For The Weekend: Time Travel Movies

Posted on August 22, 2014August 24, 2014 by indiemacuser

This week we explore the much loved and discussed sci-fi sub-genre of time travel.
We’ve chosen not to focus on blockbusters like Back to the Future in order to bring you some of the lesser known films of the genre; although films like those arguably deserve their place as well.

Although this device is often used it is rarely mastered; as attested to by hundreds of posts on blogs and IMDB ‘goofs’ pages. The true time travel fan will not be fooled if the time travel concept is ill thought out or if there are obvious problems with the time-line. Similarly, the best examples of this genre will explore the consequences; both positive and negative, of travelling through time; pushing them almost to the extremes whilst at the same time avoiding convenient plot devices.

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Movie gem of the week: The Living Wake (2007)

Posted on August 19, 2014August 19, 2014 by indiemacuser

The Living Wake(2007) directed by Sol Tryon & written by Mike O’Connel/Peter Kline is a delightful and somewhat disturbing trip to the absurd in a similar vein to Withnail & I, Napolean Dynamite & Wes Anderson’s ‘Rushmore’.

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For The Weekend: Great Workplace Comedies

Posted on August 16, 2014August 16, 2014 by indiemacuser

This is a new semi-regular feature ‘For The Weekend’

For The Weekend – Great Workplace Comedies

This week we delve into the great font of comedy that is the workplace-orientated film. Some of these you might have heard of but hopefully others you will discover for the first time. The selection is fairly complimentary so if you have seen one of these films and enjoyed it you should at-least appreciate the others.

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Kevin Smith, Podcasts and the power of Fandom

Posted on August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 by indiemacuser

Kevin Smith is arguably best known for his film career as a writer/director; especially for his debut film Clerks but also Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II, Zac and Miri Make a Porno, Cop Out and Red State.

However, in recent years he has also became known in the podcast arena; appearing in several highly-rated weekly podcasts distributed by his own ‘Smodcast Internet Radio‘ Network. Smith was already well known for his public appearances and Q&A’s; some of which have been filmed and released. It therefore seemed like a logical step forward when he started his first show ‘Smodcast’ with friend and producer Scott Mosier in 2007. This led to other successful shows such as ‘Hollywood Babble-On’, ‘Jay & Silent Bob Get Old’ and ‘Fatman on Batman’.

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Kevin Smith on Why Quentin Tarantino Said No to ‘Tusk’

Posted on October 9, 2013April 26, 2015 by indiemacuser

Kevin Smith on Why Quentin Tarantino Said No to ‘Tusk’ (Guest Column).

Movie gem of the week: Kids (1995)

Posted on October 4, 2013August 18, 2014 by indiemacuser

Despite my avid interest in 90’s Independent Cinema I have surprisingly not seen ‘Kids‘ until now. I should start by saying the film was(and arguably still is) Controversial given the subject matter, sexual scenes(both consenting and not), foul language and drug use involving minors(who make up the majority of the cast). Whilst it could be argued nothing particularly explicit is shown in the film; it was enough to earn it a NC-17 rating in the US. Therefore, viewer beware! (this is not a film for the easily shock-able).

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Billy Bob Thornton Starring In Fargo Mini Series

Posted on August 5, 2013August 5, 2013 by indiemacuser

Billy Bob Thornton Starring In Fargo Miniseries | Movie News | Empire.

A project approved by the Coen Brothers. Could this be their break into the TV market?

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Movie gem of the week: Gentlemen Broncos

Posted on April 28, 2013April 29, 2013 by indiemacuser

Gentlemen Broncos(2009) is a quirky, off-beat comedy from Writer/Director Jared Hess(Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) about a teenage aspiring science fiction writer; who’s novel ‘Yeast Lords’ catches the attention of his writing idol and the various quirky ‘characters’ he meets along the way.

Interspersed are surreal(and just plain bizarre) fantasy sequences based on ‘Yeast Lords’; reminiscent of Heavy Metal(1981).

Jemaine Clement(Flight of the Conchords, Men In Black 3, Rio) has a brilliant turn as the jaded and eccentric ‘best-selling’ writer; which parodies the genre perfectly.

I also enjoyed Jennifer Coolidge(American Pie, 2 Broke Girls) as the wacky single mother who owns a dated clothing store.

If you enjoyed the zane wackiness of Napoleon Dynamite then it’s safe to say you will enjoy this flick; if not it may be something of an acquired taste, but worth a try!