Archive · 2007

May 2007

405 posts

GRENDEL IN VENICE

In a fairly surprising move, the Venice Film Festival has announced it is in talks to host the world premiere of Robert Zemeckis's 3-D performance capture epic Beowulf. This is odd in that it's rare for a mainstream skewing studio release to bow so many… Continue reading

NIGHT OF THE WALKING JOAQUIN

I'm not going to go overboard and declare James Gray a great filmmaker based on his Director's Cut of The Yards as a few relatively sane folks have done; I think it's a textured, fascinating character study, but it just misses on some level. It could be that… Continue reading

GOIN' POLISH – 5.22.07

Polish movie posters are the best thing since the Earth was built by aliens and left cooking in the sun long enough so people thought they were civilized and followed the rules of a God. Let's just say this… if there is a God, chances are good that he… Continue reading

MEDIA REPORTS (5.22.07)

1. ROLLING STONE #1031 This is one of the flagship music/movies/culture rags out there. Despite some rather depressing lows hit in recent years, RS has begun to pick up steam again thanks to a concerted effort to chronicle every single mistake the Bush… Continue reading