Archive · 2007
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I only just saw Brick recently. I'm embarrased about that, but also relatively OK with my lateness, because it's one of those movies that's so good I actually get a little angry. How dare some kid show up and mix all these elements together so they make… Continue reading
It’s interesting that the film industry has just recently come around to the idea of treating the direct-to-DVD market as a viable entity for (low-rent) original content because black filmmakers have been running in this lane for sometime, but moreso out of… Continue reading
The success of the Saw films is depressing for many reasons, but one of the chief ones is that it empowers Twisted Pictures, the production company behind the films, with carte blanche to not only make new mediocre horror films at will, but also to acquire… Continue reading
While not the most important news in the gaming world, here are some stories from the past week: PSP-Lite For awhile now there have been rumors about the potential release of a thinner PSP model, but no real details had cometo light. Last Friday, however,… Continue reading
Before the big fancy Hi-Rez trailer is on the official site (which you can check out right here) in all its splendor I figured I'd start your Friday with a peek at real footage from Grizzly Park, the feature debut of filmmaker Tom Skull. I was co-producer on… Continue reading
So this is the Fantastic Four in 2007. Body by CGI. Direction by Kodak. Fantasticar by Dodge. Yeah, it's got a Hemi.* Stan Lee and Jack Kirby launched a new era of comic book superheroes with this team. They were real(ish) people with relationships and… Continue reading
The story of a man wrecking his life over an invention as ingenious and trivial as the intermittent windshield wiper is incredibly ripe for tragicomic satire, and that's why I wish a wit as sharp as Preston Sturges were still around to turn the odd life of… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Universal StudiosMSRP: $24.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 133 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Unrated Commentary by Judd Apatow, Steve Carell and cast• "Directing the Virgin": Judd Apatow’s video diary• "Assembling the Ensemble":… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lightyear VideoMSRP: $19.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 95 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind the scenes photos• Blooper reel• Commentary by the director and star• Theatrical trailer The Pitch It’s Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid for a… Continue reading
Out in Budapest Guillermo del Toro has begun principal photography on Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and Doug Jones are all back, and they’re joined by a bunch of new cast members, who are part of the sequel’s much more epic story. I… Continue reading
The Entertainment Weekly that hits the stands tomorrow has a picture of the new Batman suit from The Dark Knight (corporate synergy – Warner Bros owns both!), and someone has scanned the page in and sent it to Superhero Hype!. You can see the image to the… Continue reading
[At the end of this I have added a report from a journalist who did go to this screening. Skip down to read that] Why won’t there be a review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer from me? Ask Tiffany Chen. She’s the insulting woman who stonefaced me… Continue reading
