Archive · 2007
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While the Wii remote's motion- and location-sensing technologies are nearly inextricable from the console's games, Johnny-Come-Later Sony's SIXAXIS functionality seems generally an afterthought. Putting that hypothesis to the test, Ars Technica ran this… Continue reading
Korean Wave, (Hallyu)- the term used to describe, in part, the popularity of South Korean film, is making huge headway beyond its native asian birthplace as more folks are exposed to movies like upcoming The Host, CHUD-fave Old Boy and international export My… Continue reading
I really, really hated Running With Scissors, the film debut of Ryan “Nip/Tuck” Murphy, but I have to admit that it was well shot. And when Nip/Tuck was at its creative peak, it was a fine show. So I’m not writing Murphy off yet, especially not when I hear he… Continue reading
As a big fan of Jason Reitman’s sadly overlooked Thank You For Smoking, I was really hoping to see him directing a movie sooner rather than later. Fortunately, his next project Juno just started filming. It’s the story of a young girl (Ellen Page) who gets… Continue reading
I don't much like writing about the videogame violence debate, because the discourse tends to land squarely in the territory of pure politics — that is, politics for politics' sake, used as a talking point to further the agendas of senators and lawyers and… Continue reading
This week marks the start of production on the Frank Darabont-helmed adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist for Dimension Films. Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, and Laurie Holden have already been cast as townsfolk holed up in a supermarket as monstrous menaces… Continue reading
With the financial success, critical recognition, and likely Oscar bounty of his superior crime flick The Departed, Martin Scorsese is riding high now. He’s got his pick of what to do next as he’s attached to several properties including Silence, an… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Warner Home Entertainment MSRP: $19.98 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 90 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by director and producer• Behind Red Doors featurette• Educated: a short film by Georgia Lee• Cast/filmmaker interviews•… Continue reading
STUDIO: Break of Dawn ProductionsMSRP: $20.00 + shippingRATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 70 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: None The PitchThe true-life story of the Lawson Family Massacre, as told through an incredible amount of Photoshop. The HumansLots of old people,… Continue reading
Whether you love it, hate it, hate how much you love it (like me), or embarrassed to admit that you watch it, there’s no denying that the hospital primetime soap Grey’s Anatomy is one of the biggest shows on TV. It’s also the only show to consistently… Continue reading
The people responsible for the new Jim Carrey movie The Number 23 could have saved a lot of time and money and, instead of actually filming the movie, simply printed out cards that could be handed to paying customers at movie theaters across the nation. The… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $22.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 116 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Tartan Asian Extreme new releases• The making of Bloody Ties• Theatrical trailer The Pitch A spineless drug dealer unwillingly joins forces with… Continue reading
