Archive · 2007
353 posts
Does anyone know the pros and cons of cities built on Rock and Roll? It seems there hasn't been a lot of forward movement on this. Was it not environmentally sound?IT’S TOO BAD JESSE JAMES WON’T LIVE… THEN AGAIN, WHO DOES?Blade Runner hit two screens last… Continue reading
With one film, Paul Verhoeven's masterful Black Book, Carice van Houten has proven herself the deadliest Nordic import since Lena Olin never mind my geographical ignorance, she just reminds me of Lena Olin. Combining the wanton sensuality and feral… Continue reading
With Southland Tales finally finished (and set for limited release from Samuel Goldwyn Films on November 9th), Richard Kelly is now free at last, free at last to roll on his long-delayed third feature, The Box. Scripted by Eli Roth, The Box is based on a… Continue reading
Last year I sat down in front of a camera and swore like a sailor with Tourrete's – even going so far as to call respected film critic Leonard Maltin a twatmuffin. The fruits of that session were woven into a documentary called Heckler, about the relationship… Continue reading
Just in case the news that Simon Pegg has been cast as Scotty in JJ Abrams' Star Trek wasn't weird enough for you today, now we hear that John Cho – the guy from Harold and Kumar! – has been cast as Sulu. One of the Tremor Brothers from Smokin' Aces as Kirk.… Continue reading
Zack Snyder knows how this game works. He's high up on lists right now based on the success of 300, but Watchmen could change things really fast, either for the better or worse. So he's already got a couple projects lined up for after Watchmen: Army of the… Continue reading
Where the author tells you of the many things out there that make him want to become a master thief with an exceptionally large basement to hoard the myriad material things worth owning and loving. Installment One.Installment Two.Installment Three.Installment… Continue reading
Simon Pegg is going to play Scotty in the new Star Trek film. You remember Scotty, the Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise in that little-seen show about the people in space who did stuff? Simon Pegg is stepping into his shoes for J.J. Abrams' prequel… Continue reading
(Impressions from a Thursday, October 11th cocktail reception at Il Cielo in Beverly Hills.) SPOILERS FOR EASTERN PROMISES DIVULGED!David Cronenberg does not look back. He may appreciate the multitude of plaudits he receives to this day for classics like Dead… Continue reading
The week in video games: First Impression – The Orange Box: Half-Life 2 It may come as a shock, but I’m not a PC gamer. Growing up in a Mac family, I turned to the consoles for my gaming needs. I didn’t even own a PC (which is the same one I use today) until… Continue reading
Apparently, I get to review all of the screenplays for upcoming films featuring combat veterans with loose screws… Having recently revisited the Rambo franchise, I was surprised by a couple of things. 1) Despite its superior pedigree (and by that, I… Continue reading
Justin watches the Suzanne Somers potboiler Seduced by Evil . Continue reading
