Dan Lybarger to Discuss New Documentary

OFCS member Dan Lybarger will be taking part in a discussion of the new documentary Holy Wars at 10:00 AM CST this morning on KCUR 89.3 FM's The Walt Bodine Show. Joining Dan will be director Stephen Marshall and author Aaron D. Taylor. You can listen to the broadcast and download a podcast of the show via KCUR's website.

Grab Bag Update

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

Interview: Bill Plympton (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

Interview with Amy Ryan of Jack Goes Boating (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Interview with the Catfish guys (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Interview with director Roger Ross Williams (Betty Jo Tucker, Movie Addict Headquarters)

Liza from A to Z (Bob Cashill, Popdose)

Festivals Update

Some film festivals our members are discussing this week:

Fantastic Fest - Heartless (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Fantastic Fest - High Lane (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Fantastic Fest - Primal (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Fantastic Fest - Red White & Blue (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Korean Film Festival - Interview: Jungyeob Ji, program director (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

New York Film Festival - Film Socialisme (Socialism) (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

New York Film Festival - Film Socialisme (Socialism) (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

New York Film Festival - The Social Network (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

True/False Documentary Film Festival - Holy Wars (Dan Lybarger, eFilmCritic)

TV Update

Some television fare our members are reviewing this week:

Boardwalk Empire (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

Bored to Death: The Complete First Season (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Fringe: The Complete Second Season (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

Hoppity Hooper (Phil Hall on Film Threat)

Into the Wind (Jason Bellamy, The Cooler)

The Office: Season Six (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

Paranoia Agent (Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy)

The Special Relationship (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

OFCS Top 100: Top 100 Animated Features

A new OFCS Top 100 is coming soon: our "100 Best First Films" celebrates the best in directorial debut efforts. Voting is currently underway, and the list will be announced Monday, October 4. To celebrate the arrival of the new list - our first since 2004 - we're taking a trip back in time, reposting our previous Top 100s.

The OFCS Top 100 Animated Features was announced in 2003. Read the list after the jump.

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Alpha and Omega (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

The American (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Army of Crime (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Bran Nue Dae (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Buried (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Catfish (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Catfish (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Catfish (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

Catfish (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Confucius (Anton Bitel, Film4)

Devil (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com )

Easy A (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Enter the Void (Cole Smithey - ColeSmithey.com)

The Freebie (Brian Prisco, Pajiba)

The Freebie (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Heartbreaker (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Hideaway (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

I Spit on Your Grave (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Ip Man (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Ken Park (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Leaves of Grass (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Lebanon (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Legendary (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Machete (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Mesrine: Killer Instinct/Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

My Dog Tulip (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Never Let Me Go (John Larson, LarsonOnFilm.com)

Nowhere Boy (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

The Romantics (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Salt (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

The Social Network (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

The Tillman Story (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

The Town (Jason Bellamy, The Cooler)

The Town (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Rob Gonsalves, efilmcritic.com)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm.com)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Who Is Harry Neilsson? (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

The Winning Season (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

You Again (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Classics Update

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

All About Eve (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

American Beauty (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

Bad Lieutenant (Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com)

Between Two Worlds (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The Black Cauldron (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

The Black Cauldron (Robert Cashill, Popdose)

The Black Cauldron (Phil Hall, EDGE Boston)

The Black Cauldron (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

Champagne (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Child in the House (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Le Combat dans l’ile (Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies)

Corrina, Corrina (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Crack-Up (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Delicatessen (Thomas Spurlin, DVDTalk.com)

Fantomas: The Complete Saga (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

Gremlins (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Harlow (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Homicidal (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

I Am Legend (Nathan Shumate, Cold Fusion Video Reviews)

King Kong (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

King Kong (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Law (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

The Legend of Hell House (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

The Magician (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

The Maltese Falcon (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

Las Mujeres de mi General (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Modesty Blaise (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Peacemaker (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

The Peacemaker (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Penguin Pool Murder (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Pirates of Penzance (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Red Sonja (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

The Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

Secretary (Jame S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Secrets of Sex (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

Sergeant Rutledge (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Sex and Fury (Roderick Heath, Ferdy on Films)

Shadows (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Starcrash (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

OFCS Top 100: Top 100 Villains of All Time

A new OFCS Top 100 is coming soon: our "100 Best First Films" celebrates the best in directorial debut efforts. Voting is currently underway, and the list will be announced Monday, October 4. To celebrate the arrival of the new list - our first since 2004 - we're taking a trip back in time, reposting our previous Top 100s.

The OFCS Top 100 Villains of All Time was announced in 2002. Read the list after the jump.

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Buried (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

City Island (Thomas Spurlin, ThomasSpurlin.com)

Confucius (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Devil (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Do It Again: One Man's Quest to Reunite the Kinks (Michael W. Phillips Jr., Goatdog's
Movies)

Eat Pray Love (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Enter the Void (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Enter the Void (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Frozen (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Hole (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Me and Orson Welles (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Robert Cashill, Popdose)

The Secret in Their Eyes (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Secret in Their Eyes (Thomas Spurlin, ThomasSpurlin.com)

A Serbian Film (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic)

The Town (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

The Wildest Dream (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

World's Greatest Dad (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

World's Greatest Dad (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

You Again (Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

OFCS Top 100: Top 100 Sci-Fi Films

A new OFCS Top 100 is coming soon: our "100 Best First Films" celebrates the best in directorial debut efforts. Voting is currently underway, and the list will be announced Monday, October 4. To celebrate the arrival of the new list - our first since 2004 - we're taking a trip back in time, reposting our previous Top 100s.

The OFCS Top 100 Top Sci-Fi Films was announced in 2002. Read the list after the jump.

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Agora (Jonathan Richards, JonRichardsPlace.com)

Alien Autopsy (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Alpha and Omega (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

The American (Jonathan Richards, JonRichardsPlace.com)

Buried (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Catfish (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Devil (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

Devil (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Easy A (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Easy A (Jonathan Richards, JonRichardsPlace.com)

Easy A (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

Enter the Void (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

The Experiment (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

Howl (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Iron Man 2 (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Jack Goes Boating (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole (Susan Granger, susangranger.com)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole (Phil Villarreal, OK Magazine)

Like Dandelion Dust (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain" (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Mao's Last Dancer (Jonathan Richards, JonRichardsPlace.com)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Never Let Me Go (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

The Oath (Jonathan Richards, JonRichardsPlace.com)

Red Riding Trilogy (Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies)

Robin Hood: Unrated Director's Cut (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

Soul Kitchen (Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy)

Soundtrack for a Revolution (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

The Town (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

The Virginity Hit (Brian Orndorf, brianorndorf.com)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Susan Granger, susangranger.com)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk)

Wild Grass (Jonathan Richards, JonRichardsPlace.com)

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Grab Bag Update

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

Documentary Fact vs. Fiction: The Methods and Madness of Exit Through the Gift Shop, I'm Still Here, and Catfish (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Don't Trust the Toy Lady (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Exclusive Photo and Interview for The Fall of the House of Usher (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

Gaspar Noé interview (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Interview with Pedro González-Rubio (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Interview with Tom Six, director of The Human Centipede (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Festivals Update

Some film festivals our members are discussing this week:

Athens International Film Festival - 45 m2 trailer review (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Athens International Film Festival - Aleksi Salmenperä interview (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Athens International Film Festival - Harisma trailer review (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Athens International Film Festival - Tungsten trailer review (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

London Film Festival Preview (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Toronto International Film Festival - You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (William Wolf, wolfentertainmentguide.com)

TV Update

Some television shows our members are reviewing this week:

Bored to Death: The Complete First Season (Jamie S. Rich, DVDTalk)

Fringe: The Complete Second Season (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Glee: The Complete First Season (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

The Good Wife: The First Season (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Spartacus: Blood And Sand – The Complete First Season (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Alpha and Omega (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Catfish (Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm.com)

Directors: Life Behind the Camera (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Easy A (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Easy A (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

Flipped (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Solitary Man (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

The Town (Dan Lybarger, KCActive.com)

A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop (Matthew Sorrento, Bright Lights Film Journal)

