Items on the Comedic Horizon

Thursday, September 11, 2008 No Comments

Comedy is my past-time. It’s one of the things I do. It’s just…me. So, when I learn about upcoming comedy events in the Cultural Corridor (that’s the space intersecting Cedar Rapids and Iowa City for you laymen), I like to give a shout-out to those responsible.

Riff Raff Theater presents: Die Hard – OK. Shame on [...]

Riff Raff Theater: i, Robot

Saturday, August 9, 2008 No Comments

My friends at Riff Raff Theater are at it again. This time, they’ll be lampooning arguably one of Will Smith’s worst movies (outside of Wild, Wild West) that is causing Isaac Asimov to spin rapidly in his grave: i, Robot. Believe me. You’ll wish James Cromwell (that’ll do, pig) had a more prominent role in [...]

Riff Raff Theater Presents: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LXG)

Thursday, June 26, 2008 No Comments

y good friends, Chris, Dave and Todd will performing this Friday night (June 27) at 8pm at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. This time, Riff Raff Theater will tackle the movie that drove Sean Connery into retirement: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. This is the movie that had so much potential that even critics unaware [...]

Riff Raff Theater: TRON Street Marketing Team

Riff Raff Theater: TRON Street Marketing Team

Monday, April 21, 2008 1 Comment

This will be short and sweet. My good friend, Chris Hanel, and his group, Riff Raff Theater, will be performing their LIVE version of TRON at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. The show is April 25, 2008 at 8pm. You should be seeing the poster (below) hanging around the downtown Iowa City area. There [...]

Riff Raff Theater 2: TRON

Riff Raff Theater 2: TRON

Friday, March 14, 2008 No Comments

Yeah. You heard it right. This time it’s the often maligned Disney Classic: TRON. Even though Roger Ebert gave the movie 4 out of 4 stars, many film reviewers didn’t care much for the 1982 flick.
This movie (in my honest opinion) is the father of digital films. In fact, TRON (according to the French) [...]

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