Dave Davis

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CLINT RALLIES THE TROOPS

It’s been over three decades since cinema living legend Clint Eastwood traveled back in time to WWII (and swiped some Nazi treasure with Donald Sutherland), but he’ll be commanding the troops for his next film Flags of Our Fathers. My idol is producing and… Continue reading →

LEO HITS THE LIBRARY

That Leo DiCaprio kid, he don’t slow down for nothin’. After narrowly (??) missing a little man statue for his portrayal of aeronautical genius/OCD icon Howard Hughes, he’s already latched onto a number of new projects. Add another one to the list, because… Continue reading →

MORE BATMAN CASTING NONSENSE

While I was losing horribly at “cards with the ‘tards” last weekend (that’s Poker Night for you non-Dempsey fans), the subject of summer movies and Batman Begins arose, and one of the guys said “Did you hear who they cast as the Joker in the next one?… Continue reading →

THOR'S COMIC COLUMN

REVIEWED THIS WEEK:– Serenity #1– Mr. T #1– Queen & Country Declassified III #1– Solo #5– Stray Bullets TPB #1– Alter Ego GN #1– Outsiders TPB #2 Win a Copy of “Elk’s Run # 1”! The good folk over at Hoarse and Buggy Productions have donated fifteen copies of… Continue reading →

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 War of the Worlds $77,600,000 $113,200,000 1 2 Batman Begins $18,600,000 $154,100,000 3 3 Mr. and Mrs. Smith $12,700,000 $146,000,000 4 4 Bewitched $10,800,000 $40,300,000 2 5 Herbie: Fully Loaded… Continue reading →

DVD REVIEW: HOSTAGE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MiramaxMSRP: $29.99 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 108 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary• Featurette• Deleted scenes “You're the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time.” That’s what someone told luckless cop John McClane… Continue reading →

REVIEW: UNDEAD

Of the assorted cinematic horror themes, zombies are one of my favorite poisons. Sure, I derive a degree of enjoyment from the slashers, lycanthropes, spooks, bloodsuckers, demons and sea-beasts, but for some reason those doddering reanimated cannibals amuse… Continue reading →

THE BOLL KEEPS ROLLING

Director Uwe Boll catches a lot of flak from people online. This may be due to celluloid atrocities like House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, or perhaps it's just his dodgy elocution and blame-shifting. Still, Dr. Boll is indeed a qualified filmmaker, at… Continue reading →

DVD REVIEW: IMMORTAL

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: First Look MediaMSRP: $24.99RUNNING TIME: 102 min.RATED: RSPECIAL FEATURES:• Featurette • Trailers The Pitch “It’s Blade Runner with horny gods!” The Humans Thomas Kretschmann (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, The Karate Dog),… Continue reading →

THOR'S COMIC CONTEST!

Win a Copy of Elk’s Run # 1! Things went incredibly well with the Red Sonja contest. We received tons of responses and got some great feedback about the column (more trades, more Marvel, more small press and just “more” led the charge). So look for the… Continue reading →