Archive · 2008

January 2008

363 posts

FRODO FINDS A BRIDGE

I've been surprised by the angst on display from internetters in regards to Peter Jackson's planned two Hobbit films. I would have thought that if any human being on Earth had earned the benefit of the doubt when it came to Tolkein's work, it was Jackson (and… Continue reading

SCHREIBER TO SHRED WOLVERINE

Remember the rumors that Liev Schreiber was going to play Young Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine? They're not true. Oh, Liev is in the movie. It's just that he's playing… Creed. Yes, one of my favorite actors of today is playing Sabretooth. This is… Continue reading

RUSS FISCHER'S TOP 15 OF 2007

Jeremy's List – Devin's List – Russ's List – Nick's List There should probably be a moratorium on 2007 lists that drop a week into ’08, but I can’t be bothered with that. So what was the holdup here? Easy. I waffled. I had a version of this list put together… Continue reading

BALE MAKES AN ENEMY OF DEPP

When I was in high school, I interviewed a woman who was taken hostage by John Dillinger. I have no idea what happened to the text of our conversation, but I remember her talking about getting blindfolded and held out on the running board as they sped out of… Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BEAT THE DRUM

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Z Productions LLCMSRP: $19.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 114 min.SPECIAL FEATURES: Beat the Drum: A South African Story Trailer The Pitch "There is a disease in Africa called AIDS and it seems to be pretty bad." The Humans… Continue reading