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Gail and Geoffrey’s Rad Anvil Experience

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It’s Me, With Anvil Drummer Robb Reiner!

Thanks to my eagle eye, which spotted a FaceBook update for the page dedicated to promoting the film Anvil! The Story of Anvil!, I was able to snag two tickets for last night’s “Anvil Experience,” taking place at the East Village Cinema on Second Avenue, about a ten minute walk from the Chickpad. The Anvil Experience is part of the promotional tour for the film, where they show the Anvil movie, and then afterwards Anvil play a live set of about six songs.
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All Choked Up: Chuck Palahniuk Novel Hits The Big Screen

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The first time I saw Fight Club, the wonderful, mind-fuck of a movie based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, I was so seriously enthralled and dumbfounded by the film, I somehow convinced myself that I’d just watched a brilliant work of science fiction. I’ve seen Fight Club a couple of times since then and I can’t really recall why I originally thought the film had a science fiction theme, since it’s really about a guy who’s either severely mentally ill or just an extreme sociopath (and maybe the two aren’t mutually exclusive). Continue reading All Choked Up: Chuck Palahniuk Novel Hits The Big Screen →

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Movie of The Month: GrindHouse!

Grindhouse movie poster
Best…movie…ever…

Top Ten Awesome Reasons to Love Grindhouse

1. Rose McGowan. I am so gay for Rose McGowan after seeing her in this movie.

2. Freddy Rodriguez. You loved him in Six Feet Under. Now fall in love all over again.

3. Jeff Fahey! Oh my god, when was the last time you saw Jeff Fahey in a movie? I think it was in The Lawn Mower Man about a gazillion years ago. Watch Grindhouse do for Jeff Fahey’s career what Pulp Fiction did for John Travolta.

4. Bruce Willis: I even love Bruce Willis in this movie.

5. Four Words: The Crazy Babysitter Twins.

6. Trailer for Don’t!

7. Trailer for Thanksgiving!

8. Machete: “If you hire him to kill the bad guys, you had better make sure you’re not one of them.”
I LOVE IT!!!!

9. Four Words: Hypodermic Needle Garter Belt.

10. Kurt Russell as Stunt Man Mike! I think the first time I saw Kurt Russell in a film was when I was five years old and my parents took us to see Walt Disney’s The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. Forty years later, Kurt is still kicking big screen ass. Now that’s career longevity!

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This Week’s Must-See Movie: The Prestige!

The Prestige Movie Poster

Yesterday I went to see the film The Prestige, which I’d been REALLY looking forward to seeing for weeks even after reading a lukewarm review on Salon.com. As much as I’m all over Salon.com, that reviewer must be dead from the neck up, because The Prestige rocks. I don’t want to give anything away, because the movie kept me guessing right up until the very last minute. Continue reading This Week’s Must-See Movie: The Prestige! →

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Little Miss Sunshine: The Best Movie I’ve Seen All Year

Little Miss Sunshine Cast
His T-Shirt Says“Jesus Was Wrong”

Everyone reading this needs to go see the movie Little Miss Sunshine as soon as possible. It’s so hilarious and so heartfelt, it is just insane. It is even better than Napolean Dynamite, a film I’ve seen about 20 times and own on DVD. Just go; go now.