Watch: ‘Four Lions’ Terrorists Explain How Not To Terrorize
Flying under the radar at this year’s Sundance Festival is the new comedy by celebrated satirist Chris Morris, mostly known as the guy who takes aim at the most taboo subjects. His new film for...
View ArticleSXSW Adds Lions, Sleeping Beauty, Spike Jonze and Star Wars
Just in time, the folks at South by Southwest (SXSW) have released their final additions to this year’s festival. Taking place from March 12 – 20, 2010, the 2010 edition of the film festival will...
View ArticleSXSW Preview: Four Lions
We’re coming in a little late with today’s SXSW 2010 preview article, but trust me, it’s worth it. Today we’re taking a look at a photo gallery from the film Four Lions, which is the closing night...
View ArticleSXSW: Hilarious Trailer for Closing Night Film ‘Four Lions’
This afternoon, MSN Movies has released a hilarious first trailer for Four Lions, a Sundance holdover that’s been selected as the closing night film of this year’s SXSW Film Festival. The story is...
View ArticleSXSW Review: Four Lions
Every so often, it becomes artistically necessary for someone to come along and combine a serious political issue with The Three Stooges. In lesser hands, it can be an offensive disaster, but...
View ArticleReject Radio: Episode 40 – SouthbySouthWestathon
This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, Neil Miller and Brian Gibson join me to relive the absolute terror of South By Southwest. Revel in discussion of films you’ll never get to see!...
View ArticleThe 15 Best Films of SXSW 2010
During a film festival it is my job — as editor — to ensure that everyone on the FSR team is in the right place at the right time. We are a professional publication, you know. Or at least, we try to...
View ArticleTim League Talks Bringing Drafthouse Madness to the Masses Through...
Tim League is a busy man. Every morning he wakes up at 4am, eats 9 dozen raw eggs, boxes a kangaroo and then delivers a sickening amount of entertainment to the Austinites who are fortunate enough (or...
View ArticleInterview: Director Chris Morris Talks Minor League Terrorists, Gallows...
How is Osama Bin Laden like Prince? If you’ve been wondering the answer to this burning question, Chris Morris might just have the answer for you. The writer/director just had his first film, Four...
View Article‘Four Lions’ Trailer: Terrorism is Funny
Terrorism can be hilarious. This is a statement that I didn’t ever think I would make. Who, in their right minds, thinks that it’s possible for terrorism — especially the kind that involves extremists...
View ArticleReview: Four Lions
Every so often, it becomes artistically necessary for someone to come along and combine a serious political issue with The Three Stooges. In lesser hands, it can be an offensive disaster, but...
View ArticleThe Reject Report Meets Its Due Date
Halloween has past. October is no more. We have now entered the cool, gray month of November, and with it comes the Fall holiday movie season. They’re kicking it off early this year, right here at week...
View ArticleReject Radio #67: Our Political Career Is Over
This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, the editor of The New Ledger and podcast host of Coffee and Markets Ben Domenech brings his velvety voice to the show to suggest that John Lithgow...
View ArticleCulture Warrior: ‘Four Lions’ and the Serious Business of Comedy
Warning: This article contains spoilers regarding the ending of Four Lions. You have been warned (hence, y’know, the whole “Warning” thing). Almost exactly one year ago, on December 25, 2009,...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks: The Ten Best Films of 2010
One of my favorite non-starters for articles is the very bland “as you may know.” There’s no doubt in my mind that you’ve seen me use it in the past (I’m doing it again right now). So when I thought...
View ArticleYear in Review: The Best Foreign Films of 2010
Welcome to my list of the best foreign films of the year! In case you’re wondering why certain films appear to be missing there are a few factors to take into account. First, films like Mother, A...
View ArticleThe Best Films of 2010: The Staff Picks
As I expressed earlier in the week as our 2010 Year in Review began, I take it as a great honor that I am able to put together my list of the Best Films of the Year as part of my Editor’s Picks entry....
View ArticleReject Radio #72: THX 2011
This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, Rob Hunter drops by to help us countdown our favorites of 2010 while looking forward to the New Year’s Resolutions the filmmakers of the future...
View ArticleThis Week In DVD: March 8th
Not a lot going on this week aside from a limited number of titles in the ‘Avoid’ category (hurray for quality!), so I’m going to take a moment to address a comment from last week. Basically there was...
View ArticleThis Week in Blu-ray: Four Lions, Skyline, Harvey Milk and Correct Punctuation?
I will forgo the usual intro after a two-week hiatus from writing this column and simply apologize. Beside last week being the week of SXSW, I don’t have a very good reason why this is the first...
View ArticleCulture Warrior: Speculating Bin Laden’s Cinematic Legacy
There will inevitably be a movie about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden – this much is certain. Recent news has established that Kathryn Bigelow might be the first to try to put into play one of...
View Article10 Silly Comedies That Tackled Extremely Complex And Serious Issues
Being funny is never easy, especially when you’re being funny about unfunny things. As far as dark humor goes, death is actually a rather simple topic to cover. However once you start getting into the...
View ArticlePaging Dr. Strangelove or: Why We Still Love The Bomb After 50 Years
It was released 50 years ago this week, but as Dr. Strangelove‘s cryptic closing ditty promised, we do indeed meet again. Stanley Krubick‘s 1964 Cold War satire has reached the half-century mark, and...
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