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Now Playing

Ballad of Sadie Hawkins, The
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
College
by Laura Tucker
Eight Miles High [Das Wilde Leben]
by Jef Burnham
Fly Me to the Moon
by Jef Burnham
Haunting of Molly Hartley, The
by Rick Villalobos
Igor
by Hank Yuloff
Let the Right One In
by Jason Coffman
Longshots, The
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
by Laura Tucker
Man on Wire
by C.J. Arellano
Medicine for Melancholy – 44th Chicago International Film Festival
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Nights in Rodanthe
by Laura Tucker
Quantum of Solace
by Del Harvey
Quarantine
by Jason Coffman
Repo! The Genetic Opera
by Jason Coffman
Rocker, The
by Laura Tucker
Role Models
by Jason Coffman
Saw V
by Clint Fletcher
Secret Life of Bees, The
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Sex Drive
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Sixty Six
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Soul Men
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Sukiyaki Western Django
by Jef Burnham
Synecdoche, New York
by Jef Burnham
Synecdoche, New York
by Jason Coffman
Trap [Klopka], The
by Del Harvey
W.
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
What We Do Is Secret
by Jason Coffman
Wrestler – 44th Chicago International Film Festival, The
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
by Clint Fletcher
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
by Laura Tucker
Zone [La Zona] – 44th Chicago International Film Festival, The
by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

Complete list of current film reviews here.



The Columns

Films as Seen by Wayne Case
Film Monthly’s own Wayne Case gives you the down and dirty on films you want to see.
Idiot Boxing by D. B. Bates
Don’t miss D.B.’s column on all things television!
Coming Soon
The best site to find out what’s coming to theatres.
What’s Hot at the Movies This Week by Laura Tucker
Laura gives the low-down on the latest releases!
Reel Advice by the Video Store Guy - Steve Anderson
This week: Dead Floors—One Truly Spectacular Conjob.

The Indies
FM reviews your indie films. This month: Chronic Town   Doughboys   Surfwise  

Contact us to get yours reviewed.


    


Entertainment News

Joost Offers Free Streaming Movies, TV Shows by Del Harvey

Exclusive: Charles Band’s Halloween Horror Road Show by Lauren Sepanski

Interview: Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

Exclusive: Seann William Scott Is a ‘Role Model’ by Del Harvey

Exclusive: The 44th Chicago International Film Festival by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

Exclusive: Obama Elected Top Movie Date By Texters by Del Harvey

Exclusive: Charles Band’s Full Moon Halloween Horror Road Show – Preview by Lauren Sepanski

Interview: Interview With Debra Messing of ‘The Starter Wife’ by Laura Tucker

Interview: Simon Pegg and ‘How To Lose Friends And Alienate People’ by Jef Burnham

Interview: Finding Peter Tolan in ‘Finding Amanda’ by Annie Vinton



Coming Soon

Check out Hollywood's latest release schedule here.



The Independents

Chronic Town by Annie Vinton

Cowboy Killer by Jef Burnham

Doughboys by Isaac Sweeney

Surfwise by Nathan Baker-Lutz

The Wrestler – 44th Chicago International Film Festival by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

Read all our independent film reviews here.



Asian Cinema

Death Note by Jef Burnham

Man, Woman, and the Wall by Jef Burnham

Man, Woman, and the Wall by Jason Coffman

Sukiyaki Western Django by Jef Burnham

Tokyo Gore Police by Jason Coffman

Read all our Asian cinema reviews here.



Video/DVD

Affairs of the Heart by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

Agatha Christie’s Mystery Lover’s Collection by Jef Burnham

Doughboys by Isaac Sweeney

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

Starz Inside – Anime: Drawing a Revolution by Del Harvey

Surfwise by Nathan Baker-Lutz

The Commander – Set 1 by Del Harvey

The Minotaur’s Island by Jef Burnham

Tokyo Gore Police by Jason Coffman

Zack and Miri Make a Porno by Andrew Dowd

Read all our DVD reviews here.



Film Noir

Ace in the Hole by Alan Rode
Billy Wilder’s tour de force about news-hungry reporter Kirk Douglas’ sensationalized account of a man trapped in a mineshaft.

Le Cercle Rouge by Jerome de Groot
Jean-Pierre Melville put Yves Montand and Alain Delon together in this tight little gangster film.

Strange Illusion by Barry Meyer
Edward G. Ulmer’s off-the-wall classic now on DVD.

The Box by Del Harvey
MTI releases this gritty contemporary noir about two people who’ve finally found something worth living for, if they can only escape their pasts.

The Lodger / Hangover Square by Alan Rode
Rare double-feature starring the impressive Laird Cregar.

Read all our film noir reviews here.



