Brew Views “Maybe there’s only one revolution, since the beginning: the good guys against the bad guys,” philosophizes Burt Lancaster from his butte surveillance in The Professionals. “T ...   More

Brew Views Even the most casual viewer of The Wild Bunch or Straw Dogs has wondered: What exactly had Sam Peckinpah so angry? Mostly it was Major Dundee. The 1965 movie opens with a house imploding in flames; P ...   More

Brew Views Now that we live in the era of the karaoke musical—epitomized by Mamma Mia! and Glee, song-and-dance shows where we know all the lyrics before sitting down—it’s time to revisit Acros ...   More

Brew Views “Ain’t you gonna scream?” a young Charles Bronson asks as he sexually assaults Sarita Montiel. “I like it better when they scream.” None of the surrounding mercenaries ma ...   More

Brew Views 1. Tombstone (1993): Remember when I said last week that Brew Views would have a brand new format this week? Laurelhurst. 2. Brooklyn’s Finest: I lied. Academy, Laurelhurst, Valley. 3. An Educat ...   More

Brew Views 1. An Education: Next week, Brew Views is getting a makeover. Academy, Laurelhurst. 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox: It will feature revisionist arguments, repertory-cinema reappraisals and beer pairings. Academ ...   More

Brew Views 1. Back to the Future: Where we’re going, we don’t need roads. Laurelhurst. 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox:Where we’re going, we don’t need moles. Academy, Bagdad, Kennedy School, Laurel ...   More

Brew Views 1. Fantastic Mr. Fox: George Clooney as a fox. Academy, Bagdad, Kennedy School, Laurelhurst, St. Johns, Valley. 2. Up in the Air:George Clooney as a silver fox. Academy, Laurelhurst, Valley. 3. Broken ...   More

Brew Views 1. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: ALLLLLLLLLLLVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIINNNNNN! Academy, Milwaukie, Valley. 2. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus:PARNAAAAASSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSS! Academy, Bagdad ...   More

Brew Views 1. The Lovely Bones: That Mr. Harvey is just about the perfect neighbor. Academy, Grand Lodge, Milwaukie, St. Johns, Valley. 2. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Except for building all those rape ...   More