Archive · 2008
363 posts
One of this year's most intriguing projects is Steven Soderbergh's two-part Che Guevara biopic, which, given its scope, should fire up more heated debate about the life of the revolutionary than 2004's muted The Motorcycle Diaries. Though I've grown… Continue reading
I know I've seen the original film version of One Missed Call, directed in 2003 by Takashi Miike. But I don't remember much of it and won't even try to dig up my DVD copy to compare it to the American remake, directed with corporate video elan by French… Continue reading
There ain't no Nielsen, there ain't no disco, there ain't no heads rollin' 'round! UGO has scored the first look at Screen Gems' PG-13 Prom Night remake, and it's just about what you'd expect: a little glitz, a little sex and not a whole lot of blood.… Continue reading
I’m sick of wrapping after Christmas, so let’s do this down and dirty. Film (duh) Domestic Total Opening Weekend International Gross 1 Spider-Man 3 $336,530,303 $151,116,516 $554,341,323 2 Shrek the Third $322,719,944 $121,629,270 $475,014,677 3 Transformers… Continue reading
If you're an Xbox 360 owner, chances are you're aware of how crappy the service has been over the last few weeks. At times it's been impossible to connect to the network at all, and it couldn't have happened at a worse time. Most people were off from… Continue reading
In case you couldn't tell by now, I'm a huge Sam and Max fan. Telltale Games has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the humor and fun of the original game intact with their episodic series, and if Ice Station Santa (review here) is any indication of the… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: ParamountMSRP: $34.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 162 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary by: Director David Fincher Commentary by: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., James Vanderbilt, Brad Fischer, and James Ellroy Zodiac… Continue reading
While we're all scrutinizing every word of Jim Windolf's Vanity Fair profile on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (what with all of the news items that've been carved out of the article, I think I've seen the entire text excerpted online),… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Walt Disney VideoMSRP: $19.99RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 82 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Bloopers Deleted scenes Underdog Raps music video by Kyle Massey Sit. Stay. Act: Diary of a Dog Actor Original Underdog cartoon The Pitch… Continue reading
Paramount has sent out a new image from Cloverfield, and on the surface it looks like two dumb guys in their 20s who make too much money talking. Here it is: But did you notice that on the guy's wrist? I think this is the clue that a lot of people have been… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Paramount Home VideoMSRP: $19.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 177 min.SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary by Mel Gibson A Writer’s Journey Alba Gu Brath! The Making of Braveheart Tales of William Wallace Archival Interviews with the Cast… Continue reading
Not an hour ago I was lamenting that I didn't have a chance to tell you how Steven Spielberg may be the exact wrong person to direct The Trial of the Chicago 7, and then the Movie Gods – as generous as they can be capricious – dropped this in my lap: Coming… Continue reading
