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by Wil Chinchilla · Published March 26, 2010 · Last modified October 1, 2010
An exclusive preview of Predators, produced by Robert Rodriguez and directed by Nimród Antal, showed at the intimate Alamo Ritz on Friday March 12th to a packed house. The filmmakers, along with Fox Searchlight...
Shutter Island is reminiscent of classic film noir with it’s investigation plot line and hard-boiled detective lead, but contains enough plot twists and turns to keep today’s audiences enthralled with its mental gymnastics. The...
Celebrities / Movies / Music / Observations / Pop Culture
by Alexis Gentry · Published October 28, 2009 · Last modified May 13, 2011
It’s understandable that Michael Jackson’s This Is It has become a controversial issue among fans. The film showcases Jackson’s indescribable talent and creative vision, cementing his status as the most amazing entertainer of all...
Celebrities / Fashion / Movies
by Alexis Gentry · Published October 9, 2009 · Last modified May 13, 2011
Chris Rock’s new documentary Good Hair began when one of his daughters came to him to ask, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” The question inspired Rock’s journey through the world of...
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by Alexis · Published September 22, 2009
Part two after the jump…
by Chris Coffel · Published August 16, 2009 · Last modified January 29, 2010
“True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen,” is how the great French writer Francois de La Rochefoucauld summed up love. Dictionary.com describes love as “a profoundly tender, passionate...
Funny People is not exactly a comedy. It’s not really a drama or romance either. It’s a little combination of all those things and that’s what makes it feel so real. In a far...
Comedy / Guest Articles / Movies
by Chris Coffel · Published July 20, 2009 · Last modified January 29, 2010
Whatever Works is the new comedy from writer/director Woody Allen. The film takes place in New York, (did you honestly think a Woody Allen movie could take place anywhere else? Fuggetaboutit!), with Larry David...
Director James Toback’s inventive visual style and complex mixture of original interviews, archival footage and photos combines with the captivating words from Mike Tyson himself to make Tyson one of the most fascinating portraits...
All you loyal Trashwire readers have probably read Wil’s review of Observe and Report from SXSW. Well now you have a chance to form your own opinion and see the film in Denver…. FOR...
Comedy / Guest Articles / Movies
by Wil Chinchilla · Published March 19, 2009 · Last modified March 22, 2009
Rape, balls, and a small penis are used for comedic purposes in telling the story of security officer Ronnie (Seth Rogen) in the new movie, Observe and Report, which premiered on Monday at SXSW.
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by Alexis Gentry · Published November 17, 2006 · Last modified May 13, 2011
When George Lucas decided to revive the Star Wars saga, it was his goal to give fans a back-story of how exactly Anakin Skywalker transformed into Darth Vader. We knew how the story ended, but he wanted to show everyone how it began. Unfortunately for Lucas, the new Star Wars trilogy was, by most accounts, not very good. Unlike Lucas, when Tenacious D aims to tell audiences the history of how they became the greatest band in the world, they do a damn good job of it.
At Trashwire, we love bad movies. Bad acting, bad direction, bad costumes, bad music; all these elements are important in creating a work of true cinema trash. While there are some bad movies that...