Archive · 2006
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Rogue Pictures has announced the official start of production on their remake of the cult thriller The Hitcher, and while they're at it have plunked in the third member of the cast to be terrorized by the homicidal drifter: TV regular Zachary Knighton, also… Continue reading
Michael Bay's well-cast battle between Autobots and Decepticons hammers audiences with glorious rapid-editing next summer, and we're finally catching glimpses of what to expect. I assume the gargantuan cybernetic eye in the new Transformers teaser poster is… Continue reading
After watching (or fast-forwarding through) five seasons now, I've determined that the TV show 24 is a complete and utter failure at being an effective suspense-action-drama. It is, however, the greatest sitcom on television. If the show wasn't so hilariously… Continue reading
New Line has made the “brave” decision to remake the notoriously brutal Japanese film Battle Royale, giving it the diluted Hollywood treatment. The new version is being put together by maker of noisy “entertainment” Neal Moritz and Asian remake master Roy… Continue reading
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
Last night I saw a really fantastic documentary, Wordplay, about the New York Times crossword puzzle and its editor, Will Shortz. It sounds like a potentially dry subject, but the film is a complete blast, and it includes some really great and tense… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Black Gold FilmsMSRP: $26.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 72 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Feature commentary w/ Liam Lynch and Sarah Silverman• Silverman's segment from The Aristocrats• "Give the Jew Girl… Continue reading
Bonnie Hunt is one of those people who should be more famous. Yet it seems like the comedienne can’t catch a break – she’s starred in a succession of cancelled TV shows over the years (none of which are coming to DVD any time soon, she told me after this… Continue reading
Zak Penn is getting back in the director’s chair for a follow-up to his brilliant mockumentary, Incident at Loch Ness. This time the subject is poker, and the movie is called The Grand; once again the film will be improvisational, with a cast of terrific… Continue reading
There’s one thing that no one can deny about Robert Altman: he gets good casts. He’s packed his latest, A Prairie Home Companion, with some of the top notch talent working today, and it paid off. The movie’s a joy in the kind of way a movie only can be when… Continue reading
The guy who built his career on black comedy-dramas about human relationships may not seem like a prime candidate to remake a genuinely bizarre 70s horror flick, but Neil LaBute's update of The Wicker Man looks pretty intriguing. The movie features Nic Cage… Continue reading
The Coen Bros’ next movie promises to be a break from their recent output and actually be good – it’s an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s recent novel No Country for Old Men, a modern day Western. Here’s the plot, courtesy of Publishers Weekly: In 1980… Continue reading
