Archive · 2006
208 posts
The Philip K Dick train shows no sign of slowing down, even if it isn’t always the most profitable ride in town (sorry, Scanner Darkly). The guy’s stories remain one of Hollywood’s favorite wells to… dip into? Draw from? I’m not quite sure how to complete… Continue reading
Die Hard 4 (now known as Die Hard: Reset, but probably should be known as Die Hard: CTRL ALT DEL), the superfluous resurrection of the long-dormant series, is adding one of tomorrow’s most manly action stars to the cast: Justin Long will be joining Bruce… Continue reading
Who do I have to put a silver bullet in to get a decent werewolf movie? It seems like for every moderate success in the subgenre like Dog Soldiers or Ginger Snaps, there’s a Cursed or an Underworld or a dozen direct-to-video disasters that just don’t have the… Continue reading
The internet has changed the way people make friends, get information and even get laid. Could it be changing the way movies are made as well? I’m not fully sold, but here’s an intriguing idea: MySpace meets Louis B Mayer. It’s a site called LiveMansion.com,… Continue reading
Oh, Jessica. Jessica, Jessica, Jessica. I love you as much as I’m allowed (judge says it has to be from at least 500 feet away), but I have to question the thought process when it comes to selecting projects. An Adam Sandler movie? You’re so much better than… Continue reading
The streak of Terry Gilliam’s notoriously rotten luck is momentarily ending – his latest pseudo-fantasy Tideland has gone virtually unloved since least year’s Toronto Film Fest (though I would argue that any Gilliam movie is fascinating on some level), but is… Continue reading
After making a particularly dreadful real estate purchase in the Amityville Horror remake, toothy beauty Melissa George has been getting herself into some extremely bad situations. She’ll play a tourist on a vacation gone awry in Fox Atomic’s upcoming… Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Miami Vice $25,100,000 $25,100,000 1 2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $20,400,000 $358,300,000 4 3 John Tucker Must Die $14,000,000 $14,000,000 1 4 Monster House $11,500,000 $43,800,000 2… Continue reading
Towards the end of my hour long one on one with Brett Ratner on the set of Zak Penn’s imrov poker comedy The Grand, Dave Davis came over. He had been wondering where I had gotten off to, and was amazed to see that I was still talking to Ratner. Mostly, it… Continue reading
Watching the violence escalate in the Middle East, as Israel advances further into Lebanon and Hezbollah missiles strike farther past the border and Hamas continues to agitate, my mind turns to the same thing all of America is thinking about – Battle for the… Continue reading
There’s about 40 almost perfect minutes in 13 Tzameti, a big chunk of the film that will have you on the edge of your seat and your fingernails in shreds. Sadly, that 40 minutes comes after almost a half hour of true tedium and just before an overly obvious… Continue reading
