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I was almost giddy when The Film Experience chose The Wizard of Oz for the first “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” Challenge. “The answer is obvious!” I thought. “Everyone knows what the most Historic And Aesthetically Significant shot of this film is. This post will write read more

Some people may think I’m beating a dead War Horse devoting so much of this blog to the problems with recent Hollywood adaptations of Broadway shows. But with Sunday night’s Oscar tribute to the New Movie Musical, as well as a recent smattering of articles on the subject, I think it’s safe to read more

Some people may think I’m beating a dead War Horse devoting so much of this blog to the problems with recent Hollywood adaptations of Broadway shows. But with Sunday night’s Oscar tribute to the New Movie Musical, as well as a recent smattering of articles on the subject, I think it’s safe to read more

The 85th Annual Academy Awards are Sunday night! And while I may have passionately railed against one of the films nominated for Best Picture, I am still extremely excited for Oscars night. There will be a tribute to Movie Musicals, Dame Shirley Bassey AND Adele are performing for James Bond’ read more

The 85th Annual Academy Awards are Sunday night! And while I may have passionately railed against one of the films nominated for Best Picture, I am still extremely excited for Oscars night. There will be a tribute to Movie Musicals, Dame Shirley Bassey AND Adele are performing for James Bond’ read more

Last year I invited Gabe Beer And A Movie over for a Valentine’s Day marathon. We reviewed two terrible versions of “My Bloody Valentine” and drank two thematically-appropriate beers. It was (to steal a line from a Valentine’s Day favorite) the beginning of a beautiful friendship. This year, read more

Last year I invited Gabe Beer And A Movie over for a Valentine’s Day marathon. We reviewed two terrible versions of “My Bloody Valentine” and drank two thematically-appropriate beers. It was (to steal a line from a Valentine’s Day favorite) the beginning of a beautiful friendship. This year, read more

Hey everybody! After some slight delays, we bring you the latest We Recycle Movies podcast with Anne and Drew! Tonight we discuss two versions of True Grit: the 1969 John Wayne Western and the 2010 Coen Brothers remake. Along the way, Anne shows her inner bookworm by quoting a Wesleyan scholar and read more

Hey everybody! After some slight delays, we bring you the latest We Recycle Movies podcast with Anne and Drew! Tonight we discuss two versions of True Grit: the 1969 John Wayne Western and the 2010 Coen Brothers remake. Along the way, Anne shows her inner bookworm by quoting a Wesleyan scholar and read more

from collegehumor.com “Les Miserables” has never been a personal favorite, but I understand and respect its place in Broadway history and I enjoy a few of the songs, so I was looking forward to Tom Hooper’s Oscar-nominated film adaptation. After having seen it, I could examine “Les Miserables” read more

Big changes are coming to We Recycle Movies! First and foremost, because of the popularity of the Anna Karenina podcast last month, Drew and I have decided to do bimonthly podcasts for your listening pleasure! You can listen to them here on the blog, or subscribe to us on iTunes! The podcast featur read more

Well, in January I informed you all that I was planning to restart this blog, and I’m happy to say that it’s gone even better (and longer) than I anticipated! WordPress does an adorable little stats review that you can view at the bottom of this post. Considering this started as a side p read more

This week I handed the reins of the review to my friend and coworker Alice. She is a Middle Earth Scholar and Lord of the Rings fan of the highest order. Her review of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is below. Over the past several weeks I’ve enjoyed re-watching “The Lord of the read more

Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. ~Robert Frost In a few days, the world is going read more

Hey Recyclers! Tonight my good friend Drew Hamilton and I poured ourselves a couple of vodkas and sat down to talk about all things Anna Karenina: the original Tolstoy novel, the 1927 silent, the 1935 Greta Garbo version, the 1948 Vivien Leigh version, and the just-released 2012 version starring Ke read more

The story of Batman is the story of Gotham.  Batman is born from the tragedy of Thomas and Martha Wayne’s deaths, as young Bruce Wayne vows to save the city that killed his parents.  This is an origin unique to superhero lore.  Superman adopts Metropolis, and Spider-Man mostly webslings around read more

Or, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Comic Con But Were Too Afraid To Ask For 4 days last week, I had my thumb to the pulse of pop culture at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con.  It was my first convention, and it was a truly amazing experience.  So rather than try to report back to you like a read more

Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Trust Peter Jackson (I apologize in advance for the poor photo quality) San Diego Comic Con is honeycombed with halls and ballrooms of various shapes and sizes, and at the heart of them all is Hall H.  Hall H holds 6,500 people and is reserved for the most buzz read more

Or, 1 Reason I Read It and 5 Reasons I’m Not The Only One By Christina F. Christina currently resides in Littleton, Colorado, where she competently handles her quarter-life crisis by reorganizing her parents entire house and talking to the family dog pretty much all day long.  Her talents wer read more

So I gave “Twilight” it’s due diligence and allowed my friend Christina to tell you 5 reasons why she read “Twilight,” but now it’s time for a rebuttal.  So here are 5 movies to watch instead of “Twilight,” if you read it for the reasons she did. “Is that a chocolate fountain? read more