After seeing American Gangster (which was quite good) and seeing the exclusive CHUD.com clip (see it here) for this movie, I’m pretty jazzed about Mr. Untouchable, the upcoming documentary about legendary gangster Nicky Barnes. The guy seemed ruthless, calculating, charismatic, and cool. That’s a dangerous combination in the world of drug trafficking and organized crime. … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! and HERE!STUDIO: Paramount Home VideoMSRP: $26.99RATED: NOT RATEDRUNNING TIME: 222 Minutes eachSPECIAL FEATURES:Season One:-Original Pilot Episode-Original Live Version of “Little Donny” and “Andre the Giant Song”-Live Audio Commentary with the Cast on Pilot Episode– Alternate Audio Commentary from Little Donny on his very own episodeSeason Two:-Audience Q&A– Live Commentary … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: IFCMSRP: $24.95RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 94 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:-The Making of My Best Friend– Theatrical Trailer The Pitch It’s like Friends in the Negative Zone. The Humans Dany (The Valet) Boon, Daniel (Cache) Auteuil Dany was beginning to test the supportive nature of his social circle, what with the constant performance art pieces interrupting … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $19.95RATED: NOT RATEDRUNNING TIME: 93 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:– The Making of Triad Election– