Movies & TV - Aug. 29, 2009
Metcalf's Screening Room: "Inglourious Basterds"
Movie violence can be gratuitous, but it can also be elegant and exciting. That describes Quentin Tarantino's latest film. All in all, it's a fun popcorn movie. It doesn't break any new ground, but it may take old familiar Tarantino ground to new levels of fun and indulgence. And the name, "Inglourious Basterds," misspelled, in only the way a boy from Tennessee might spell it if he was called upon to create a myth.
Tags: inglourious basterds, mark metcalf, quentin tarantino, brad pitt, cristoph waltz

Movies & TV - Feb. 19, 2009
Helping Oscar handicap the Best Actor nominees
Will Brad Pitt win a statue for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"? Will Frank Langella's portrayal of Richard Nixon carry the day? Can Sean Penn break through for "Milk"? What about Richard Jenkins (pictured in "The Visitor")? OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf considers all the candidates for Best Actor and makes his selection inside.
Tags: academy awards, best actor, sean penn, frank langella, brad pitt, richard jenkins, mark metcalf

Movies & TV - Dec. 29, 2008
The attack of annoying movie watchers
Within the confines of one packed theater, just about every movie-watching stereotype was in attendance.
Tags: curious case of benjamin button, brad pitt, movie audience, movie watching

Movies & TV - Sept. 13, 2008
Coens let laughter loose with "Burn After Reading"
"Burn" is a black comedy about, for all intents and purposes, an ill-fated collision of otherwise unassociated idiots and while the cast does demonstrate the downfalls of their flaws with brilliant and hilarious exaggeration, you can't help but cringe, continuously, at their quirky caricatures.
Tags: burn after reading, coen brothers, brad pitt, george clooney, frances mcdormand, no country for old men

Living - Aug. 9, 2008
Bernie Mac: 1957-2008
Comedian Bernie Mac, who portrayed Brewers slugger Stan Ross in the movie "Mr. 3000," died Saturday at age 50.
Tags: bernie mac, stan ross, mr. 3000, mike cameron, kings of comedy, brad pitt, george clooney

Movies & TV - May 31, 2008
Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: May 31, 2008
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."
Tags: the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford, casey affleck, brad pitt, merrimac caverns, sweeney todd, johnny depp, helena bonham carter

Movies & TV - March 22, 2008
Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: March 22, 2008
In this installment, the Maestro looks at two rough films -- "Once Were Warriors" and "Snatch" -- and the more lighthearted "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium."
Tags: mark metcalf, libby montana, once were warriors, brad pitt, snatch, mr. magorium's wonder emporium, dustin hoffman, natalie portmann

Movies & TV - Aug. 3, 2002
Soderbergh's "Full Frontal" to delight some, disgust others
Julia Roberts' fans beware: Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal" is no "Erin Brockovich." Whereas mainstream movie goers may find this movie unappealing, true film lovers are sure to appreciate this twisted tale that explores the lives of several dysfunctional nuerotics living in L.A.
Tags: steven soderbergh, julia roberts, oriental theater, brad pitt

Movies & TV - March 6, 2001
Keep "The Mexican" in its holster
Despite Brad Pitt's performance and the fact that he and Julia Roberts were eager to make it, this film is the pits. Action? Comedy? Romance? It bites off more than it can chew.
Tags: The Mexican, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts