Louisville movies & tv

Tires squealing, producing white smoke as they tear down a concrete road. Hairpin turns and fishtailing. Breakneck speeding through oncoming traffic. The raw intensity and power of an engine as it shifts gears. Ya gotta love the Car Chase Scene. In this series of articles, we look back at the history of the car chase scene. Part One: The Sixties Ask any guy who has ever watched, ever loved, the car chase scene in movies and he'll throw out the title: “Bullitt.” While “Bullitt” can be considered the father of all car chase scenes in movies, we're going to go back just a little furth ... more

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Get on da choppah! Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConnaughey, and Tom Cruise. Directed by Ben Stiller Before the movie even starts, we're introduced to fake trailers for films the characters are advertising: Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) is an action movie star who has to save an Earth that has been cooled-over in “Scorcher VI: The Meltdown.” Jack Fortnoy (Jack Black) plays every character in a comedy about a family who lives together and farts together in “The Farties: Fart Two.” Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey, Jr.) is a monk having unho ... more

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When we last left off, Big Willie-style Fourth o' July was goin' on, and “Hancock” had one of the largest opening weekends of the summer. Let's see how other movies have fared… The next weekend released one of the better movies of July: “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.” What shocked me were the differing opinions between the critics and the audience on the weekends. The critics hated “Hancock,” but loved “Hellboy 2”; conversely, the public went and saw “Hancock” and didn't turn out for “Hellboy 2” like I had expected. Another release for that weekend was Brendan Fraser in “Journey to the Center o ... more

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Starring Roy Scheider and Tony Bianco. Directed by Philip D'Antoni. Based on a story provided by Sonny Grasso (“The French Connection”), Roy Scheider is Buddy, the head of an underground police organization known as the “Seven-Ups.” They are called this because whatever criminal they catch receives a sentence of seven years or more. Mobsters around the city are being kidnapped and extorted for money, a plot that Scheider's team finds out after a team member is accidentally killed. Playing both sides against the middle is Vito (Tony Bianco), Buddy's friend and underworld informant. This film ... more

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Comedian Bernie Mac passed away at the age of 50 on Saturday, August 9, 2008. Born Bernard Jeffrey McCollough in Chicago, he grew-up in one of the rougher neighborhoods while trying to pursue his dream of standup comedy. At the age of 19, he left to become a professional comedian. His first breakthroughs came in 1992 when he had a role in the film “Mo' Money,” as well as “Def Comedy Jam.” Since then he has went on to be in such films as “Friday,” “Booty Call,” “Ocean's Eleven,” “Head of State,” “Mr. 3000,” “Guess Who,” and “Transformers,” as well as having his own sitcom, “The Bernie Mac Show. ... more

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Soundtrack composer and actor Isaac Hayes passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the age of 65. Hayes has composed and/or performed music for 65 movie and TV shows, as well as acted in 66. He's renowned for his roles in such films as “Truck Turner,” “Escape from New York,” and as Chef in the cartoon series, “South Park.” He is also the first Black American to win an Oscar for Best Original Song for the Theme of “Shaft.” For more information, click on the link: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005002/ Thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends. ... more

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Hello, We Twilight fans here in Louisville, Kentucky are tired of being left out of the great release parties. Therefore some friends and I are beginning work on what we hope will be a really fun Movie Release party in December. This will be an all ages party and we are inviting other Twilighters from the surrounding states of Ohio and Indiana. We will likely be serving alcoholic beverages but only to those over 21 w/ and ID. Unlike the Cullen's we are not rich and do not have money to just throw around. So we have made a yahoo group called http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/TwilightMo ... more

“Adaptation” (2002 ) – Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is struggling to adapt a book called, “The Orchid Thief.” The author Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep) looks for something more in life and finds renegade botanist John Laroche (Chris Cooper). And tagging along trying to be like his twin brother is Donald Kaufman (also Nicolas Cage). Directed by Spike Jonze. Favorite moment: Brian Cox playing screenwriter Robert McKee. “Baadasssss!” (2003 ) – Mario Van Peebles directed this half-documentary/ half-homage to his father's movie, “Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.” The movie is based on his dad's ... more

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Where would the world be without the crazed “filmmaking” instinct? Grabbing a camera and some friends you know, making them do things they would normally not do, then sit back and watch it all unfold. Priceless. Then again there is bad weather, actor and actress personalities, lack of funding, events you can't control, script problems… you name it. Below are the Officially Endorsed Top Five Documentaries on Filmmaking. Watch and enjoy, and maybe learn. 5. “Mule Skinner Blues” – I initially caught this one on Cable, and I put it on my Netflix queue. This is truly the little indie movie that ... more

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After a small break, the Film Guys Online / Chasfilm Productions Office of Cinematic Research brings you the TOP TEN MUST WATCH INDEPENDENT FILMS Note: This is a “primer” for watching indie movies. It was difficult coming up with the right ten, but it's just my opinion, right? 10. “Sling Blade” (1996 ) – Billy Bob Thornton was just a supporting actor when he plucked his money down and came up with this tale of a mentally-challenged guy named Carl who is released from the mental hospital. Walking back to his hometown he befriends a kid and his mom, whom he tries protecting them from the mom ... more

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First off, it's a Mummy movie. There are no surprises here. It follows the same formula as the previous two. Not that there is necessarily anything wrong with that. This is a mostly fast paced, sometimes cheesy, romp in fantasy. It's fine for mindless entertainment. But I think I'm wanting more, especially from fantasy films these days. The visuals were competent but not spectacular. I know they are capable of more. There was a feeling of I'd seen this all before...Pirates of the Caribbean meets Harry Potter on the set of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Even the story line seemed to mimic In ... more

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Not quite as grizzled as I had hoped. Directed by Werner Herzog. I probably won't be the last to say that Timothy Treadwell was a complete nutjob. For those not in “the know,” Timothy Treadwell was a guy who spent 13 summers in the Alaskan wilderness with bears. In September of 2003 him and his girlfriend were attacked, killed, and partially eaten by a wild bear. In this documentary famed filmmaker Werner Herzog examines the life and death of Timothy Treadwell. I had problems with watching this documentary. It's difficult not to watch this film and make a judgment on the guy; his presence ... more

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