May 01, 2015
Out of Frame: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Is there anything in it for people who aren’t dedicated fans?
May 04, 2012
Out of Frame: The Avengers
After six films worth of buildup, The Avengers contains something to entertain the comic book collector as well as the contemporary Hollywood fan boy.
Apr 13, 2012
Out of Frame: The Cabin in the Woods
Joss Whedon’s meta-horror movie will satisfy the gore hungry. But it’s not just another formula slasher.
Mar 15, 2011
Landless Does Justice to “Dr. Horrible”
Do you know what the term “Browncoats” refers to? Does the phrase “The Hammer Is My Penis” knowingly make you crack up? Acronym-wise, does NPH just roll off the tongue?
Jun 27, 2007
Buffy Fans Can See Musical Once More…With Feeling
It’s time to dig your stakes out from under your beds, Buffy fans. Those of you who thought deep love for the series was dead should have known better. After all, Buffy creator Joss Whedon is the man who turned a beloved but hastily canceled TV sci-fi western into a feature length sci-fi film. As we learned in the fifth season, Buffy never really dies. Throughout the country, fans of the Scooby gang will…
Jun 12, 2007
Sci-Fi Femmes Fatales This Month at the Hirshhorn
The women of Venus want to once again experience a man’s touch. A former Miss D.C. transcends all normal applications of the term “statuesque beauty”. And Jane Fonda does what Jane Fonda does best: save the world. The Hirshhorn brings high camp into the realm of high art with the kickoff of their free “Summer Camp” film series this Thursday. The theme? The feisty, dangerous, and scantily-clad women of adolescent male fantasies 50s & 60s…