Well, fellow liberal bloggers, we have been duped, bamboozled and hogshanked.  There is a conspiracy afoot and not just the one in Iraq.  We got suckered into the O’Reilly argument. We have been duped by the overzealous media blitz of Brian DePalma and Mark Cuban. We have been conned by the Venice and New York […]

A must-see film!!! Who the FUCK came up with the phrase, "A must-see film!!!"? It's not even language. What fascist impulse is driving the yahoo that uses this phrase. I don't have to must see anything, you ass. I got shit to do.

The new documentary “JOE STRUMMER: The Future is Unwritten” is simply amazing.  In 25 years of watching films I have never gotten such a personal feel for a documentary’s subject.  The flick opens in New York and LA today (Nov 2) but it is available on VOD for those outside the area. When you see […]

Max “Smitty” Schmidt here, assistant to a Hollywood Agent to the Stars. For the past 15 years I have been a loyal and trusting Assistant to a major Icon in the entertainment industry. This kind of longevity atop the A-List is amazing and not by accident. I have worked my way up from Occidental Film […]

This is a quick list of flix that I saw in my teen and pre-teen years. I probably shouldn't have.  In one way or another they completely re-arranged my psyche and to this day creep me out. Magic  Directed by  Richard Attenborough (Academy Award Winner for "Ghandi"), written by William Goldman ("Marathon Man," "All the […]

Cross-posted at Film Radar. Your Kool-Aid may contain slavery. Bill Haney’s “The Price of Sugar” is a shocking new documentary about monumental Human Rights abuses conducted by the Dominican Republic sugar barons. At its essence the film is a tale of the slavery of Haitian workers funded by the insatiable taste Americans have for sugar. […]

Originally written for FILM RADAR   Based on a New York Times Magazine expose, TRADE attempts to dramatize the very real problem of child sex slave trafficking. Despite some strong performances and a few fantastic scenes, the film ultimately doesn’t deliver. Jorge, (Cesar Ramos) is a juvenile delinquent who spends his time rolling American Tourists […]

With the success of “Heroes,” NBC is starting up its Monday night Sci-Fi “Nerd-a-thon” lineup. Three new shows (“Bionic Woman,” “Chuck” and “Journeyman”) explore regular folks whose live

He drives a tractor in a boa. Since WalMart now offers Organic Vegetables –Organic farming just ain’t  for hippy weirdoes anymore!!  Or is it?  If you’re like me, you shy away from the expensive organics at the store or tend to be too lazy to make the trudge to Farmer’s Market on Sunday morning. After […]

Something smells rotten on the indie circuit. When a crap sandwich such as “David & Layla”  becomes a darling of  21 festivals you really have to wonder whether or not there are simply too many fests out there.  Poorly written and directed, this romantic comedy is neither romantic nor funny. Despite its rich premise, in […]