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In today’s insta-fame world, it could be easy to forget that there used to be a time when getting your art seen and heard by the public was left in the hands in a precious few gatekeepers. For musicians, there was this rather odd and ancient tradition known… Continue reading
1. EMPIRE – APRIL 2007 The biggest and best movie magazine in the world. Made in the UK. Huge. That's all you need to know. This issue's strong points: Interestingly enough, a lot of the best stuff in this issue is kinda hidden. Although it's barely mentioned… Continue reading
What makes one a Chewer? It isn't just reading CHUD.com regularly, although that's a great start. It definitely isn't being an expert at mastication. Being a Chewer requires a certain sensibility that's outside of the mainstream. Sure, a Chewer can hold his… Continue reading
After 9/11, there was a bit of a question with how Hollywood was going to deal with the subject and the larger subject of terrorism and how to portray it on film. But while that’s a fertile ground for a lot of different stories, I’m looking forward to more… Continue reading
Pitches for movies often boil down to either a combination of two notable films or simply referencing a notable film but with a new setting. In a more obvious example of the latter, today brings news of a new western that’s a spin on a very old concept. The… Continue reading
A little earlier this month, I brought you news of a new Halle Berry picture based on the real life incident in Tulia, Texas where half the town’s black male population was convicted and imprisoned in an absurdly shaky drug bust devoid of any physical… Continue reading
1. GUITAR WORLD – MAY '07 You'll see this baby show up more as their coverage isn't just nerdy articles on how to do wank-off licks faster than ever, but rather broader coverage of guitar-oriented artists in blues, jazz, and rock (My apologies, country… Continue reading
It’s funny that soon on the heels of Devin’s newly proclaimed love for Tina Fey’s 30 Rock (A love which I share in spades. The “Arsenio Billingham” joke made me laugh harder than anything in movies or TV last year.) comes news of a Fey project that just may… Continue reading
While I can’t bring you definite progress on the next Quentin Tarantino-directed flick, I can at least confirm the latest “Quentin Tarantino Presents” flick in the same vein as Hostel and Iron Monkey. Word has been lingering since 2004 about a biker pic… Continue reading
We’re in the midst of a blast of news regarding upcoming animated projects this morning, and Dreamworks Animation aims to be the one that trumps them all. They’re putting all of their eggs in the basket of digital 3-D animation starting in 2009, which is… Continue reading
I’m absolutely dating myself here, but I remember when there was a time when major animated films weren’t completely riddled with major Hollywood stars. I mean, the big names for, say, Transformers: The Movie were Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, and Orson… Continue reading
One of the more unique casts in recent memory, for a theatrical film at least, is coming together for the adaptation of a story from Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, entitled The Midnight Meat Train. The film is the story of a subway killer who in turn gets… Continue reading
