‘Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead’ (2015): Movies
An affectionate look at a watershed era in comedy, Douglas Tirola’s ‘Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead’ explores the ‘National Lampoon’ empire’s peak.
Movies
Act unnaturally: The Beatles’ Ringo Starr in the movies
When you ask Ringo Starr about his movie career, he’s happy to talk about ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Help!’ Bill DeYoung’s look back shows that’s probably for the best.
‘The Decline of Western Civilization Collection’ (2015): Movies
Turns out, the third ‘Decline of Western Civilization’ film – the only one I’d never seen before – was the most enlightening of them all.
‘All or Nothing at All’ showcases Frank Sinatra’s life through his music
The previously unheard 11-song set list from Frank Sinatra’s 1971 retirement party provides the perfect foundation for HBO’s exhaustive new biopic.
Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’: How the Flashback Scene Almost Vanished Forever
Mike Tiano on how one of the best movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo,’ nearly wasn’t.
Genesis – ‘The Sum of the Parts’ (2015): Movies
Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett blasted the ‘Sum of the Parts’ documentary as incomplete, even biased. He was right.
‘Very Extremely Dangerous’ (2014): Movies
The new documentary ‘Very Extremely Dangerous,’ it’s clear, set out to uncover something redemptive in Jerry McGill. It’s not there.
The Monkees’ strange and gutsy ‘Head’ helped spark a new independence in Hollywood
‘Head’ found the Monkees breaking away forever from the tightly scripted structure of a television show that had hurtled them to fame.
Kit O’Toole’s Top Beatles Albums, Books, Collectibles and Movies for 2014
Kit O’Toole counts down the best Beatles-related releases of the past year, as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania.
It wasn’t the country music that made a key ‘Blues Brothers’ scene so difficult
Steve Cropper grew up around the sounds he was asked to play during a memorable ‘Blues Brothers’ segment at a country bar. That wasn’t the issue.
