http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_markmetcalf.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Mark Metcalf en-us Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:38 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/omc_rssfeed_logo.gif http://onmilwaukee.com 204 67 With election season in full swing, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf talkes a look at the 2000 film "The Contender," starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen and Gary Oldman. He also takes a look at Eddie Izzard's cross-dressing hilarity in "Dressed to Kill." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf101108.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf101108.html?16919 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:24:00 CST In this edition of the screening room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf takes a look at Robert Downey, Jr., in "Ironman," a rollicking good-time film with self-awareness, and Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto," which is ambitious but falls short. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd100408.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd100408.html?16817 Sat, 4 Oct 2008 05:30:00 CST In this week's edition of the DVD Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf samples a few light comedies. Metcalf found it hard to watch Mike Myers' seventh-grade humor in "The Love Guru," but loved the pacing and visuals in "Speed Racer." That is, until the latter film ran out of gas in the second hour. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd092708.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd092708.html?16705 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:23:00 CST In this week's installment of the Screening Room, Mark Metcalf explores themes of mortality in two different pictures. He looks at "Wit" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (pictured). http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd091308.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd091308.html?16532 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:29:00 CST In this week's installment of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf looks at a pair of documentaries: "In the Shadow of the Moon" and "No End in Sight." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd090608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd090608.html?16479 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 05:24:00 CST It might be silly, but OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf enjoys "Hamlet 2" because it shows real affection for the people and the effort. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf083008.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf083008.html?16392 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:24:00 CST It might be a little early in the year for wearing flannel pajamas, but that doesn't stop our expert from considering the film of the same name along with "Out of Sight." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd082308.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd082308.html?16332 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:20:00 CST In the final installment of an exclusive three-part series, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf remembers the demise of the Milwaukee International Film Festival and what will follow. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/insidemiffpart3.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/insidemiffpart3.html?16283 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:23:00 CST In the second installment of an exclusive three-part series, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf recalls the growing pains of the Milwaukee International Film Festival. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/insidemiffpart2.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/insidemiffpart2.html?16282 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:37:00 CST In the first installment of an exclusive three-part series, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf writes about the growth of the Milwaukee International Film Festival. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/insidemiffpart1.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/insidemiffpart1.html?16281 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:40:00 CST In this week's edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf looks at "Becoming Jane" and "In Bruges." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd081608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd081608.html?16265 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:29:00 CST Though the film may be a little overweight in the plot department, Heath Ledger turns in a really fine piece of acting. We will never know if it would have appeared as riveting if he had not died, naked, in the bed of a friend, trying to catch a little shut eye. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdarkknight.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdarkknight.html?16191 Sat, 9 Aug 2008 05:33:00 CST Gas prices are so high that many people are opting for a trip to the local video store rather than a long drive to a vacation spot. Here are some recommendations from our expert, Mark Metcalf. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd080208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd080208.html?16122 Sat, 2 Aug 2008 05:26:00 CST "In the Valley of Elah" tells us over and over again that war, especially this war in Iraq, is insane and that it drives the young men and women who are entrusted with fighting it insane and can make them do mad, unforgivable things. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf072608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf072608.html?16053 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:28:00 CST In this installment, OnMilwaukee.com's movie "Maestro" takes a look at "Interview" (pictured) and "Reservation Road." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd071908.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd071908.html?15962 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:26:00 CST Stereotypes and cliches are fine when making a classic baseball movie like "The Final Season," but filmmakers shouldn't use capital letters when stating the obvious. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd071208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd071208.html?15665 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:29:00 CST "Jumper" has good effects, editing and the adrenaline rush necessary for a good action movie. The story, and a lame performance by Hayden Christensen, ruin the film. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd062108.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd062108.html?15664 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:29:00 CST You don't have to be a football fan to appreciate the writing, acting and visual presentation of "Friday Night Lights." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd061408.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd061408.html?15572 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:30:00 CST The easy chemistry between Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery is wonderful in "Robin and Marian." They bicker, they banter, they laugh and fall, exhausted, into each other's arms. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf060708.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf060708.html?15496 Sat, 7 Jun 2008 05:26:00 CST The filming of "Public Enemies" is an important first step for Film Wisconsin and others dedicated to fostering movies here. But, there is more work to be done. