Archive · 2007
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It's the lusty month of May! How to ring in the new month, which is possible the best of the twelve available choices? With very few news stories of interest, apparently. Thanks, games industry. I'm going to ring your doorbell and run.First up, a little item… Continue reading
I was pretty stunned when former porn blogger Luke Ford got cast as the lead in the new Mummy film. For one thing, he’s way too old to play Brendan Fraser’s son. But you can see where my confusion came up – they have cast a guy named Luke Ford in The Mummy 3,… Continue reading
I'm gasping for air. Not because the new Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surver trailer is that good, although I think it is pretty damn spiffy. No, it's because I've been forced to consider the possibility that the film itself may be an absolute blast. I… Continue reading
Straight to the column this week: LITTLE CHILDRENd. Todd Fieldc. Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle HaleyRead the review by Devin Faraci: “Little Children is a movie that aims high and more often than not achieves that altitude.… Continue reading
Oh, what's the use? According to the employer of that weirdo Scott Holleran, director Shawn Levy's five movies have grossed over $575 million, which averages out to around $115 million per picture. He is obscenely bankable. He also has no pretensions to… Continue reading
After a much-deserved two year break in between mammoth productions, Peter Jackson is taking his first, tentative steps toward directing again by shopping his take on Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones around to the studios. As someone who had little use for… Continue reading
This week will see a series of mini-featurettes about Grizzly Park, my maiden voyage into producing a feature. Directed by the enigmatic Tom Skull [I don't know his legal name], it's a nice cocktail of horror and comedy that we'll hopefully be seeing in… Continue reading
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Previous deaths: 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 88. Enjoy!* # 87 – The Onion Field "Something smells like face hole!" The Onion Field:You… Continue reading
Our 50 Disappointments list has only been running six days and already I’ve seen a troubling trend on our message board: ”I have a soft spot for this one because I saw it when I was fourteen.” This doesn’t make any sense to me. You’re not fourteen years old… Continue reading
