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Volume 10, No. 2
Updated 10/03/08

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BAGHEAD by Matt Wedge
THE BALLAD OF SADIE HAWKINS
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
BURN AFTER READING by Matt Wedge
CHOKE by Matt Wedge
COLLEGE by Laura Tucker
THE DARK KNIGHT
by Del Harvey
DEATH RACE by Jef Burnham
EIGHT MILES HIGH by Jef Burnham
THE FAMILY THAT PREYS
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
FLY ME TO THE MOON by Jef Burnham
FLY ME TO THE MOON by Laura Tucker
THE HOUSE BUNNY by Laura Tucker
IGOR by Laura Tucker
IGOR by Hank Yuloff
IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS
by Jef Burnham
KINGS OF THE EVENING
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
LAKEVIEW TERRACE
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
THE LONGSHOTS
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
MAMMA MIA! by Laura Tucker
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA
by Rick Villalobos
MIRRORS by Jason Coffman
MOTHER OF TEARS
by Matt Wedge
MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL by Laura Tucker
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS by Jason Coffman
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS by Matt Wedge
RIGHTEOUS KILL by Hank Yuloff
THE ROCKER by Laura Tucker
SIXTY SIX
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO
by Jef Burnham
SWING VOTE by Hank Yuloff
TROPIC THUNDER by Rick Villalobos
TROPIC THUNDER by Matt Wedge
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
by Jef Burnham
WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
by Jason Coffman
X-FILES 2 by Matt Wedge

Also playing in theatres...
ALL IN THIS TEA by Kendall Williams
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
DIMINISHED CAPACITY
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
GONZO: HUNTER THOMPSON
by Matt Wedge
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE
DRAGON EMPEROR
by Laura Tucker
MY WINNIPEG by Jason Coffman
SAVAGE GRACE
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
STEP BROTHERS by Laura Tucker
THE STRANGERS by Jason Coffman
THE VISITOR by Elaine Bowen
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS
by Laura Tucker
WALL-E by Jason Coffman
WALL-E by Lauren Sepanski
WALL-E by Rick Villalobos
WANTED by Hank Yuloff

Complete list of current film reviews here.

EXCLUSIVE:
SIMON PEGG / HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS
AND ALIENATE PEOPLE
by Jef Burnham

EXCLUSIVE:
PETER TOLAN / FINDING AMANDA
by Annie Vinton

FESTIVAL:
TORONTO FF 2008
by Paul Fischer

EXCLUSIVE:
TERROR IN THE AISLES
AT THE PORTAGE THEATER
by Jef Burnham

The Columns
FILM AS SEEN BY WAYNE CASE Film Monthly's own Wayne Case gives you the down and dirty on films you want to see. REEL ADVICE BY THE VIDEO STORE GUY This week, "THE LEGEND OF BLOODY MARY."	COWBOY KILLER by Jef Burnham Very cool concept on this indie thriller.

FESTIVAL: 2008 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL by Paul Fischer

EVENT: THE ANIMATION SHOW 4 by Lauren Sepanski

FESTIVAL: 2008 LOS ANGELES INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL by Dianne V. Lawrence

EXCLUSIVE: DRAC STUDIO INTERVIEW by Laura Tucker

BETTE DAVIS CENTENNIAL by Alan K. Rode

ARTICLE: DOES INDIANA JONES QUALITFY AS A SUPERHERO? by Chris Wood

EXCLUSIVE: TANNA FREDERICK by Dianne V. Lawrence

MUSIC BOX SCI-FI SPECTACULAR 2 by Jef Burnham

FROM THE NEW YORK COMIC CON 2008 by Keith Miller

EXCLUSIVE: THE BEST AND WORST OF 2007 by The Staff at Film Monthly

EXCLUSIVE: MARTIN McDONAGH talks with Jef Burnham

Alan K. Rode's New Biography of Charles McGraw Available Now!

A CONVERSATION WITH ATOM EGOYAN by Ben Poster

AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DEBELLIS by Jef Burnham

Check out Hollywood's latest release schedule here.

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GOOGLE ME by Elaine Hegwood Bowen GRAND WHEEL by Jef Burnham COWBOY KILLER by Jef Burnham STRANGE CULTURE by Peter Wertz TROUBLE THE WATER by Elaine Hegwood Bowen Read all our independent film reviews here.


A section featuring the best of the genre known as Hong Kong / Asian Film. DEATH NOTE by Jef Burnham ELECTION and ELECTION 2 by Del Harvey Director Johnnie To's latest are back-to-back Triad thrillers that you won't want to miss. Read all our Asian cinema reviews here.

