MotionPicturesComics will be dark next week, as I head to Chicago to enjoy some New Years festivities.   We’ll be back on Monday, January 5th, with new cartoons and lots more fun stuff.  I have a lot of movies and DVDs that I’ve seen recently that I can’t wait to t

I first saw this terrific German film a number of years ago, and for quite some time now I’d been eager to check it out again.  The copious amount of snow that fell this past weekend was as good a reason as any! Released in 1999, the story of Run Lola Run is pretty simple: [&he

I love trolling the discount bins at Newbury Comics and other stores that sell DVDs, because you never know what sort of fun treasures you’ll find for very little money. Case in point:  I recently came across Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America.  I had heard of th

My father recommended this film to me, years ago, and from the first time I watched it I knew right away that he was right on the money in declaring it to be a masterful work. Made in 1974, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three stars Walter Matthau as New York City transit chief Lt. [&h

There is a lot of terrific comic book work being published these days. Last month I spent a lengthy post discussing Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. Allow me, today, to bring a few other high-quality series to your attention: All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely – The idea