Archive · 2006

November 2006

182 posts

UNITED ARTISTS INDEED

I like Tom Cruise. I'm not an apologist, but I can differentiate between what happens offscreen and on and I still believe he's one of the greatest movie stars of all time and a rather amazing actor above and beyond that. Plus, we're both short and share a… Continue reading

INSIDE MAN 2: INSIDERER

Inside Man was Spike Lee’s most successful film, earning 180+ million dollars worldwide. Watching the DVD recently I was still amazed that Spike was able to make a pretty mainstream thriller that still feels very much like a Spike Lee movie – this is a text… Continue reading

TEST BALL

Probably a bad idea to bring Tandy back for Driving Another Miss Daisy. Name: Tequila Worm (unofficial) AKA: Vomit Creature, Reverand Barf, Puke Floorcrawler, On a Scale of One to Ten I'm Regurgiteight, Midget in a Mansuit, The Cabo Wobble, Spew Sutcliffe,… Continue reading

BOURNE BADDIE CAST

Last week I revealed to a heart-broken world that Gael Garcia Bernal would not be playing Paz, the super-assassin sent to kill Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum. Paul Greengrass wasn’t sitting still, though – he leapt into casting action and found himself… Continue reading

GO WACHOWSKIS GO

After years of speculation about what their next “official” project would be (they didn’t direct all of V for Vendetta*, but their fingerprints are all over it), the Wachowski Siblings have announced that they’ll be writing and directing a live action Speed… Continue reading

BOOK REVIEW: BLONDE, THE

Buy it!: Amazon.com: The Blonde: Books: Duane Swierczynski Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pages: 240 pages AUTHOR WEBSITE: Secret Dead Blog Duane Swierczynski’s The Blonde is a crazy kick in the face chase action comedy. It took me by the balls and threw me… Continue reading