This is our submission to the University of Illinois’ 49-Hour Film Competition from last weekend in which we had 49 hours to make a five-minute movie incorporating balloons, an extreme close-up and the line, “It …
Posts by Scott Frankel:
Choke: Film With Sex-Addicted Lead Not Likeable; Who Knew?
A misunderstood and misdirected sex satire; Choke is as unfunny as an STD. You may think differently if you’re one of those sex addicts who gets satisfaction in seeing flashes of 60+ year old women …
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Tells It Like It Is, Once You Buy It a Few Drinks
INT. BARCELONA RESTAURANT – NIGHT NARRATOR: Vicky sat with Cristina and Juan in a romantic Spanish restaurant drinking red wine. Juan had randomly approached and convinced both Vicky and Cristina to travel with him to …
Tropic Thunder Unexpectedly Good
Seatbelts securely fastened. Tray tables in their upright positions. Yet the turbulence of Tropic Thunder doesn’t phase. Thunder is the most refreshing, brave and entertaining comedy of the year, and it didn’t come from an …
Ladyboys, Black Lung Cigarettes and Other Thai Delights
Thailand smuggles a sock in its underwear. And while many of the country’s cross-dressers may take a different, more literal approach to attraction, I’m speaking more metaphorically about their tourist economy. Thailand is the world’s …
Recounting on You, C-U
What if the future of the United States of America rested on the shoulders of Champaign County? I recently watched that new HBO movie, Recount, about the ‘truth’ behind the 2000 presidential election. The movie …