Archive · 2005

November 2005

243 posts

SINBAD SUNK

Nice, America. You’ve cost Keanu Reeves a job. The actor was going to be playing Sinbad the Sailor in a new movie directed by Rob Cohen, but Sony has shitcanned the film because of the box office performance of Cohen’s last film, the sublime nonsense thriller… Continue reading

THEY KEEP PULLING HIM BACK IN

Yeah, I know that the title refers to an Al Pacino line and that this piece is about Robert DeNiro. DeNiro, who has been wandering through the desert for the last few years, may have recently found a way out. Or maybe not – it’s hard to tell until the movies… Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: SKELETON MAN

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MTI Home VideoMSRP: $22.45RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 85 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Trailer• End Credits "We're ready for you on set, Mr. Langella…" The Pitch Filmmakers: “It’s Predator with Skeletor! Huh? Whadda ya… Continue reading

THE MPAA FINALLY GETS IT RIGHT

It’s rare that I have an opportunity to say anything nice about the MPAA, the board who decides what ratings movies will get. All too often the ratings applied by the MPAA are insane, and the reasons they give for their ratings – complaining that the “tone”… Continue reading

THE MPAA FINALLY GETS IT RIGHT

It’s rare that I have an opportunity to say anything nice about the MPAA, the board who decides what ratings movies will get. All too often the ratings applied by the MPAA are insane, and the reasons they give for their ratings – complaining that the “tone”… Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: LAST EXIT

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Wea Corp.MSRP: $19.95RATED: N/ARUNNING TIME: 97 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Trailer• Deleted scenes• Extended scenes• Behind the scenes• Commentary The Pitch “It’s Reservoir Dogs meets Apocalypse Now meets that scene in the… Continue reading