and coming and… 6 ‘n 90. Da man reviews six films in ninety seconds! Bonus audio clip. Early last summer, in another incarnation, the Misfits attempted to predict which 10 films would be nominated for Best Picture. Do the hits outnumber the misses? Listen and find out. Edge of Darkness. Mel’s back–but for how long? Would a better pick for his return to the screen have been a buddy movie–maybe with a beaver as his buddy? Legion. Angels without wings. The human race without a future. Dennis Quaid without career options. Without the benefit of a crystal ball or tea leaves, the Misfits do their best to predict the Academy Award winners.
Entries from February 2010
02/15/2010
El Santo: An Appreciation (plus an audio review of Santo in the Wax Museum)
Fifty years ago, a new movie superhero entered the national consciousness. The nation was Mexico, and its hero was the masked wrestler known as El Santo. After first gaining fame in the ring and then in comic books, Santo next took on the challenge of film. It was in this medium that the wrestler would cement his legend as a larger than life action hero.
02/08/2010
Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 6: Part 2 of Interview with John Wilson (Creator of The Razzies), Up in the Air, and Robot Monster
A brief look at the history of the Razzie Awards. 6 ‘n 90! Da Man reviews six films in ninety seconds. John Wilson, creator of the Razzies, shares the remainder of his movie picks to take with him on a desert island. Will his luxury item be a wire coat hanger?
02/08/2010
What a Character: Thomas Mitchell
With all the hoopla circulating around the platinum anniversary of what was arguably Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939, it’s worth remembering that this entire era was rich for more than just great movies. The decades on either side of 1939 were also the golden age for the screen’s great character actors. While the stars usually managed to squeeze out two, maybe three pictures a year, it often appeared that the character actors of this time were sprinting from one sound stage to the next. The good ones were very, very busy, and one of the greatest was Thomas Mitchell.
it around and watch enough TCM, especially the stuff that gets aired at five in the morning, and you might begin to wonder if Mitchell wasn’t legally mandated to appear in every third Hollywood film made between the mid-1930′s and mid-1940′s. He wasn’t, of course, but he made nearly fifty films during that period. By the time of his passing in 1962, his combined film and TV credits totaled 103.
02/08/2010
Classic Silent Comedy: Never Weaken
What about Harold Lloyd’s character in Never Weaken (who is mildly criminal, suicidal, and cowardly) makes him a silent comedy hero? While he doesn’t evoke the sympathy felt for Chaplin’s tramp, or demonstrate the amazing athletic abilities of a stone faced Keaton, Lloyd still possesses the one quality that a silent comedian must have if he’s to become a hero: he challenges the status quo in some way (even if it’s inadvertently, completely by mistake) and upsets the apple cart of daily routine. Make no mistake about it. Never Weaken isn’t about anything but being funny. It has a single, burning question at it’s center: how many jokes can be crammed into a single 40 minute film? Still, like all good silent comedies, Never Weaken can’t help but also reveal a world of unlimited possibilities, surprises, and laughter.
Jim Rutherford
Nancy Louise Rutherford
Lou Aguilar
The Misfits