Classics Update

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

2001: A Space Odyssey (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

American Beauty (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Battle of Chile, Parts I, II and III (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Bigger Than Life (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

Bloodsport (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Breathless (Tony Dayoub, Cinema Viewfinder)

Bringing Up Baby (Gabe Leibowitz, Film and Felt)

Charade (Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions)

The Clock (Gabe Leibowitz, Film and Felt)

Come and See (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Comedy of Power (Marilyn Ferdinand, Ferdy on Films)

Dragnet Girl (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Easy Virtue (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Flesh (1932) (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The Good Die Young (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

A Hard Day's Night (Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy)

Inferno (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

Jacqueline Susann's Once is Not Enough (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk.com)

Metropolis: Restored (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Mexican Revolution Trilogy (Prisoner 13, My Buddy Mendoza, Let's Go with Pancho Villa) (Donald J. Levit; Reeltalk Movie Reviews)

The Moon is Blue(Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Naked Spur (Gabe Leibowitz, Film and Felt)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The Pleasure Garden (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Racing with the Moon (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Reivers (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Saadia (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Se7en (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Task Force 2001 (Nathan Shumate, Cold Fusion Video Reviews)

Two Tickets to Paradise (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Where Love Has Gone (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk.com)

Zulu Dawn (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Alamar (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Alpha and Omega (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Animal Kingdom (William Goss, Orlando Weekly)

Bran Nue Dae (William Goss, Cinematical)

Bunny and the Bull (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Catfish (Bob Cashill, Popdose)

Catfish (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Cyrus (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Devil (Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses)

Easy A (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Easy A (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic)

Easy A (William Goss, Orlando Weekly)

Easy A (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Easy A (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Easy A (Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Eccentricities Of A Blonde-Haired Girl (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Enter the Void (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (Dragan Antulov, mojtv.hr, in Croatian)

F (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Getway Car (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Ghost Dance (Mike Everleth, Bad Lit)

Going the Distance (William Goss, eFilmCritic)

Heartbreaker (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

The Horde (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

I'm Still Here (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

I'm Still Here (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

Incendies (Kevin Laforest, Montreal Film Journal)

Kick-Ass (Roderick Heath, Ferdy on Films)

The Kid (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Last Airbender (Simon Miraudo, Quickflix)

The Last Exorcism (Maitland McDonagh, missflickchick.com)

Machete (Maitland McDonagh, missflickchick.com)

Never Let Me Go (Bob Cashill, Popdose)

Never Let Me Go (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

The Other Guys (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Other Guys (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Piranha 3D (Maitland McDonagh, missflickchick.com)

Prince of Broadway (Craig Kennedy, Living in Cinema)

Release (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Dragan Antulov, mojtv.hr, in Croatian)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Maitland McDonagh, missflickchick.com)

A Serbian Film/Srpski film (Dragan Antulov, mojtv.hr, in Croatian)

Tamara Drewe (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Teen Sex in the Movies (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Tomorrow, When the War Began (Roderick Heath, Ferdy on Films)

The Town (Daniel Carlson, Pajiba)

The Town (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Town (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

The Town (Phil Villareal, OK Magazine)

The Virginity Hit (William Goss, eFilmCritic)

Winter's Bone (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Winter's Bone (Philip Concannon, Phil on Film)

Simon Miraudo Joins RTRFM

OFCS member Simon Miraudo has joined the team of the RTRfm Breakfast Show in Perth, Western Australia. Listeners in W.A. can hear Simon discuss movies every Tuesday morning at 7:30 AM on 92.1 FM, and podcasts will become available at the RTRfm website.

The OFCS wishes Simon luck in his new radio venture.

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Burning Bright (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Cyrus (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Going the Distance (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Heartbreaker (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Le Refuge (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (A.J. Hakari, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Runaways (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

Tamara Drewe (Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

The Town (Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate)

Susan Granger Selected for TCM Series

OFCS member Susan Granger has been selected by Turner Classic Movies to be part of their Critic's Choice showcase next month. The cable channel describes Critic's Choice as a series designed to "cast the spotlight on 16 of the nation’s most prominent film and TV critics." More information about the series, including the broadcast schedule and Susan's own programming picks, can be found at the TCM website.

