Special Reviews:

Not everything we review is something recently in theaters or on DVD/Blu-ray. Here are movies we've looked at for one special purpose or another, from special collections to our Artist of the Month program.


	What’s Up, Tiger Lily? [AotM] I thought a good way to kick off our month-long look at Woody Allen would be to start with his roots. Allen started his career as a comedy writer and stand-up comedian, skills that translated for Allen into his first motion picture, What’s Up, Tiger Lily?. The movie takes the existing Japanese spy movie, Key of Keys and adds a new voiceover track, courtesy of Allen.
	June 2010 Artist of the Month: Jeff Bridges From acting blood, Jeff Bridges was literally born to be in Hollywood. With father Lloyd Bridges encouraging his children to all get into the family business, Jeff experienced the highs and lows of acting, the drugs and the pay, that come with the movie making business. Through his family he was put into acting in movies before he even knew he wanted to be an actor.
	Sex and the City [Re-view] I’ve never been opposed to chick-flicks. I’m usually even a fan of a lot of the manly-maligned pictures. Yet, for some reason, Sex and the City was a movie that put me off conceptually. I wasn’t a fan of the television show; the times I encountered it on late night cable and tried to give it a chance, I just wasn’t impressed.
	The Fortune Cookie [AotM] If you haven’t listened to this week’s Audio Show, let me fill you in on a point of contention.
	Re-View: Disney's Robin Hood To see the barebones, basic version of the tale of Robin Hood is to watch Disney’s Robin Hood which was released back in 1973. We all know that simple version of Robin Hood and Little John robbing from the rich to give to the poor, but this animated Robin would correct that wording, so we’ll say they are only “borrowing” from the rich.
	Re-View: Iron Man Iron Man came to theaters in May of 2008, mixed in the wake of all of the other “comic book/graphic novel” genre movies that had come before it. While some of the superhero flicks had rocked, others had flopped, and what we really needed was a no-nonsense, cocky, charismatic, powerful, and smart weapons manufacturer to make us remember just how good a superhero movie could be.
	Re-View: Death at a Funeral Remember three years ago, in 2007, when Death at a Funeral came out? You know, the comedy about a recently deceased man’s sons who must deal with a potential scandal during the funeral. If my short description is making you think of Chris Rock or Martin Lawrence, then I’m already too late.
	Cursed (2005) Cursed was an attempt to modernize and update the traditional werewolf mythos of howling at the moon and silver sensitivity by combining it with the more vampire-like lore of kill-the-sire-and-avoid-the- curse.
	Van Helsing (2004) Before I get started I want to make something perfectly clear. I am not a monster movie fan, nor is my knowledge of monster movie lore that strong. So, when this assignment came up, Rafe made fun of me for not having a “favorite werewolf movie” but truth be told, I don’t. I cannot name one werewolf film that I have seen in the past ten years.
	Romasanta (2004) Romasanta, also known as The Werewolf Hunter, is a new type of werewolf movie. Contrary to most werewolf stories, which are steeped in the fantasy movie realm, this movie is billed as “based on a true story.” I tried to dig up some historical facts to back up the true story claim, but could not find any.
	Ginger Snaps (2000) I have to give this movie credit for one of the most clever titles I’ve ever seen for a wolf movie. The protagonist is named “Ginger” and you know… she snaps… not only emotionally but… you know… like a dog…or a wolf. She SNAPS… get it… Ginger… Snaps….like a cookie…and…umm okay, moving on.
	The Howling (1981) "You can't change what's meant to be natural, it just ain't right!"
	An American Werewolf in London (1981) It’s pushing thirty years since director John Landis lumped offbeat humor and upbeat horror into An American Werewolf in London.
	The Wolf Man (1941) Even a man who is pure at heart, and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.