Archive · 2005
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This interview (actually a press conference) contains a special surprise guest – Earl Dittman! More on him in a minute. Opening this weekend, Derailed stars Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen in a noir thriller about a couple of married people who begin an… Continue reading
THE CONTEMPORARY EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT THRILLERTHE SKELETON KEYCasts its Spell on DVD NOVEMBER 15, 2005 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment Sad songs may say so much, but it’s scary stories that really get our blood pumping. Next Tuesday, November 15th,… Continue reading
THE CONTEMPORARY EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT THRILLERTHE SKELETON KEYCasts its Spell on DVD NOVEMBER 15, 2005 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment Sad songs may say so much, but it’s scary stories that really get our blood pumping. Next Tuesday, November 15th,… Continue reading
Word to yer moms, he came ta drop bombs. And pick up books. Director Doug Liman got his break with Swingers, and now he’s moved on to a Jumper (the non-suicidal type). Liman will helm the adaptation of Steven Gould’s books about teenager Davy, who discovers… Continue reading
Actor-writer-director Peter Berg must be really into the “guys on a mission” genre, like literally: he’s added a remake of the Hong Kong action-drama The Mission to his already wobbly pile of projects. The original film, directed by Johnny To, featured five… Continue reading
Some ideas are so weird that they just work. One of them is David Cronenberg retooling Dead Ringers for an HBO series. The film starred Jeremy Irons as a pair of twin gynecologists. Their hobbies included seducing women and passing them from one brother to… Continue reading
If you want an object lesson in miscasting, look no further than Derailed. The two leads are playing roles they aren’t suited for, and what’s worse is that the only chemistry between them is what happens when an acid and a base meet. The soggy thriller is set… Continue reading
Every single day of the week, a new Graboid appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the graboid will be very easy and sometimes it'll be as obscure as obscure gets.… Continue reading
When I watched Tim Burton’s questionable overhaul of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last weekend (review HERE), a couple of the spoiled adolescents struck me as having burgeoning star potential. It looks like bratty little Veruca Salt will settle for… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 80 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Making-Of Featurettes The Pitch "Okay gang this is gonna be great. See, we’re Warner Brothers, we own tons of properties. Popular properties at that.… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: UniversalMSRP: $49.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 1002 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary on “Pilot” by creator Shaun Cassidy and David Eick• Deleted and extended scenes After the surprise success of The X-Files, television… Continue reading
I hate The Goonies. I tend to hate the genre that the film exemplifies: the screaming kids genre. That sort of film is typically just a series of set pieces that young actors scream their way through. It gives me a headache. But I love Zathura, and that’s… Continue reading
