By “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” So speaks Zuzu Bailey in Frank Capra’s classic It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). While we cannot attest to her theological assertion, it might surprise you to know that much of the emotional truth of that film, and its story of
Nolan Raves About DUNE
The recent Denis Villeneuve adaption of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic Dune has won awards and plaudits. Part One snared six Oscars, and cleared $400 million despite a COVID-restricted release. The sequel powered past that to over $700 million and critical scores even ahead of the first installment. Even so, the
Michael Mann’s “The Keep” 4K Available
In a surprise announcement, Vinegar Syndrome has revealed that not only is Michael Mann’s “The Keep” coming to 4K UHD disc, it’s available right now on their site (no major retailers are stocking it) at VinegarSyndrome.com. Limited to 12,000 copies, this is big news in home video circles as “The
Den of Geek’s Best Books of 2024
A book is as flattering a gift as can be given. ‘Hey, you!’ It says, ‘I think you’re smart! Against all the odds and distractions, you have the power to tune your brain in to this special frequency that whooshes you right out of Starbucks or off the night bus
WICKED Publicity Hits Parody Levels Of Cringe
Look, we know it is not made for us, OK. We had hoped we could sort of ignore Wicked and go and do something else instead. But it is EVERYWHERE right now. Even more than that, as a production it keeps on doing things that are worthy of comment. Like
