Articles by Kathleen Olmstead

Mr. Show: Season 4

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are well aware that they've created a masterpiece, that there is nothing else like Mr. Show. While the first c...

The Horror, The Horror, Eh?

BOOK

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

They Came From Within: A History of Canadian Horror Cinema, by Caelum Vatnsdal, is a book for anyone who has spent hours — perhaps even the...

Spike & Mike's Cutting Edge Classics

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

I miss the days when "Spike & Mike's Animation Festival" (and the "Sick and Twisted" collection) would make annual appearances in town. The...

The Jean Renoir Collection

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

Jean Renoir, the son of painter Pierre Auguste, was never one to rest on his laurels. His career spanned from the silent era through to the...

The Passion of the Christ

Mel Gibson

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

There are no, and I repeat no, extras on this DVD, which is disappointing. This was the perfect time for Mel Gibson to promote his ideas an...

Garden State

Zach Braff

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Garden State has a promising start. You might not expect greatness but you are hopeful for a quirky, sweet film, which is why its ending of...

The Three Stooges: Goofs on the Loose

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Having long heard the argument that a fundamental difference between men and women is that men like The Three Stooges and women don't, I've...

De-Lovely

Irwin Winkler

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

De-Lovely attempts to set the record straight about the unconventional love story between songwriter Cole Porter (Kevin Kline) and his wife...