ALFRESCO by Katie Morris

THE ANDROMEDIA STRAIN by Jef Burnham

THE BOONDOCKS by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

THE COTTAGE by Jason Coffman

DaVINCI'S INQUEST SEASON 3 by Jef Burnham

DANTE'S INFERNO by Jef Burnham

DEATH NOTE by Jef Burnham

DEATH ON DEMAND by Jef Burnham

THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET by Jef Burnham

DNA by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

FRONTIERE(S) by Jason Coffman

FROSTBITTEN by Jason Coffman

GYPSY CARAVAN by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

THE HAUNTING OF REBECCA VERLAINE by Jason Coffman

HELL'S GROUND by Jef Burnham

LOVE AND MARY by Nathan Baker-Lutz

MAN, WOMAN AND THE WALL by Jef Burnham

MAN, WOMAN AND THE WALL by Jason Coffman

MOTHER OF TEARS by Jason Coffman

NEO NED by Keith Miller

2007 NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

OTIS by Jason Coffman

PISTOLEROS by Sean Curry

POOL PARTY by Hank Yuloff

QUANTUM HOOPS by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

ROBBIE COLTRANE: INCREDIBLE BRITAIN by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

ROBIN OF SHERWOOD: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION by Jef Burnham

THE RUTH RENDELL MYSTERIES VOL. 3 by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

SEE NO EVIL by Andrew Keller

SIMON, KING OF THE WITCHES by Jason Coffman

SOCKET by Jason Coffman

STORM by Jef Burnham

STRICTLY BACKGROUND by Laura Tucker

STUCK by Jason Coffman

STUCK by Matt Wedge

TERRY PRATCHETT'S DISCWORLD by Katie Morris

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE ON BLU-RAY by Del Harvey

TRIAL & RETRIBUTION 1 by Del Harvey

TWO FAT LADIES by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

THE VIOLIN by Scott Larkin

VISIONS OF HELL: THE FILMS OF JIM VAN BEBBER by Matt Wedge

WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY by Jason Coffman

Read all our DVD reviews here.


THE LODGER / HANGOVER SQUARE by Alan Rode Rare double-feature starring the impressive Laird Cregar. STRANGE ILLUSION by Barry Meyer Edward G. Ulmer's off-the-wall classic now on DVD. Read all our film noir reviews here.

AMERICAN MASTERS on PBS by Del Harvey
The latest line-up is a stellar collection of artists, inventors, and media types not to be missed!

ANDROMEDA STRAIN by Lauren Sepanski

THE ART OF FAILURE: CHUCK CONNELLY NOT FOR SALE by Jef Burnham
Now showing on HBO. Check your local listings.

THE BLACK LIST, VOL. 1 by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

CHINA'S STOLEN CHILDREN by Jef Burnham
Now showing on HBO. Check your local listings.

CRANFORD by Del Harvey

FOYLE'S WAR, SERIES V by Del Harvey

FOYLE'S WAR, SERIES V by Katie Morris

GANJA QUEEN by Keith Miller

GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL by Jef Burnham

IN PLAIN SIGHT by Annie Vinton

INSPECTOR LYNLEY MYSTERIES, SERIES VII by Del Harvey

THE LAST ENEMY by Del Harvey

PBS AMERICAN MASTERS: MARVIN GAYE by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

PBS SECRETS OF THE DEAD by Jef Burnham

ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED by Jef Burnham

SANDHOGS by Jef Burnham

SAVAGE GRACE by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

SANCTUARY by Josef Steiff

SECRETS OF THE DEAD - EXECUTED IN ERROR by Laura Tucker

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY on PBS by Del Harvey
PBS' Masterpiece Theatre doing quality work with Austen's writings.

STARGATE: ATLANTIS SEASON 5 PREMIERE by Josef Steiff

UNDER THE SEA WITH AL GIDDINGS by Jef Burnham

WE ARE TOGETHER by Jef Burnham

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS: THE WARNER BROS STORY by Keith Miller

Read all our television reviews here.

THE ANDERSON FILES
Check out our new weekly column featuring the latest horror DVDs. This week: "MASTERS OF HORROR: SEASON TWO BOX SET."

EVIL by Gary Schultz
An over-the-top gorefest from Greece.

FEED by Del Harvey
Very disturbing little shocker from down under. A real stomach-turner.

MEATBALL MACHINE by Aaron Riccio
A schlocky, low-budget splatterpunk film from Japan.

Read all our horror reviews here.


BUDDHA IN A TEACUP by Laura Tucker CHARLES MCGRAW by Alan Rode COOKING BEYOND MEASURE by Elaine Hegwood Bowen ME & MIKE by Laura Tucker MOTION BY DESIGN by Titan Books, Review by Joe Steiff MR. T - A GRAPHIC NOVEL by Jef Burnham THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUPERHEROES by Del Harvey THE STRANDED by Jef Burnham Read all our book reviews here.

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COMING SOON: Indian Goodfellas, Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror, Roger Corman In Person, Family Matinees at the Aero -- plus more L.A. Premieres of new films and much, much more.

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