Wednesdays with Woody: Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
The beginnings of Sweet and Lowdown take root some thirty years before cameras would start rolling in the Fall of 1999. The story goes that…
The Yes Men
Wednesdays with Woody: Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Woody Allen’s offbeat comedy Deconstructing Harry opened to 1997 Venice Film Festival. After failing to get Elliot Gould, Albert Brooks, Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Hopper…
Film Review: Total Recall (2012)
Total Recall is essentially the definition of the old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” For Arnold Schwarzenegger fans you’ll remember the 1990 classic…
Film Review: Vulgaria (2012)
There’s nothing misleading about the title of Hong Kong comedy Vulgaria. The film gives its audience exactly what they are expecting: shamelessly tasteless humour.
TV Review: The Newsroom, S1E1
After penning the screenplay for The Social Network and winning an Oscar, Aaron Sorkin returns to the small screen with his latest venture.
Film Review: The Campaign (2012)
Jay Roach brings back some inappropriate humour, bathed in a Hollywood budget with two of the most popular comedic actors of the time. Whether…
News: 50 Shades of Gay?
Not content on being a normal hump day, yesterday (Wednesday 8th August) saw the death notices of film critic Judith Crist and EGOT master…
Wednesdays with Woody: Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Manhattan Murder Mystery opens with Bobby Short singing Cole Porter’s “I happen to love New York” over the opening credits and adjoining snapshots of the…
CLOSED: Cosmopolis Giveaway
Courtesy of Icon Films, Film Blerg is giving away 5 double passes to COSMOPOLIS in cinemas from Thurs 2 August.
Film Review: Curse of the Gothic Symphony (2011)
For decades, employing classical musical has been a tried-and-true method for building suspense in horror films. But does it work the same way in…