Archive · 2007
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Fair or not*, TV's traditionally been seen as the retirement home for film actors whose stars have a lost a little sparkle over the years (despite the recent trend of some fantastic television). So what's it called when TV staples make the occasional sojourn… Continue reading
In Live Free Or Die Hard, Bruce Willis once again plays tough cop John McClane. But where McClane's dominant characteristic was once a sort of outsider attitude, this film sees him pushed into slightly different territory. As the analog guy in a digital… Continue reading
Welcome to the latest edition of The Special Edition: Coming Soon. Quite a few interesting releases this week, so I'll get right into it. FACE/OFFd. John Wooc. John Travolta, Nic Cagerelease date: September 11 I had almost given up hope. One of my favorite… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentMSRP: $29.95RUNNING TIME: 460 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: What? The Pitch People can’t get enough of Bea Arthur…no seriously…apparently they can’t. The Humans Beatrice Arthur, Bill Macy,… Continue reading
Like most kids, I used to think dogs were for me. Until I grew up, owned one and subsequently sold it. Now they're nothing more than a barking, crapping reason to further loathe my neighbor. That and a great way to manipulate audience sympathy after killing… Continue reading
The first ten years of the Millennium are quickly turning into the decade of the Young Adult fiction. "The beloved _______, soon to be a major motion picture" novel cover just can't get enough of itself as book after book takes a swing at making it the C.S.… Continue reading
We all know that there’s one thing a superhero sequel can’t have enough of: characters! And a scooper to Coming Soon has confirmed a long running rumor about yet another character who appears in The Dark Knight: The Scarecrow. Said scooper claims to have seen… Continue reading
After one of the stronger debuts – Kicking and Screaming is now a Criterion DVD (and no, not the Will Ferrell one) – Noah Baumbach made some more excellent movies that never quite hit the popular consciousness and then faded away for a couple of years.… Continue reading
1408 is not a sequel, or prequel, to 2046. Such a shame, really. THE MOST INTERESTING FILM OF THE WEEKLast summer Universal unleashed Miami Vice on the world. It was given a mixed reception, with some (such as myself) falling all over it, while others found… Continue reading
There’s going to be big Star Trek casting news in the weeks to come, with lots of info hitting the web before Comic Con, or so I’ve been told. But if a gossip story running in the New York Daily News is to be believed, one name you won’t be hearing in the… Continue reading
I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK is playing as part of the New York Asian Film Festival. You can see the movie on Sunday, June 24 at 6:20pm at the IFC Center, or Saturday, June 30 at 8:15pm at the IFC Center. Click here to buy tickets. Every filmmaker eventually… Continue reading
In real life, Kate Hudson ended her marriage with faithful neo-hippie singer Chris Robinson when she got a taste of the supposed Butterscoth Stallion AKA Owen Wilson. Apparently, there’s a karmic price to pay for that because she’s just signed up to be the… Continue reading
