Posts By Barry Wurst

The freakiest urban legend I’ve ever heard is the one known as “The Hippie Babysitter.”

According to “The Encyclopedia of Urban Legends” (written in 2002 by Jan Harold Brunvand), the …
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“Because he is unique, the world will not tolerate his existence.”

– David Banner (Nick Nolte) describing his Gamma ray-infused son, Bruce … and Ang Lee’s “Hulk” overall.

The 2003 …
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Scott Bowers was an infamous, albeit top secret, figure during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

A former Marine who later worked at a gas station, Bowers became famous for hooking …
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Everyone in “Down A Dark Hall” is in need of redemption, and I’m not talking about the characters.

This Young Adult novel adaptation has a collection of great performers in …
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Vic Sarin’s “Keepers of the Magic” interviews some of the greatest cinematographers who ever lived.

These artists’ contributions to cinema can, indeed, be described as magical.

While Sarin, a gifted …
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Arriving at the tail end of the summer of 1993, “The Fugitive” seemed like a late-in-the-game long shot … until Warner Bros. unveiled that trailer.

Despite a busy summer of …
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The first thing you hear in Tony Zierra’s documentary “Filmworker” is Leon Vitali’s voice.

It’s striking how familiar, gravelly but soothing, friendly yet authoritative his voice is. For fans of …
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David Lynch’s “Wild At Heart” is about two lovers, Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage) and Lulu Fortune (Laura Dern).

Their tender, youthful and sex-crazed romance is constantly hindered by the presence …
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The establishing scenes of writer/director Vaughn Stein’s debut feature film, “Terminal” are stunningly shot but purposely made vague.

We meet Annie, a femme fatale (there’s no better way to describe …
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Every time I go on a road trip with my wife, I’d always bring up a 1988 Dutch thriller as a word of caution.

After driving for hours, we’d stop …
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