BLACK HARVEST, an extraordinary, award-winning documentary, presents a harrowing view of a complex and disastrous conflict in the highlands of New Guinea. This film is the third installment in a trilogy produced by Australian husband and wife team Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson. FIRST CONTACT, their first film, reviews the consequences of the first encounters between white Australian prospectors and the highland natives of New Guinea. BLACK HAR… Continue reading →

…e’s trying to get a free drink in a seedy saloon. He causes such a ruckus that the bartender gets two customers to toss him out on his ear. The next day, Poe visits the local newspaper that sometimes publishes his stories and reviews. He discovers the publisher didn’t run a review he gave him. So, how is he going to get money for his next drink, much less his next meal? Poe visits his girlfriend, Emily, but Emily’s father, a self-made industriali… Continue reading →

HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN is a pointless, vile, utterly amoral, and corrupt piece of stinking garbage masquerading as a movie. The fact that it stars ‘80s B-movie icon Rutger Hauer as the title character is helping this draw attention to this minor theatrical release, while some mainstream critics are giving it positive reviews for being a faithful homage to the sleazy inner-city crime movies of the 1970s. There is absolutely nothing redeeming here, h… Continue reading →

…sed, the priest irreverently turns up the radio’s volume to hear the news, thus demonstrating which is more important to him. MAY FOOLS does not edify and is not worth your time or money. In spite of the fawning secular reviews, one would be a fool to see this one… in season or out. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please address your comments to: Arthur Krim Chairman Orion Pictures Corporation 711 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 758-5100… Continue reading →

…ly August. Both Showtime and the Samuel Goldwyn Co. held a week-long screening of the film in a packed Los Angeles movie theater so that the actors and Lyne can qualify for Academy Award consideration. LOLITA has gotten mixed reviews by critics. Some have said that they consider the movie to be quite tame. One critic said in fact, “This LOLITA is not prurient and not meant to be.” MOVIEGUIDE begs to differ. Although there is no graphi… Continue reading →

…ut, the sister gives 11-year-old William all of the rock and roll records her mother has banned from the house. Four years later, in 1973, William has become a true rock aficionado, and has even taken to writing rock and roll reviews for the local alternative newspaper in San Diego. He makes friends with Lester Bangs, the famous editor of Creem magazine, who gives him insightful advice on how to be a rock journalist. Never be friends with the ban… Continue reading →

…vertising to pursue his dream of writing. After seven years, he published HITLER’S CHILD, based on the improbable premise that Hitler had a child that was raised in Argentina. While HITLER’S CHILD received glowing reviews, it sold poorly. Byron’s publisher is understandably reluctant to publish Byron’s second novel with an equally improbable premise. Tingling with smart, witty dialogue that never bores, the movie takes you from Byron… Continue reading →