The first batch of rock films fell into a few categories. They were either depictions of teenage culture and juvenile delinquency with the music used to underscore the societal ills (often telling of the rise of a young man with a checkered past who overcomes all obstacles to become a singin...
The aura of this drama about a heavy metal drummer who starts to go deaf reminded me of the Gosling Act of The Place Beyond The Pines. Only after did I realize the two films share a writer, Derek Cianfrance. It’s my second favorite movie of the year with an ending that is the perf...
The movie is about an anarchist on the run who unexpectedly meets and befriends (in a very weird, unique way) an awkward (understatement of the century) young woman. It has all the quirk of Napoleon Dynamite and yet all the vulgarity of The Wolf of Wall Street. And in every way ...
‘The Silent Hour’ is a Mostly Generic Cop Thriller With One Interesting Gimmick. Joel Kinnaman stars as a police detective with hearing loss trying to protect a deaf witness in the new movie, which offers mostly predictable action.‘The Silent Hour’s characters are serviceable at best, and...
Eventually, Ruben relents and embraces Deaf culture. He learns ASL and even takes classes. Meanwhile, Lou moves to Paris and ignites a solo career. Ruben pines for her amid his tenure at Joe’s house. He ends up selling his RV and drummer gear to garner funds for his surgery. Later, ...
Starring not-yet-famous James Taylor and Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) is an existential film that cruises the open road to …
During the opening scene the black corvette passes a road sign. The road sign states that the car is on the A57, 2 miles from the M25, 11miles from Sheffield and 46 miles from Manchester. The closest the M25 comes to Sheffield is about 170 miles. ...
about adults, but with young actors in the "adult" roles. Cf. NO MAN''S LAND, THE BIG TOWN. Hand-in-Hand Rule In many Hollywood action pictures, the woman characters are incapable of fleeing from danger unless dragged by a strong man, who takes the woman''s hand and pulls her along...
All hell is breaking loose on stage and the drummer just plays right on through it all. Wow! What this movie lacks in excitement it makes up for in comedy and a high body count. I love the killer’s microphone stand/axe thingie used to gut the dancers. I get up and dance to the ...
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (January 26, 1955 - October 6, 2020) was a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, and producer. He was the main songwriter and founder—with brother and drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth—of the American hard rock band Van Halen...