The OFCS congratulates Susan on this high honor and looks forward to seeing her on TCM next month.

Grab Bag Update

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

Interview with Lainie Kazan and Linda Gray of Expecting Mary (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Interview with The Last Exorcism's Ashley Bell (Betty Jo Tucker and A.J. Hakari, BlogTalkRadio)

A Podcast with Kelly McGillis (Adam Lippe, A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity)

A Podcast with the writer of Going the Distance, Geoff LaTulippe (Adam Lippe, A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity)

Festivals Update

Some film festivals our members are discussing this week:

Latinbeat Film Festival (Kent Turner, film-forward.com)

TV Update

Some television shows our members are reviewing this week:

Dexter: Season 4 (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

Fringe: The Complete Season Two (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

House: Season 6 (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

Once an Eagle (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk.com)

The Patty Duke Show: The Complete Third Season (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk.com)

Sesame Street: 20 Years and Counting (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

Smallville: Season 9 (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

Vampire Diaries: Season 1 (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

Who is Clark Rockefeller? (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk.com)

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

The American (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Centurion (Adam Lippe, A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity)

Going the Distance (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Going the Distance (Adam Lippe, A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity)

I'm Still Here (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Killers (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

Machete (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

MacGruber (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

Mary and Max (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Red Riding Trilogy (Mark Dujsik, Mark Reviews Movies)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Adam Lippe, A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity)

Survival of the Dead (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

The Tillman Story (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

The Tillman Story (Adam Lippe, A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity)

Outside the Mainstream Update

Some "outside the mainstream" films our members are reviewing this week:

City Island (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Dallas 362 (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Doc West (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk.com)

Howl (Adam Lippe, A Regrettable Moment of Sincerity)

Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge (Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film)

Paul McCartney is Really Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison (Paul Mavis, DVDTalk.com)

A Serbian Film (Anton Bitel, EyeforFilm)

Classics Update

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Al Capone (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Cairo Station (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Clean and Sober (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

Crime By Night (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Evil Dead (Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique)

Fantomas: The Complete Saga (Glenn Erickson, TCM Online)

Forbidden Planet (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

Kind Lady (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Ladykillers (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Last Woman on Earth (Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique)

Lord Jim (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Louie Bluie (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The March of Time (Donald J. Levit, Reel Talk Movie Reviews)

Mars Attacks! (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The Night of the Generals (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Omega Man (Nathan Shumate, Cold Fusion Video Reviews)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Player (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The Player (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

Royal Wedding (Phil Hall, Film Threat)

Se7en (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Shock Corridor (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com)

The Silent Star (Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique)

The Sound Barrier (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Starcrash (David Johnson, DVD Verdict)

The Stunt Man (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Three Silent Films by Josef von Sternberg (Glenn Erickson, TCM Online)

Tiger Shark (Glenn Erickson, DVD Savant)

The Turning Point (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

When Magoo Flew (Phil Hall, FilmSnobbery.com)

With a Friend Like Harry (Mark Dujsik, The Parallax Review)

A Zed & Two Noughts (Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film)

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

The American (Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate)

The American (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Avatar: The Special Edition (Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique)

Clash of the Titans (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Dog Pound (Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film)

The Extra Man (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Flipped (Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate)

Going the Distance (James Kendrick, The QNetwork)

Going The Distance (Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film)

Hideway (Le Refuge) (Kent Turner, film-foward.com)

Hot Tub Time Machine (Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film)

The Last Exorcism (Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalkReviews.com)

Legendary (Nell Minow, The Movie Mom)

Machete (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com)

Modus Operandi (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (Anton Bitel, Film4)

The Other Guys (Anders Wotzke, CUT PRINT REVIEW)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Ali Gray, TheShiznit.co.uk)

Resident Evil: Afterlife (Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat)

The Romantics (Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate)

The Runaways (Amber Wilkinson, Eye For Film)

Tales From Earthsea (Steven Greydanus, Decent Films)

