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[BASP] Revenge of the Nerds (1984, Jeff Kanew) / Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987, Joe Roth)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 29, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Thirteen Revenge of the Nerds (1984, Jeff Kanew) / Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987, Joe Roth) Originally posted: March 27, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
Atlantic City (1980, Louis Malle)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 29, 2016
For a film with quite a bit of grounded violence, Atlantic City is pretty genial. Director Malle shoots in close medium shots; there’s not a lot of grandeur to his shots. Atlantic City has grandeur, as a setting, but Malle doesn’t go out of his way to stylize it. Cinematographer Richard read more
[BASP] Revenge of the Nerds (1984, Jeff Kanew) / Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987, Joe Roth)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 29, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Thirteen Revenge of the Nerds (1984, Jeff Kanew) / Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987, Joe Roth) Originally posted: March 27, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
Atlantic City (1980, Louis Malle)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 29, 2016
For a film with quite a bit of grounded violence, Atlantic City is pretty genial. Director Malle shoots in close medium shots; there’s not a lot of grandeur to his shots. Atlantic City has grandeur, as a setting, but Malle doesn’t go out of his way to stylize it. Cinematographer Richard read more
Eddie the Eagle (2016, Dexter Fletcher)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 28, 2016
Eddie the Eagle is charming. It’s assured–great script from Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton–and a wonderful sense of time and place (eighties UK and Europe, then Canada) from director Fletcher. Fletcher’s got some problems I’ll get to in a bit but Eddie’s got a ph read more
Eddie the Eagle (2016, Dexter Fletcher)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 28, 2016
Eddie the Eagle is charming. It’s assured–great script from Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton–and a wonderful sense of time and place (eighties UK and Europe, then Canada) from director Fletcher. Fletcher’s got some problems I’ll get to in a bit but Eddie’s got a ph read more
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972, Bob Rafelson)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 23, 2016
The King of Marvin Gardens is an extremely quiet film. Jack Nicholson’s protagonist is a radio monologist, which suggests the viewer should listen to the content of his dialogue, but the secret of Marvin Gardens is that content’s unimportance. After a brief introduction to NicholsonR read more
True Romance (1993, Tony Scott), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 23, 2016
The best thing about True Romance is some of the acting. The biggest problem with the film is who’s doing that great acting. It’s not leads Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, who the film eventually just ignores in order to further its supporting cast (which is sort of fine, as the read more
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972, Bob Rafelson)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 23, 2016
The King of Marvin Gardens is an extremely quiet film. Jack Nicholson’s protagonist is a radio monologist, which suggests the viewer should listen to the content of his dialogue, but the secret of Marvin Gardens is that content’s unimportance. After a brief introduction to NicholsonR read more
True Romance (1993, Tony Scott), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 23, 2016
The best thing about True Romance is some of the acting. The biggest problem with the film is who’s doing that great acting. It’s not leads Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, who the film eventually just ignores in order to further its supporting cast (which is sort of fine, as the read more
[BASP] Escape from New York (1981, John Carpenter) / 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983, Sergio Martino)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 22, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Twelve Escape from New York (1981, John Carpenter) / 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983, Sergio Martino) Originally posted: February 9, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
[BASP] Escape from New York (1981, John Carpenter) / 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983, Sergio Martino)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 22, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Twelve Escape from New York (1981, John Carpenter) / 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983, Sergio Martino) Originally posted: February 9, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
Dazed and Confused (1993, Richard Linklater)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 18, 2016
Besides an occasional good performance and a lot of charming ones, Dazed and Confused only has so much going for it. Director Linklater is far more concerned with the script than he is with the direction. He doesn’t give the actors much to do and then doesn’t seem to want to spend much read more
Dazed and Confused (1993, Richard Linklater)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 18, 2016
Besides an occasional good performance and a lot of charming ones, Dazed and Confused only has so much going for it. Director Linklater is far more concerned with the script than he is with the direction. He doesn’t give the actors much to do and then doesn’t seem to want to spend much read more
[BASP] Airplane (1980, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker) / Airplane II: The Sequel (1982, Ken Finkleman)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 15, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Eleven Airplane (1980, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker) / Airplane II: The Sequel (1982, Ken Finkleman) Originally posted: January 15, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
[BASP] Airplane (1980, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker) / Airplane II: The Sequel (1982, Ken Finkleman)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 15, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Eleven Airplane (1980, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker) / Airplane II: The Sequel (1982, Ken Finkleman) Originally posted: January 15, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
Trainspotting (1996, Danny Boyle)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 9, 2016
Trainspotting moves. More than anything, director Boyle concerns himself with the film’s pace, whether through Masahiro Hirakubo’s glorious editing or lead Ewan McGregor’s narration, the film immediately sets a fast pace and keeps it throughout the film. Nothing can slow the film read more
The Streetfighter (1974, Ozawa Shigehiro)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 9, 2016
There’s not much story to The Streetfighter. There’s some, but it’s usually dumb. Director Ozawa isn’t interested in developing lead Sonny Chiba as a character. He’s one of the best “karate men” (I really wonder if that term’s just the subtitles) in J read more
Trainspotting (1996, Danny Boyle)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 9, 2016
Trainspotting moves. More than anything, director Boyle concerns himself with the film’s pace, whether through Masahiro Hirakubo’s glorious editing or lead Ewan McGregor’s narration, the film immediately sets a fast pace and keeps it throughout the film. Nothing can slow the film read more
The Streetfighter (1974, Ozawa Shigehiro)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 9, 2016
There’s not much story to The Streetfighter. There’s some, but it’s usually dumb. Director Ozawa isn’t interested in developing lead Sonny Chiba as a character. He’s one of the best “karate men” (I really wonder if that term’s just the subtitles) in J read more