Tag: Carl F Gauze

Mulholland Drive

Screen Reviews

Carl F. Gauze takes a ride down Mulholland Drive, director David Lynch’s latest entry into the “surreal film of the century” sweepstakes.

The Gallery of Regrettable Food

Print Reviews

From Weiners in Cherry Jell-O to Tongue Rolls Florentine, James Lileks’ The Gallery of Regrettable Food gathers some of the worst culinary creations of all time. Carl F. Gauze brings the Alka-Seltzer.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Screen Reviews

No longer a knight who says “nee!,” Carl F. Gauze instead has a few words to say about the anniversary director’s cut edition of the comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But is that African or European?

Greenfingers

Screen Reviews

It may seem implausible that a group of British convicts could become gardening champs, but Joel Hershman’s new film Greenfingers is actually loosely based on a true story! Carl F. Gauze lets you know whether this film deserves a (green) thumbs up.

News From the Front

Features

Carl F. Gauze had the mixed blessing of being in France on September 11, and brings us something of the international view on the day’s events.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Screen Reviews

What can you do when you’re the victim of a botched sex change operation and your boyfriend ditches you to become a rock star – with songs you wrote? John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch answers these burning questions, and Carl F. Gauze lets you know if they were worth asking.

The Road Home

Screen Reviews

Before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Ziyi starred in a little movie called The Road Home. The film has finally made it stateside, and Carl F. Gauze tells you if it was worthy of the trip.

Cruel Friend Tricks

Features

It’s easy to justify playing cruel tricks when you’re delivering a well-deserved comeuppance. Carl F. Gauze tells how he got even with a carpool mooch.

Reel Big Fish

Event Reviews

Reel Big Fish, with Goldfinger, Zebrahead, Homegrown, and RxBandits at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL on July 20, 2001. Concert review by Carl F. Gauze. Photos by Jen Lato.

Made

Screen Reviews

The Swingers duo of Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn re-team for Made, a tale of two bumbling wanna-be gangsters. Carl F. Gauze lets you know if this team is still “money.”

The Closet

Screen Reviews

What can possibly make a terminally boring accountant not only interesting, but a cause celebré among family, friends, and co-workers at a French condom factory? Coming out of The Closet, naturally! Carl F. Gauze came – err, went – out to see the French film farce, and recommends that you come out, too.

The Anniversary Party

Screen Reviews

Real life husband and wife Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming wrote, directed, and star (as husband and wife) in The Anniversary Party, an ensemble piece about the excesses of Hollywood. Carl F. Gauze wonders where his invite was.

The Center of the World

Screen Reviews

Director Wayne Wang’s latest film may be “unrated,” and may contain explicit sexuality, but Carl F. Gauze reports that you shouldn’t go into The Center of the World expecting a porn flick…

Five Easy Pieces

Features

Carl F. Gauze spins his take on what five inventions would change our world.

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Great Beyond

Features

Douglas Adams taught the world that it was OK for science fiction to be funny with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Carl F. Gauze pays tribute to a bright light that left us all too soon. So long, and thanks for all the fish…

Water In Darkness

Print Reviews

Sure, we can all feel sympathy for the homeless, but do they all deserve your sympathy? That’s what Carl F. Gauze had to ask himself after finishing Daniel Buckman’s new novel, Water In Darkness.

The House of Mirth

Screen Reviews

Agent Scully calls on parapsychologist Dr. Raymond Stantz and… what’s that? The House of Mirth is based on an Edith Wharton novel, and stars The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson and Ghostbusters’ Dan Ackroyd? It’s not a crossover between the two franchises? Darn. Well, at least Carl F. Gauze can tell us whether the flick’s any good or not…

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Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.

The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.