Archive · 2006

March 2006

226 posts

JESUS, SHE'S CUTE

With the blessed box office of Passion of the Christ and, peripherally, Narnia, everyone (besides most of our government and about 70% of the country) wants to be in the Jesus business. That now also includes New Line and endlessly adorable young Whale Rider… Continue reading →

HUGH-TURN

Once he sheathes his adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman can still use his leather X-gloves to grip the shifter for an upcoming project called Drive. Based on author James Sallis' modern noir tale (which coincidentally is in my stack of about a hundred books I’ve… Continue reading →

DAILY GRABOID 3.17.06

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 →

TRAILER: POSEIDON

Finally a disaster movie with some depth! Get it? Depth? Eh. I don't even try anymore. Wolfgang Petersen's latest soggy, overpriced epic is a remake of the 1972 catastrophe The Poseidon Adventure, and the 21st century version similarly has a gargantuan wave… Continue reading →

SET VISIT: DREAMGIRLS

Oh DreamWorks. Your set visit for Bill (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey) Condon's Dreamgirls got the press started off on the right foot. "Let's schoomze these jerks over and get their asses krunk!" And though I didn't get krunk – honestly, not even plain drunk – I… Continue reading →

RED V TEST

It’s no surprise that Alan Moore wasn’t available for the V For Vendetta press day in New York City – even if he approved of the film, or kept his name on the credits, he doesn’t much leave his local area these days. But David Lloyd, the comic’s co-creator… Continue reading →

DVD REVIEW: DOMINO

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New LineMSRP: $27.97RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 127 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentaries• Featurettes• Deleted Scenes A recurring theme in Domino is the titular bounty hunter’s reliance on a coin flip in determining fate. Which… Continue reading →

DAILY GRABOID 3.16.06

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 →