Ed (Jeff Goldblum) can’t sleep. He takes to driving the LA night to calm his nerves and ends up chauffeuring Diana (Michelle Pfeiffer), a gorgeous blonde all over town. She’s on the run with a pouch full of invaluable jewels and takes him along for a wild ride. Into the Night, directed by John...
Showdown: Insomnia vs. In Dreams
THE TOP LINE Insomnia is a mystery movie with a twist: a seasoned cop (Al Pacino) confronts his own questionable moral decisions as he investigates the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaskan town during the summertime when the sun never sets. In Dreams is a mystery movie with a twist: a woman...
Sleeping Beauty: A Model Princess
Aurora is one of the best Disney princesses of all time. She’s not saccharine or so naive, she’s just unfortunate enough to end up in bed for way too long. Part of her charm is her almost haughty grace. Much of this can be attributed to the women behind the drawing: Helene Stanley and Mary...
Straight Shots: The Devil’s Bed
THE BONE COLLECTOR would have been a lot better if it had been about an actual guy who just collects bones. Still hoping for a director’s cut of ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND that’s just Ruffalo and Dunst hanging out in that guy’s apartment with Elijah Wood. THE EXORCIST’s subtext about the horrors of...
Stay in Bed: Song of The Bed
James Broughton was a major life force of West Coast Avant Garde cinema in the early days, beginning in the 1940s. He was a poet and a free spirit, reveling in delight and pushing the boundaries of normal. Throughout his career he was beloved to cineastes, poets, hippies, fellow filmmakers and activists alike. One of...