Television

Filth by Annie Vinton

Cha$e by Robert Iwataki

Cha$e by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice by Rick Villalobos

Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles by Keita Browne

Cities of the Underworld – Season Three Premiere by Rick Villalobos

The Starter Wife by Laura Tucker

God On Trial by Del Harvey

The Last Enemy by Del Harvey

Sanctuary by Joe Steiff

Read all our television reviews here.


        


Horror

The Anderson Files
Check out our weekly column featuring the latest horror DVDs.
This Week: Dead Floors—One Truly Spectacular Conjob.

Dance of the Dead by Jason Coffman

Let the Right One In by Jason Coffman

Quarantine by Jason Coffman

The Haunting of Molly Hartley by Rick Villalobos

Tokyo Gore Police by Jason Coffman

Read all our horror reviews here.



Books on Film

Agatha Christie’s Mystery Lover’s Collection by , Reviewed by Jef Burnham

Buddha in a Teacup by Todd Walton, Reviewed by Laura Tucker

Cooking Beyond Measure by Jean Johnson, Reviewed by Elaine Hegwood Bowen

Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal by Vern, Reviewed by D. B. Bates

The Timewaster Letters by Robin Cooper, Reviewed by D. B. Bates

Read all our book reviews here.


        


American Cinematheque

American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre. American Cinematheque is a cultural arts organization that considers themselves a combination revival house and sneak preview palace for rare and unusual cinema, showcasing everything from International Sci-Fi and Horror to the films of overlooked studio directors from Hollywood's golden age, new independent films hot off the festival circuit, the best of international cinema, and much more. Please click here to see their current schedule

The American Cinematheque Presents

Outfest Collaborations at the Egyptian Theatre: Gay & Lesbian Programming from Around the World! Outfest is select Wednesdays year round, but is on hiatus in the month of July and returns in August with Best of the Fest selections. For more info: www.outfest.org.

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.

Paul Fischer talks with...

Stephenie Meyer on Twilight

Josh Brolin on Milk

Emile Hirsch on Milk

Exclusive: Kristen Stewart on Twilight

Robert Pattinson on Twilight

Exclusive: Danny Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire

Exclusive: Darren Lynn Bousman on Repo the Genetic Opera

Chris Rock on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Exclusive: Jada Pinkett-Smith on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Exclusive: Samuel L. Jackson on Soul Men

Exclusive: Paris Hilton on Repo the Genetic Opera

Exclusive: Vera Farmiga on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Exclusive: David Thewlis on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Exclusive: Marc Forster on Quantum of Solace

Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson on Quantum of Solace

Exclusive: Kristin Scott Thomas on I’ve Loved You So Long, Easy Virtue

Daniel Craig on Quantum of Solace

Philip Seymour Hoffman on Synecdoche, New York

Exclusive: Mila Kunis on Max Payne

Exclusive: Kevin Smith on Zack & Miri Make a Porno

Exclusive: Sally Hawkins on Happy-Go-Lucky

Exclusive: Mike Leigh on Happy-Go-Lucky

Exclusive: Jennifer Carpenter on Quarantine

Exclusive: Seth Green on Sex Drive

Exclusive: Dennis Quaid on The Express

Exclusive: Rob Brown on The Express

Exclusive: Anne Hathaway on Rachel Getting Married

Exclusive: Piper Perabo on Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Exclusive: Jeremy Irons on Appaloosa

Exclusive: Alan Ball on Towelhead

Exclusive: Summer Bishil on Towelhead

Exclusive: Dane Cook on My Best Friend’s Girl

Exclusive: Sam Rockwell on Choke

Exclusive: Billy Bob Thornton on Eagle Eye

Exclusive: Bill Maher on Religulous

Ricky Gervais on Ghost Town

Exclusive: Keira Knightley on The Duchess

Exclusive: Sophia Myles on Mister Foe

Exclusive: Steve Coogan on Hamlet 2

Exclusive: Pam Brady & Andrew Fleming on Hamlet 2

Exclusive: Anna Faris on The House Bunny

Exclusive: Rumer Willis on The House Bunny

Exclusive: Penelope Cruz on Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Exclusive: Robert Downey, Jr. on Tropic Thunder

Exclusive: Javier Bardem on Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Exclusive: Radha Mitchell on Henry Poole Is Here

Exclusive: Sophie Monk on The Hills Run Red

Exclusive: Luke Wilson on Henry Poole Is Here

Exclusive: Dakota Fanning on Push

Exclusive: Jeffrey Nachmanoff on Traitor

Exclusive: Scarlett Johansson on Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Exclusive: Alex Proyas on Knowing

Woody Allen on Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Exclusive: Mark Richards on Bustin’ Down the Door

Exclusive: Larry Bishop on Hell Ride

Exclusive: Jet Li & Michelle Yeoh on The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Exclusive: Maria Bello on The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Downloading Nancy

Exclusive: Judd Apatow on Pineapple Express

Exclusive: Seth Rogen on Pineapple Express

Billy Crudup on Watchmen

For the full list, click here.