Archive · 2007

May 2007

405 posts

THE DARK IS CHANGING

A joke among the journalists covering The Dark Is Rising set visit in Bucharest over the last couple of days was that the movie has only changed three things from the Newberry-winning novel on which it’s based: they’ve changed the lead kid’s nationality from… Continue reading

REVIEW: SHREK THE THIRD

The trouble with the Shrek movies is that their admirable message of self-acceptance is drowned in a deluge of pointed pop culture references that's essentially the result of one rich white guy (former Disney CEO Michael Eisner) snubbing another rich white… Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: SERAPHIM FALLS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Sony PicturesMSRP: $26.96RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 112 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Behind the Scenes of Seraphim Falls"• Commentary by director David Von Ancken, Pierce Brosnan and production designer Michael HananThe Pitch… Continue reading

SCREENING: MR. BROOKS

If you dwell in the Windy City of Chicago, and you’re intrigued by the notion of Kevin Costner killing people without the benefit of a JetSki and/or harpoon gun, then this is for you. And also you. Mr. Brooks is the story of …Mr. Brooks (Costner) – a… Continue reading

ELIJAH'S SUCH A STOOGE

Iggy Pop didn't always look like a gravel driveway. Before heroin and shards of glass* and everything else that goes into being a rock star turned his body into a landscape of livin', Iggy was a just fresh-faced kid from Ann Arbor, Michigan named James… Continue reading

THE WRONG GOOD FRIDAY

Next time you see Paul W.S. Anderson walking down the street, buy him a soda and then rape him with a scythe. The Long Good Friday is quite a stellar little crime flick from back in the day, the reason Bob Hoskins (OK, I'll admit Mona Lisa‘s pretty… Continue reading