Archive · 2007
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It's Monday, so I don't have anywhere near the thick skin that I'd have on a Wednesday or Thursday, so I don't have what it takes to dress up the spec script that's just been picked up by Disney for Scott Rudin to produce. All About Adam, by Alan Schoolcraft… Continue reading
The idea of the Devil as someone that musicians would sell their soul to for success and fame seems rather implausible these days, even as a simple story concept. I don’t think even Satan possesses the means to keep an album off of BitTorrent, and if the… Continue reading
Much to Seth Rogen’s chagrin, Matthew Fox nabbed the plum role of the enigma known as Racer X in the upcoming live action Speed Racer a little while back. Those even mildly familiar with the property already know that Racer X is merely the latter incarnation… Continue reading
Six degrees of Kevin Bacon is one of the great games of all time (although you can play it with just about anyone. My brother has a friend who does Six Degrees of Abbott and Costello*), and now the actor is about to get himself a couple of degrees closer to… Continue reading
On the ever shifting scale of pop culture irrelevancy, Spy Hunter is snuggled somewhere between The Great Space Coaster and Styx's Kilroy Was Here. Though one's a coin-operated video game, the other a children's television show and the latter a concept album… Continue reading
Jim Carrey’s career has taken a surprising, and negative turn – not only have his movies been underperforming for the last couple of years, but he’s been having projects canceled or delayed on him because of the cost. And part of that cost is his huge – and… Continue reading
This news makes me wanna shoop. (And I'll venture that Eddy Curry's very pleased with it, too.) Harold Ramis shouldn't need the assistance of Judd Apatow to get his next project greenlit, but after the hugely underrated The Ice Harvest sputtered at the box… Continue reading
Da Film Da Gross Da Per Screen Da Total 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: A.W.E. $43,188,000 (-62.4%) $9,900 $216,527,000 2 Knocked Up $29,284,000 $10,199 $29,284,000 3 Shrek the Third $26,704,000 (-49.7%) $6,498 $254,611,000 4 Mr. Brooks $10,020,000 $4,084… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Anchor BayMSRP: $19.98RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 89 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Raising the Dead: The Making of Dead and Deader• Commentary by writer Steve Krizere and producer Mark Altman• Still gallery• DVD-ROM script… Continue reading
So Knocked Up is great, huh. And it made almost thirty million clams this past weekend. A wise person would indicate that the winds are shifting in onscreen comedy. Original comedy is happening, reliable creators have arrived (Apatow and McKay come to mind),… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $30.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 694 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Unaired scenes• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Gag reelThe Pitch"It's Homicide meets House, with a bit more of that ol' Southern charm."The… Continue reading
A month ago I wrote a news item about Bertrand Tavernier's new movie, in which I proclaimed his Coup de Torchon to be the best (and my favorite) Jim Thompson film adaptation. But everyone has to have the last word, and a few brought up the notion that I might… Continue reading
