Dear morons who watched all three seasons of Hope and Faith: you’re suddenly, if briefly, useful. Megan Fox, the tattooed temptress of Michael Bay’s Transformers, has just been cast as the lead in Diablo Cody’s follow-up to Juno, Jennifer’s Body, and, given the limited range of emotions – i.e. "fear" and "fuck me" – displayed … Continue reading
There was never any question that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio would re-team for a fourth collaboration; what’s surprising, though, is that it’s not called The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt or The Wolf of Wall Street. And while no one was expecting the duo to come together for an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island, … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TLA ReleasingMSRP: $19.95RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 95 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary with Director Kamal Ahmed "Making Of” Featurette with Outtakes Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery The Pitch “8 Mile goes six feet under." The Humans Robert Oppel, Debbie Rochon, William Smith, Kevin Van Hentenrych, Joe Bob Briggs The Nutshell Up-and-coming … Continue reading
If you’re any kind of TV fan, you know that Battlestar Galactica is the best thing around. No one expected a Sci-Fi channel show (of all things) to contain the best social commentary of our times, or the most exciting action sequences. No one expected a compelling story that completely destroyed the original, or for … Continue reading
When I paid my first visit to Sony Imageworks’ Culver City campus four years ago, it was difficult to get a handle on where the company was headed. Ostensibly, I was there to interview the legendary John Dykstra* (who had just received an Academy Award nomination for his visual effects work on Spider-Man – along … Continue reading
Just when you think you never want to see another Star Wars parody as long as you live (no, I’m not talking about the Prequels. ZING!), along comes Peter Serafinowicz with his saga of Darth Vader in Love. You may remember Serafinowicz as Pete in Shaun of the Dead, or as Duane in Spaced. But … Continue reading
There are a ton of releases this week that would make almost any movie lover happy. I’ll start off with the basic ones and then get into the meat and potatoes of the week’s premiere releases. There are a number of recent films being released this week that would satisfy any type of movie fans. … Continue reading
I like Eli Roth, as a person and a filmmaker. When he first hit with Cabin Fever I thought he was kind of a douchey dudebro frat type, but over the years I’ve come to see that the guy is a legitimate fan and all around decent fellow. On top of that, I think Hostel … Continue reading