3,410 posts
The Magazine: EMPIRE #187 The Pitch: The biggest and nest movie magazine in the world. Made in the UK. Huge. That's all you need to know.The Cost: $8.99The Month: JanuaryThe Publisher: SameCover Story: Alexander Main Interview: Jack Black PRO: They give out a… Continue reading
For a while, it was uncertain whether Leonardo DiCaprio would live up to the potential suggested by What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. He transformed so completely into the mentally challenged Arnie, even much more lucrative roles as a young stowaway on the Titanic… Continue reading
BUY IT FROM US AT AMAZON! STUDIO: UMVDMSRP: $89.98RATING: NRSPECIAL FEATURES: A winning smile, robots made of paper, Gil Gerard, and a healthy dose of 1978 It is impossible to review Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Let me rephrase that. It’s impossible for… Continue reading
Notes on SIGNS – Possibly my favorite of the spoofs. I love the way Lewis draws aliens (readers of our old Dead Squirrel Magazine can attest) and I think a film so homey and small is harder to do that ones with stuff that allows for broad comedy. Plus, I… Continue reading
Notes on X2 – This turned out to be harder to spoof than we thought. First of all, it's a really good movie and secondly… we didn't want to have to cater too much to hardcore fans. I think that this is probably the most disjointed of our strips,… Continue reading
We are creeping towards the 100th Steady Leak article and I need your help in making it a special one. CLICK HERE to read up on what I have cooking and see if you have any ideas on how to make it better. Additionally, I've announced that we'll be starting a… Continue reading
This gives me hope. Now I can resume praying by might nightstand for a line of Barfly action figures as well as the action playset for The Accused. There is a toy line coming for Walter Hill's 1979 cult classic The Warriors. I'm not just doing this news item… Continue reading
Nicolas Cage has not done traditional press rounds in at least the five years I’ve been a journalist. He’s always pleasant on the red carpet, answering a question or two if he makes it to your spot on the line, but no roundtable interviews. Only for Sonny,… Continue reading
You guys like the screenings, so they keep coming (even though I've been lax in getting the Charlotte and Raleigh stuff organized as well as I should). Plus, when the films are genre flicks like this featuring the muscular hotnesses of both Jessica Biel and… Continue reading
Sky Captain Prize Packs: Christian Spilker, Florida Kelli Joseph, Arizona Kevin Ross, New York Jason Adams, Virginia Noah Feder, Tennessee Matt Goldberg, Ohio Ken Boggs, Illinois Matt Ingersol, Nevada Nat Overholtzer, Massachussettes Richard Karpala, Colorado… Continue reading
Hell yes. If anyone needed to be told that Billy Crystal was about four years past his Oscar hosting prime, then I'd like to sell them my comic collection for Overstreet value times two. The Academy Awards have recently been hampered by one overriding force… Continue reading
Festival Fury: The 2004 Toronto International Film Festival Sometimes, technology blows. HDTV, smart phones and talking toasters are well and good, but when something fails for no appreciable reason, angry hijinks ensue. About a month ago, I spent nine days… Continue reading
