Archive · 2006
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Robert Altman never made it to the New York press day for A Prairie Home Companion. I was bummed because I had brought my DVD of Popeye for him to sign (can it) and it was obvious I wouldn’t have many more chances to meet the guy. Turns out I would have no… Continue reading
Sure, Steve Carrell’s next movie, Evan Almighty seems doomed – it’s the most expensive comedy of all time and the trailers indicate that none of that cash was spent on jokes. But don’t count him out yet. Carrell has other projects lined up, one of which is… Continue reading
The merciless Holidays are upon us! As usual, this week is muted compared to others. Nevertheless, I think the high power is guiding us on our weekly digital quests. Sit This One Out I can imagine families gathering ‘round their overstuffed bellies this week,… Continue reading
Last week I resisted the urge to post the ten second teaser of the teaser for the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. As much as I love the Potter films, the hype machine behind all of it has grown out of hand, and an… Continue reading
IMPAwards, the very best movie poster site on all the internet (seriouslY), has a new UK teaser poster for Hot Fuzz, the cop comedy from the geniuses behind Shaun of the Dead. When the Hot Fuzz site went live I received an email from a certain director who… Continue reading
When I interviewed Eva Green for Casino Royale, I tried to get some His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass gossip out of her. While she confirmed that the film version of Philip Pullman’s anti-religion fantasy book would retain all the Church-y aspects that… Continue reading
Consider me clueless, for I had no idea that there was a remake of Bob Clark's Black Christmas coming out this fall, let alone one with the Morgan/Wong tandem behind the scenes [as well as 15 producers!]. Not that I'm surprised that Dimension is releasing a… Continue reading
Here’s some good news for fans not just of good horror films but good movies in general – Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, hands down one of my favorite movies I saw in 2006, is going to be hands down one of your favorite movies you see in 2007.… Continue reading
Hey, you know how MGM is planning on making not one, but two Hobbit movies? And you know how they were talking about bringing Peter Jackson back to direct them? Not gonna happen. It turns out that New Line, who will be going halfsies on the films (one would… Continue reading
In the jungles of 15th century New Spain, he’s a bearded conquistador. In the operating room of a modern research lab, he’s a driven husband. In the nebula surrounding a dying star, he’s a bald astronaut on his own. In each of these time periods he’s Hugh… 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
Brett Ratner seems to enjoy working on buddy comedies: Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, X-Men: The Last Stand…the guy can’t seem to get enough of them! Hell, he’s even in the middle of filming Rush Hour 3 right now. So, it should come as no surprise to any one that he… Continue reading
