The last few years have seen a deluge of Hollywood rehash flooding the market place. I often overhear people complaining about the onslaught of film remakes and movies defiling precious childhood memories. With the current releases of Evil Dead and G. I. Joe:  Retaliation, the trend continues to dominate theater screens everywhere and begs the question: [...]

As pilot season approaches, I’m reminded of the immense gap in the creative gulf between television and film, and the ongoing diaspora of talent from the big screen to the small. While the studios continue to extort tired old franchises and bleed them dry of any remaining artistic integrity, television (cable in particular) continues to [...]

As I look ahead to the January edition of Cinemartini (tomorrow night!), I’m reminded of the influence of independent film on modern American cinematic culture. The current era of independent film (some would say began with the release of Soderbergh’s Sex, Lies, and Videotape in 1989) has had its ups and downs. We had the [...]