Archive · 2006

January 2006

210 posts

RIDLEY SCOTT LIKES PENETRATION

Ridley Scott is kinda like Steven Spielberg or David Fincher in that he always seems to be orbiting a number of projects but only rarely sets down the skiffs. Commitment-phobic? Capricious? Overly ambitious? Hey, if it means we don’t get another G.I. Jane,… Continue reading →

OSCAR NOMS!

I'll save most of my snark for Oscar night, when we'll probably do the traditional running commentary on the site and/or message boards here. But my initial impressions? I'd like to see Munich or Good Night, and Good Luck in the Picture, Director and Actor… Continue reading →

DAILY GRABOID 1.31.06

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, 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… Continue reading →

THOR'S COMIC COLUMN

Think You Have What It Takes to Be a Warrior-Scribe? Well, Cry Havoc and Let Slip Those Reviews! It’s on. The Second “Thor’s Comic Column” Write-on begins…now! So head over to the message boards RIGHT HERE for the brass tacks, and let's see what you've got.… Continue reading →

DVD REVIEW: CORPSE BRIDE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.RATED: PGMSRP: $28.98RUNNING TIME: 77 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Inside the Two Worlds"• "Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds"• "The Animators: The Breath of Life"• "Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light"• "Voices from… Continue reading →

VILLAINPALOOZA

I have complete faith in Sam Raimi et al when it comes to the Spider-Man franchise. The only thing that I have ever felt was missing from the films was Spidey’s wise-cracks – they’re there, but they should be coming faster. I certainly never felt that the… Continue reading →

TRAILER: STICK IT

Bring It On with a balance beam and vault horse? Yeah, that's pretty much what the high school comedy Stick It seems to be (it comes from the writer of that pom-pom gem), complete with direct-to-vid quality dialogue. It also has lots of tight-bodied young… Continue reading →