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wisconsinfilms060508.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wisconsinfilms060508.html?15464 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:29:00 CST Casey Affleck stars in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," one of two clunky titles up for review this week alongside "Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd053108.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd053108.html?15419 Sat, 31 May 2008 05:31:00 CST Philip Seymour Hoffman excels at playing characters that are lonely, desperate, depressed, and highly dysfunctional. Most of the interesting characters in movies are like that. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvdhofmann.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvdhofmann.html?15345 Sat, 24 May 2008 05:29:00 CST Though he didn't like the clunky title, OnMilwaukee.com film expert Mark Metcalf came to love "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," which he calls "the ride of a lifetime." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/crystalskull.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/crystalskull.html?15333 Thu, 22 May 2008 05:27:00 CST This week, Mark Metcalf checks out "Atonement," a frightening film called "Cloverfield" and "Charlie Wilson's War," which features a great performance by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd051808.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd051808.html?15273 Sat, 17 May 2008 05:40:00 CST The humor in director Joel and Ethan Coen's movies often has an "I-get-it-and-you-don't" quality, but "The Big Lebwoski" thrives on insider humor. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd051008.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd051008.html?15213 Sat, 10 May 2008 05:50:00 CST According to an article in Vanity Fair, it wasn't until three years after the fall of Saigon that the first films about Vietnam came out. Hollywood is reacting more quickly to the war in Iraq. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfiraqwar.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfiraqwar.html?15131 Sat, 3 May 2008 05:11:00 CST Why is "Michael Clayton" so successful? It is completely self-contained and at its core, its ambition is to be nothing more than an entertainment. Just like a Hitchcock film. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf042608.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalf042608.html?15000 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:14:00 CST This week, Metcalf weighs in on three films from last year --"Waitress," "Perfect Stranger" and "The Reaping" -- and finds very mixed results. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd041908.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd041908.html?14832 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:34:00 CST In this installment, our movie expert takes a look at "Juno," which comes out on DVD today, and "There Will Be Blood." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfjuno.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfjuno.html?14897 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:30:00 CST OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf takes a look at "The Four Feathers" (pictured) starring Heath Ledger, the Sci-Fi Channel series "The 4400" and the works of writer-director Preston Sturges. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd041208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd041208.html?14819 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:27:00 CST DeWayne Jessie, the actor known as Otis Day, didn't do his own singing during the toga party scene in "Animal House." He did, however, sell it well. He's still selling it. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/otisday.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/otisday.html?14854 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:25:00 CST This week, actor Mark Metcalf gives us his thoughts about "Ace in the Hole," "Once" and "Hoax," with some special comments reserved for both Kirk Douglas and Richard Gere. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfmovies032808.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfmovies032808.html?14732 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:30:00 CST In the last of installment of a series, actor / restaurateur Mark Metcalf writes about a former "Animal House" co-star. This time, it's enigmatic actor Peter Riegert, who played "Boone." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfriegert.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfriegert.html?14691 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:19:00 CST In this installment, the Maestro looks at two rough films -- "Once Were Warriors" and "Snatch" -- and the more lighthearted "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd032208.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd032208.html?14528 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:40:00 CST Want to rent a movie and buy a box of Kleenex? OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf examines some choice 'chick flix' in this edition of the screening room. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfechickflix.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfechickflix.html?14501 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:34:00 CST Mark Metcalf met Karen Allen on the way to Oregon, where they were filming "Animal House." He found her "beautiful, radiant and without artifice." He still does. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/karenallen.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/karenallen.html?14527 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:05:00 CST They may have been rivals on-screen, but Mark Metcalf and Stephen ("Flounder") Furst developed an on-set friendship in 1978 that continues to this day. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalffurst.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalffurst.html?14472 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 05:15:00 CST At a recent reunion in Chicago, Mark Metcalf caught up with "Animal House" co-star Martha Smith, who played Babs Jansen in the film. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/marthasmith.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/marthasmith.html?14438 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 05:22:00 CST Feel like renting a movie tonight? Check out the opinons of OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf as he looks at "The Graduate," "The Dead Girl" and "American Gangster." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd030108.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/metcalfdvd030108.html?14395 Sat, 1 Mar 2008 05:36:00 CST OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf, a star of the movie "Animal House," recounts his experience from a cast reunion that took place last weekend in Chicago. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/anhousereunion.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/anhousereunion.html?14364 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:35:00 CST George C. Scott referred to the Oscars as a "meat parade." Though he thinks its kind of silly to judge something as ephemeral as acting, Mark Metcalf likes the parade. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oscars022408.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oscars022408.html?14325 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:30:00 CST