Monthly Archives: May 2010
Mark Lisanti, Marooned on “The Islander” (audio interview)
From it’s very inception, Defamer was a little bit of Brilliance. Lisanti worked anonymously at first, sort of as a joke, but it really didn’t matter. What did matter was the amazing quality of his posts, often as many as two dozen a day, which left the denizens of Hollywood gasping for air, and the underlings…the overworked personal assistants, underpaid production assistants, and yahoos like me…craving for more. Continue reading
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 13: Defendor, Iron Man 2, Kick Ass, and the E-Trade Babies
Defendor. He can’t spell, he can’t fight, and he has to pay a prostitute 40 dollars a day to be his friend. A new hero for a new time? Or just a direct to DVD mess?
Iron Man 2. This sequel has more of everything: story lines, villains, and not just one Iron Man but two! So how come it feels like something is missing?
Kick Ass. It’s reprehensible, offensive, and objectionable. But it’s also smart, challenging, and a well made film. And it’s got Hit Girl in it, which is a plus or a minus, depending on how you feel about the film.
The E*Trade Babies movie. Product placement takes a giant leap forward as the product actually becomes the movie. But why stop with the E*Trade Babies? What about the Burger King? Or the Maytag Repair Man? Funny, you should ask… Continue reading
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Da Man’s Fun Size Review
ASTRO BOY. Hey. I totally get wanting to replace your dead son with a robot. You’re a futuristic Geppetto, you got the smarts and the tech to do it, knock yourself out. Continue reading
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 12: Part 2 of Vincent Arcaro Interview, Speedy Gonzales/Marvin the Martian Movies, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Francis the Talking Mule
Speedy Gonzales–racing to a theater near you. Oh, and don’t forget about Marvin the Martian. He’s on his way to earth so he can destroy… Christmas?
The Islander. Nancy concludes her interview with Vincent Arcaro, founder, president, and executive producer of Dark Light Pictures. What will his final movie picks be to take with him on a desert island?
Hot Tub Time Machine. If Lou had a time machine, he’d travel back in time to the moment before he bought a ticket for Hot Tub Time Machine and pick something else to see. Would any of the other Misfits join him?
Francis. He’s a mule. And he talks. It’s an idea that might work for the length of a single film–but what about seven films? The Misfits take a look at the first four movies in the Francis the Talking Mule series.
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Spaceflight IC-1
Unpublished Playboy interview with Stanley Kubrick/Bernard Knowles.
Interview by Anonymous.
Early in 1968, Playboy magazine contacted me about the possibility of interviewing Stanley Kubrick. It was an offer I eagerly accepted. 2001: A Space Odyssey had just opened, and critics, whether they loved the film or hated it, were united on one point: nothing like it had ever been see on a movie screen before.
But was that really true? Continue reading
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Jim Rutherford
Nancy Louise Rutherford
Lou Aguilar
The Misfits
