Archive · 2007
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Three Christopher McQuarrie-related stories in one twelve-hour period? Better this than a day's worth of Ron Bass updates. I take it you're acquainted with Kenneth Branagh. He's the British thespian who was threatening to become the next Laurence Olivier with… Continue reading
While we're talking about squandered goodwill, now's as good a time as any to bring up the Hughes Brothers. The directors of Menace II Society, the best hood film of the early 1990s (yes, even better than South Central), have had a rough go of it since… Continue reading
I received one email excoriating me for being too harsh on Chris McQuarrie's Valkyrie. Unfortunately for the McQuarrie Defense League, it was from someone who hadn't read the script. Look, no one's more disappointed than me that McQuarrie's output since The… Continue reading
In a rare moment of getting it right, Dino De Laurentiis has hired Robert Rodriguez to direct the remake of the Jane Fonda fever dream of sexuality, Barbarella. Starting with the obvious caveat that no version of the French comic book that is made today can… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: RogueMSRP: $29.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 84 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Deleted scenes• Behind-the-scenes featurettes The Pitch "It's Tom and Jerry meets Halloween!" The Humans Sean "Gravitas" Bean, Sophia "Hot Republican"… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TouchstoneMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 136 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by: Director Mel Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia• Becoming Mayan: Making Apocalypto• Deleted scene with optional commentary by… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MiramaxMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 94 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary with director Roger Michell and producer Kevin Loader• Venus, A Real Work of Art Making-of Featurette• Deleted Scenes The Pitch“A… Continue reading
As I watch the first real trailer for The Golden Compass, I know two things for certain. One, that Sam Eliott is going to win me over as the balloon enthusiast Lee Scorseby. And two, that Daniel Craig has a fifty percent chance of gaining my trust, despite… Continue reading
The Crop: Valkyrie The Studio: United Artists The Director: Bryan Singer The Writers: Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander The Producer: Singer, Mcquarrie and Tom Cruise (As Exec Prod.) The Actor: Cruise The Premise: Claus von Stauffenberg, a… Continue reading
As Heroes prepares to complete their horrible rip-off of Watchmen in tonight’s season finale, Aint It Cool News has broken three very big rumors in regard to casting in Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic comic book. According to… Continue reading
Just as suddenly as it appeared, IBelieveInHarveyDentToo.com seems to have disappeared, leaving behind just a black page with “Page Not Found.” But if you highlight the entire page you’ll see a long series of ‘Hahahaha’s – and a hidden message Secreted amidst… Continue reading
The Indiana Jones IV information keeps rolling in (read last night's revelation of Shia LaBeouf's character and the film's plotline here), thanks to ‘Belloq.’ Our idol-theiving source confirms rumblings I’ve heard from other quarters (and frankly, from common… Continue reading
