Archive · 2007
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Emile Hirch interviewSean Penn/Eddie Vedder interview Judging from the interviews above and the secondhand info from folks who have seen the film, Into the Wild is one not to be missed. Sean Penn is 3 for 3 as a director thus far in my mind, having made… Continue reading
I must be missing something vital here, since I thought that Slamdance was the hip, edgy alternative festival to Sundance. If that's the case, how did a script about a group of attractive young people brought to the desert to ostensibly make a reality TV show… Continue reading
When I was on the set of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Guillermo del Toro whipped out his laptop and showed me some footage from the Troll Market set. In the background of one scene was a couple of guys in green body suits walking formation. ‘That,'… Continue reading
Remember when Vin Diesel had ambitions? He wasn’t going to make any more movies like The Fast And the Furious. No, it was all interesting stuff for him. He was going to make smart movies. He had a company to make smart video games. He was going to walk down… Continue reading
One of the first games to truly show off what the Nintendo DS could do was Trauma Center. Grabbing a scalpel and cutting people up? It was like a dream come true for me, minus the bloodshed and costly laundry fees. The first game for the Wii? Kind of a… Continue reading
Contrary to the juvenile suggestiveness of the headline, there will be no incestuous ménage à trois in Jim Sheridan's redo of Susanne Bier's Brothers – which, given the impossible hotness of the three leads (Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and the just… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE STUDIO: Warner Home Video MSRP: $20.98 RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 196 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Troy in Focus • In the Thick of Battle • From Ruins to Reality • Troy: an Effects Odyssey • Attacking Troy • Greek Ship Towing •… Continue reading
No poster could ever effectively convey the fury and madness of Brian De Palma's Iraq War indictment, Redacted, but there's something kind of… imprecise about this key art. I like the idea of blotted out information revealing the face of a… Continue reading
And it's October. Another month and another column full of shit that I love. To offset all the shit that I hate on a daily basis. You need some balance in life, baby, and that's what this column is all about. The months seem shorter and shorter all the time –… Continue reading
Last week, in overly excited response to the rumor that the gi-normous government warehouse from Raiders of the Lost Ark had been recreated on the Downey Studios lot, I made the following offer: "While there's no way in hell you'll be able to get past the… Continue reading
This is the spot where I could choose to emulate our own estimable Jeremy Smith and wax ebullient about the artistic success of Into The Wild. For without a proper review, which I may never actually get to, this is as good a platform as any to stake my… Continue reading
It's probably in Michael Caine's contract to say things like "You should really see Christian Bale turn his head in the new Batsuit" or "this movie has the best third act of any I've done this decade" not to mention the eulogies at any necessary stuntman… Continue reading