A Town Called Panic (Steven Greydanus, Decent Films)

Winter's Bone (Steven Greydanus, Decent Films)

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

The American (David Cornelius, Popcornworld)

The American (Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalkReviews.com)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies)

Machete (Jeffrey Chen, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)

Machete (David Cornelius, Popcornworld)

TV Update

Some TV shows our members are reviewing this week:

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Complete Prime Suspect (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Lost: The Complete Series / The Sixth and Final Season (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

NCIS Los Angeles: The First Season (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Thriller: The Complete Series (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Festivals Update

Some film festivals our members are discussing this week:

FightFest Day 1 (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

FrightFest Day 2 (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

FrightFest Day 3 (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

FrightFest Day 4 (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

FrightFest Day 5 (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

FrightFest Discovery Programme (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

FrightFest 2010 Post Mortem (Anton Bitel, Empireonline)

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Animal Kingdom (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

Centurion (Sarah Boslaugh, PLAYBACK:stl)

The Exploding Girl (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Solitary Man (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

Tomorrow, When The War Began (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

Outside the Mainstream Update

Some "outside the mainstream" films our members are reviewing this week:

Anton Chekov's The Duel (Dan Lybarger, KCActive)

Boy (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

Cairo Time (Dan Lybarger, KCActive)

Cinevardaphoto (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

The Disappearance of Alice Creed (Anders Wotzke, Cut Print Review)

Road Train (Anton Bitel, EyeforFilm)

Rock Slyde (David Cornelius, Popcornworld)

The Square (Dan Lybarger, KCActive)

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (David Cornelius, Popcornworld)

Classics Update

Some classic films our members are reviewing this week:

3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg: Underworld, The Last Command, The Docks of New York (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

Apache Rifles (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Apache Rifles (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Darling (Roderick Heath, Ferdy on Films)

Escape from Alcatraz (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Forbidden Planet (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

The Haunted Palace (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

Lemora (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Limping Man (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Lost in Space (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Machine Gun McCain (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

The Matrix Reloaded (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Middle of the Night (Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews)

Night Tide (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave (Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies)

Playing For Time (Sean Axmaker, Parallax View)

Renegade Girl (Nathan Shumate, Cold Fusion Video Reviews)

St. Martin's Lane (Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

They Drive by Night (Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Reviews)

THX 1138 (John J. Puccio, DVDTOWN)

Tokyo Story (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

Unconquered (Roderick Heath, This Island Rod)

New Release Update

Some movies our members are reviewing this week:

Ajami (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Cherry Tree Lane (Anton Bitel, Little White Lies)

Going the Distance (Dan Lybarger, KCActive)

Harry Brown (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Machete (Dan Lybarger, KCActive)

Red Riding Trilogy (Sean Axmaker, seanax.com)

Red Riding Trilogy (Dan Lybarger, KCActive)

We've made some changes!

You probably noticed a few design changes at ofcs.org. We hope you like (or at least don't despise) the new look.

The big change, however, will arrive later this week. In addition to all the links of reviews of classic movies and non-mainstream fare, we're finally adding links to reviews of new titles, too. This will hopefully allow you to stay up-to-date with our members' views on all the latest theatrical releases.

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International Update

Some films our members outside the U.S. are reviewing this week:

Rich Cline reviews Dog Pound, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Maid, Wah Do Dem at Shadows on the Wall

Grab Bag Update

Some other items of interest from our members this week:

Nell Minow interviews Rob Reiner about Flipped and Kevin Sorbo of What If... on Beliefnet

TV Update

Some TV shows our members are reviewing this week:

Steve Biodrowski reviews A Matter of Loaf and Death and Thriller at Cinefantastique

Paul Mavis reviews Once an Eagle and Who is Clark Rockefeller? at DVDTalk.com

John J. Puccio reviews It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown at DVDTOWN

Outside the Mainstream Update

Some "outside the mainstream" films our members are reviewing this week:

Marilyn Ferdinand reviews Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing at Ferdy on Films

Dan Lybarger reviews Farewell at KCActive

Paul Mavis reviews Doc West and Videocracy at DVDTalk.com