By Ringo Lam was a leading director in the last big wave of Hong Kong cinema before the 1997 handover. He would make quite a few action films during the time when he, John Woo, Stanley Tong and Tsui Hark ruled the screen with their bullet riddled ballets. His best known
DVD Review: Lead Belly – The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll
Lead Belly’s impact on music is immense. Huddie William Ledbetter was born in either 1898 or 1899 in Louisiana. The 12-string acoustic guitar playing blues singer would be a legend for the story that he twice gained release from prison for writing songs to governors. But there’s so much more
The Weekly Round-Up #801 w/ Absolute Martian Manhunter #1, X-Manhunt Omega, Justice League Unlimited #5 and more!
Still here, still behind. Best Comic of My Week: Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 – I’ve been looking forward to reading this for some time now, and it did not disappoint. FBI Agent Jones was caught in a suicide bombing in a coffee shop, and has been struggling ever since. He’s
Tron: Ares Official Trailer
Worlds are about to collide as Walt Disney Pictures releases the official trailer for the upcoming sequel film Tron: Ares. View trailer below. Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with
Blu-ray Review: The Eel (Limited Edition)
Back in the first week of April in 1990, I found myself in New York City roaming the streets with a couple pals for various kicks. This included finding movies that we sensed would never be playing Raleigh. We caught a matinee of Black Rain directed by Shohei Imamura at
