Category: Films

Midnight Music Movies at The New Parkway: R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet Singalong

R. Kelly is a literary man.
R. Kelly is a literary man.

For our third installment of Spinning Platters “Midnght” Music Movies (this one starts at 10:30) at The New Parkway, we are thrilled to be able to present to you the first 22 chapters of R Kelly’s magnum opus Trapped In The Closet. Tickets are moving awfully fast (not just marketing speak), and you should buy them right away!

For those of you aren’t in the know, here’s a little background on Trapped: Continue reading “Midnight Music Movies at The New Parkway: R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet Singalong”

Film Review: Starbuck

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Patrick Huard in Starbuck

 

starring: Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand

screenplay: Ken Scott and Martin Petit

directed by: Ken Scott

MPAA: Rated R for sexual content, language, and some drug material

Language: French, with English subtitles

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Film Review: Spring Breakers

James Franco as Alien in Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers
James Franco as Alien in Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers

Written and Directed by: Harmony Korine

Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco

MPAA: Rated R for strong sexual content, language, nudity, drug use and violence throughout

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Impressions on Film: Olympus Has Fallen

 

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Director:  Antonie Fuqua

Writers:   Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt

Stars:        Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett

MPAA:       R – Strong Violence and Language Continue reading “Impressions on Film: Olympus Has Fallen”

Film Review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

starring: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin

screenplay:  John Francis Daley & Jonathan M. Goldstein

director:  Don Scardino

MPAA:  Rated PG-13 for sexual content, dangerous stunts, a drug related incident and language. Continue reading “Film Review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”

Midnight Music Movies at The New Parkway: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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For our second month of Spinning Platters’ Midnight Music Movies we are presenting the fabulous Hedwig and the Angry Inch at The New Parkway in Oakland. When compiling our list of music movies Hedwig flew to the top of my list. Not only is it full of amazing music but the humor, camp and punk-ness was just made to play at midnight. Hopefully you already want to buy your tickets, but if you aren’t sure give me five minutes to convince you. Continue reading “Midnight Music Movies at The New Parkway: Hedwig and the Angry Inch”

Farewell from Your Film Editor

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Well guys, the time has come for me to give the world what it so desperately needs: another blog! After much soul-searching, I’ve decided to venture out on my own and start my own pop culture blog. It’s called The Binge, and I’ll be writing about film, music, and television. It’s live now, so you should visit it! And like it on Facebook! And what the hell, follow me on Twitter. If you’d like to continue reading the movie reviews and interviews I’ve been writing for Spinning Platters these last few years, you’ll find them there. Hell, I’ve already started! I may still pop up on this excellent website from time to time, but The Binge will be my home now. I can honestly say that covering film for Spinning Platters has changed my life, and I’m so grateful for having had the opportunity to share my completely unqualified opinions about movies with you. So let’s keep going, shall we?