Calling all Berliners! Time to turn it up to 11. Tonight you can catch the mockumentary that started it all, 1984’s ‘This Is Spınal Tap,’ at the Freiluftkino Insel at Cassiopeia in Friedrichshain at 9 p.m. The site is in German, but it promises one funny evening under the stars. The film is part of the outdoor screening series that ... Read More »
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This Just In: Nightly Noir
Mark you calendars, because we just got exciting news from Museyon Guide Tom Beer, your guide to Film + Travel in the UK. If you love British film as much as we do, head to New York’s Film Forum for “Brit Noir” series, four weeks of intrigue, crime and drama from August 7 through September 3. The program features more than ... Read More »
Pop Quiz: Outerspace Edition
Q: This location may have played “a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,” but it’s actually a salt lake, one that dries up almost completely during the annual dry season. It starred in a massively famous film — can you recognize this all-time classic? Bonus points if you can locate, where on earth you’ll find this very ... Read More »
Bastards Before Basterds
Quentin Tarantino’s WWII flick ‘Inglourious Basterds‘ is still two weeks away, but we’re already excited the director’s latest genre mashup — WWII action flick meets spaghetti western. And the buzz (and controversy) is only beginning to grow, this is Tarantino after all. Before you see Tarintino’s take, see the film that inspired it all, Italian director Enzo Castellari’s 1978 war movie ‘Quel Maledetto ... Read More »
Movies Get Mobile
We’ve recently come to love seeing red in our mailbox — the signature sign that our latest picks from Netflix have arrived. As much as we like getting movies in the mail, what we really like is those flicks you can watch instantly. No wait, no worry. After all, it may only take a few days to get your movies ... Read More »
Bad Movies, Bad Ideas
‘G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra’ hit theaters today, and while we’ve been worried about the film’s evasive screening policy towards critics, the folks at Popular Mechanics are much more worried about safety. That’s right, the brainy boys and girls of the magazine have put together a list of five of the most “extremely dumb” military designs to come out of ... Read More »
Road Rules
In Museyon’s guide to North and South America, Meakin Armstrong takes you on a tour of the American South. Frankly, we don’t think there’s a better way to explore the good ol’ US of A than an old-fashioned road trip. If you follow Armstrong’s trail from Atlanta, Georgia, to Natchitoches, Louisiana, you’re going to have to pack wisely. And that’s ... Read More »
Hughes Homage: The Director’s Chicago
There are those films which stick with you your entire life, and those that define an era. It happens that a lot of them were directed by John Hughes — ‘Sixteen Candles’ and the ‘Breakfast Club,’ anyone? The director who helped define the ’80s passed away today at 59 years old, according to reports by the Associated Press. A tour of Hughes’ ... Read More »