Archive · 2006

May 2006

216 posts

HOTTEST FUZZ YET

If you haven't been following the video production diaries on Hot Fuzz, the follow-up from the Shaun of the Dead crew, now's a good time to start. The gang have been bleeding little chunks of on-set info throughout filming (it'll never be enough until we get… Continue reading →

JOIN THE ARMY OF SHADOWS

I don't know how to talk about movies. How to say smart things about them, break them down into their cinematic parts, boost their beauty and power with mere words on a page. I admire the writers that can. But I can't intellectualize films. I feel them in my… Continue reading →

BEARD TV

Feeling like staying indoors tonight? If so, take a peek at G4TV's Attack of the Show! to see myself, Film Threat's Chris Gore, and one of Premiere Magazine's luminaries discussing this year's crop of summer movies. Will it be biting and incisive? I have no… Continue reading →

FAST FOOD NATION TRAILER

Hey, I hope you guys are enjoying the new Golden Age. I wasn’t really convinced that we were living in great times for cinema until I saw the trailer for Richard Linklater’s next film, Fast Food Nation. It’s obvious that we’ve arrived at a point where… Continue reading →

TONIGHT, HE LEAVES

The dude who wrote the superhero drama Tonight, He Comes must be tearing his hair out in huge gruesome chunks, scalp flaps and all. For years the script kicked around various studios and (transcending its terrible title) gained a reputation for being one of… Continue reading →

DAILY GRABOID 5.18.06

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 →

CLASH OF THE TARTANS: OLDBOY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TartanMSRP: $24.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 120 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Interview with the Director• Director’s and Cinematographer’s Commentary• Deleted Scenes• Theatrical Trailer• Fan Trailer Contest Winner• Photo Gallery The… Continue reading →

DVD REVIEW: IT WAITS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Anchor Bay MSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 88 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Featurette: Blood on the Pines• Commentary with director Steven Monroe and star Cerina Vincent• Trailer The Pitch Cerina Vincent (Cabin Fever)… Continue reading →

REVIEW: DA VINCI CODE, THE

In the opening scene of The Da Vinci Code, an old man is gutshot by Paul Bettany, who has been covered in pancake makeup. The film then cuts to a lecture delivered by Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor of “religious symbology,” who is in France… Continue reading →