Monday, 20 December 2010

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater

Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
2006


Directors:
Kay Cattarulla, Rob Trachin, A. Dean Bell
Writers:
Kay Cattarulla, Rob Trachin
Stars:
Judith Ivey, Jim Johnson, Stephen Levall
Genre:
Documentary
IMDB Rating:
6.7/10



Friday, 17 December 2010

A Bullet in the Arse

Some films can't be fixed with a gun


A Bullet in the Arse

2003


Directors:
Robin Brennan, Paul Moder, David Richardson
Writers:
Robin Brennan, Paul Moder, David Richardson
Stars:
Robin Brennan, Paul Moder, David Richardson
Tagline:
Some problems can be solved with a gun
IMDB Rating:
6.8/10

After a robbery gone wrong, three criminals turn against each other and embark on a blood-soaked bullet-riddled quest for cash and revenge. An unusual contemporary black-comedy western set in Australia, chock full of action and homage to the work of Sergio Leone.





Thursday, 16 December 2010

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive


Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

1989


Directors:

Wayne Wang, Spencer Nakasako

Writers:

Spencer Nakasako, Amir M. Mokri

Stars: Cheng Wan Kin, John Chan and Kwan-Min Cheng

imdb rating: 5.6/10

story:
a man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

The title says 'knobs' hahaha! No seriously, thats all I've got.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971


Director:
Robert Stevenson
Writers:
Ralph Wright (animation story) &
Ted Berman (animation story)
Bill Walsh (screenplay) &
Don DaGradi (screenplay)
Mary Norton (book "Bed-Knob and Broomstick)
Stars:
Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson and Roddy McDowall
Genre:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
IMDB Rating:
6.7/10


During WWII in England, Charlie, Carrie, and Paul Rawlins are sent to live with Eglantine Price, an apprentice witch. Charlie blackmails Miss Price that if he is to keep her practices a secret, she must give him something, so she takes a bedknob from her late father's bed and places the "famous magic traveling spell" on it, and only Paul can activate it. Their first journey is to a street in London where they meet Emelius Browne, headmaster of Miss Price's witchcraft training correspondence school. Miss Price tells him of a plan to find the magic words for a spell known as Substitutiary Locomotion, which brings inanimate objects to life. This spell will be her work for the war effort.




Wednesday, 15 December 2010

L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach

"lethal blades return to Portrush!"
These girls arent actually that lethal but i suppose this is ancient.



L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach
(1998)



Director:

Andy Sidaris

Writer:

Andy Sidaris

Stars:

Julie Strain, Rodrigo Obregón and Julie K. Smith
Imdb rating: 2.7/10
story?
A stolen computer disk contains the location of a hidden tresaure trove. It's up to the sexy ladies of LETHAL (Legion to Ensure Total Harmony and Law) to find the treasure before the bad guys do. Will the forces of evil be able to overcome LETHAL's powerful combination of bullets, brains, and boobs?
The Big Guns Are Back! 


LETHAL BULLETS, BRAINS AND BOOBS?!



Fish Without a Bicycle

Looks like the recession is hitting hard. I cant even afford to get my pet fish Oliver a new bicycle for Christmas. He'll be gutted.


Fish Without a Bicycle
2003


Director:
Brian Austin Green
Writer:
Jenna Mattison
Stars:
Jenna Mattison, Brad Rowe and Bryan Callen
Genre:
Comedy,Romance,Drama
IMDB Rating:
5.3/10

Landing the lead role in a local play should satisfy Jules (Jenna Mattison), but her high spirits are quickly deflated when she realizes she's fallen for the overbearing director (Bryan Callen). She thought she was in love with her fiancé and roommate, Danny (Brad Row), but now isn't sure, so she moves in with Vicki (Jennifer Blanc) to sort things out. To complicate matters, Jules's co-star, Ben (Brian Austin Green), won't leave her alone.



The creators of this film should have realised that a fish ON a bike is much funnier






The Indian in the Cupboard

When i first found the title i hoped to discover that it was a film about an adult indian man in telesales trapped in a cupboard, but no, sadly it wasn't...


The Indian in the Cupboard
1995


Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Lynne Reid Banks (novel), Melissa Mathison (screenplay)

Stars:

Hal Scardino, Litefoot and Lindsay Crouse
 
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
 
Story:
 
On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend. But these two presents turn out to be much more magic than the rest...
 
 
Best quote:
Boone: The boys back home call me boohoo Boone!
 
i wanted more of this!