As Hollywood logic goes, if you liked something once, you’ll like it even better three times or more. For this week’s Roundtable, we take a look at our favorite movie series that have had at least three entries.
No, not fiction movies. That could be anything. This week, the Roundtable goes meta, as we look at the best fictional movies that only exist within other movies or TV shows.
This Tuesday, I’ll be attending the Blu-Con convention in Los Angeles to moderate a discussion panel on Blu-ray interactivity. James Cameron will be the keynote speaker at the event. Let me be clear: James Cameron will not be on m...
C’mon, be honest now. If you have any sort of movie collection, there’s no doubt at least one title you’d rather not admit to owning. We all have them. For this week’s Roundtable, it’s time to come clean.
This week’s Roundtable topic was suggested by Dick. As soon as I heard it, I knew we needed to do this one right way. So, here it is: If you had the power to make one director stop making movies, who would it be?
The “Director’s Cut.” The “Extended Edition.” The “Unrated Version.” Since the dawn of the DVD era (and even earlier), it’s been a Hollywood staple for filmmakers and studios to add footage and tinker around with movies for home v...
As the fall movie season opens, Hollywood unleashes on theaters a torrent of prestige pictures, Oscar bait, and potential holiday blockbusters. For this week’s Roundtable, we take a look at the films we’re most anticipating for th...
Every home theater owner comes down with a case of Upgraditis at some point. No matter how thoroughly equipped, no home theater ever really feels complete. Either some piece of gear needs replacing with the latest and greatest mod...
With September comes not only a break from the crushing heat of the summer months, but also (and more importantly) the beginning of fall TV! Yes, it’s time for old favorites to come back, and new shows to debut. This week’s Roundt...
For the next week, I’ll be on vacation. Mrs. Z and I will be traveling to Toronto to visit friends and to attend the Toronto International Film Festival. This may result in some disruptions to our normal blog posting schedule here...
Dick tells me that he’d like a change from always discussing movies in the Roundtable. So this one is for him, and for all the gamers out there. Simple question: What’s your favorite videogame of all time?
Credit where it’s due, this week’s Roundtable topic was inspired by science fiction author John Scalzi (‘Old Man’s War’). Scalzi has recently blogged about directors who’ve had unexpected success in the sci-fi genre (such as Jean-...
