Articles by James Keast

The Simpsons Movie

David Silverman

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2007

It took ten years from the time the writing process began, but when The Simpsons Movie finally arrived, it was met with cheers, cash and no...

Youth Without Youth

Francis Ford Coppola

PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2007

For his first film as a director since 1997’s The Rainmaker, Francis Ford Coppola has channeled his frustration with the studio system into...

The Golden Compass

Chris Weitz

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2007

This film adaptation, the first book in a children’s trilogy called His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, has been getting a lot of attenti...

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Felix Alcala

PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2007

Ostensibly created for the DVD market, Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a stand-alone two-hour movie that bridges seasons three and four of t...

Help!

Richard Lester

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2007

In 1965, television was an infant form of communication, touring had become a logistical nightmare and the cult of the Beatles was growing...

Hearts of Darkness

Fax Bahr with George Hickenlooper

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2007

Even in the mid-’70s, even in the days before 24-hour news and endless paparazzi, the Philippine-based production of Francis Ford Coppola’s...

Veronica Mars: Season 3

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2007

Long-suffering fans of a critically acclaimed but low-rated television show can be a fickle lot, willing to turn on their beloved at the fi...

Twin Peaks: Definitive Gold Box Edition

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2007

Twin Peaks was a television phenomenon born of low expectations and launched as a word-of-mouth firecracker that burned out too soon thanks...