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Kevin Slane

Long and winding ‘Road’ to the Oscars
Kevin prepares for a month of winter hibernation and discusses this year's oscar picks.

Video games tend to make for 'Payne'-ful film adaptations.
Despite some sexual appeal, most video game film adaptations do not make the cut.

Please pass the 'American Pie'
For most UW students, Thanksgiving is a day for catching up with some relatives, avoiding others and celebrating our pioneering history in a most appropriate fashion: by gorging on food we did not purchase or produce. But whether you prefer to reflect on

'Planes, Trains & Automobiles': Thanksgiving's film Turducken
Kevin Slane looks beyond traditional Christmas movies on Thanksgiving and watches 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles,' the real Turkey Day movie.

Fans may need 'Solace' without catchphrase
The new Bond flick looks promising, but without one of the most memorable catchphrases in film, some fans are left worrying.

Audiences being forced to ask ‘What Just Happened?’
The title is prophetic

Oscars waqnt reel change in '09
Columnist Kevin Slane discusses the Academy of Motion Pictures' effort to bring new viewers to the Oscars.

Disney dooms childhood stars
Columnist Kevin Slane examines the absurdity of the Disney machine and its latest excessive product placement.

Skin flicks, 'Barb Wire' mesmerize male viewers
Kevin addresses the odd phenomena of men viewing cable television in the hopes of spotting something hot

Fast Eddie to philanthropy: Newman leaves 'Cool' legacy
Kevin pays tribute to the late Paul Newman.

Godfathers of cool pass down fame, best roles
Kevin tracks the fall of De Niro and Pacino.

Tired ideas make own summer ‘Movie’ genre
New movie columnist Kevin Slane criticizes Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg's "Movie" legacy.

Apatow makes sure audiences won’t forget ‘Sarah Marshall’
Comedic heavyweight Judd Apatow produces another hilarious movie in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."

Critics hail Gibney’s Oscar-winning ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’
A stunning new documentary about U.S. torture steals the Oscar for Best Documentary.

Mitchell Lichtenstein’s new thriller ‘Teeth’ all bark and no bite
Despite attention from the Sundance Film Festival, 'Teeth' is underdeveloped.