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