Following are seven reasons why you have to stop whatever you’re doing and go out to see the new Lindsay Lohan movie, “I Know Who Killed Me”:1, You get to see Lohan try to look all sexy and stuff while playing the only “exotic dancer”…
I had lots of problems when I tried to read Patrick Susskind’s 1985 novel “Perfume:The Story of a Murderer.” I never could understand what the German writer was trying to do.Or maybe I just don’t care about novels that use murder to explore the nature…
I’m crushed. You mean that Bear Grylls doesn’t really sleep in caves or hollow trees or lean-tos, that instead he overnights in motels while supposedly fighting the wild?Grylls, whom my brother calls “that cute little British Man,” is the star of my favorite television show,…
Another letter from the movie-question mailbag. This one came in this morning:“Hi Dan, “I’ve checked both the AMC and Regal Web sites, and neither theatre chain has ‘Sunshine’ listed as a new release. Do you know if we’ll get it eventually? I would really like…
Note to the producers of “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry”: I want my money back. It cost me $5.50 to see your crappy movie, so I expect you to forward me that amount in a money order or personal check. Hell, I’ll even…
I’ve been a fan of John Dahl’s since 1992. That’s when I first saw his second film, “Red Rock West,” at the old Magic Lantern Theatre (at its old location, 123 N. Wall St.).Since then, I’ve seen, either on the big screen or on video…
Our ongoing serial novel, “The Shattered Glockenspiel,” has been set in motion. Chapter two, which was written by Adrienne C. Dellwo, ran in today’s print edition of 7.My colleagues Shadra Beesley, Tom Bowers and I chose Dellwo’s story because we thought it was the right…
In my post immediately below about The Spokesman-Review Book Club, I should have mentioned that we’re considering doing something special in September or October to mark the club’s fifth anniversary.One idea is to hold an after-hours meeting here at the newspaper. We would, of course,…
One of the junior Kershners is making a name for herself as a humor writer. Kate Kershner, daughter and second child of Spokesman-Review columnist Jim Kershner, has had another piece printed in McSweeney’s online edition.Kershner shows a sense of the language that most people never…
If you think that all summer movies are created equal, just go to see “Transformers” and “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” The qualitative differences between the two would be obvious to a blind gerbil.“Transformers” may be a Michael Bay film, but it’s arguably…
I went to see “Transformers” yesterday and, despite the fact that it was directed by Michael Bay, I was pleasantly surprised. The film, which includes more self references than a Larry King interview, is a perfect example of a film’s quality emanating from its script.As…
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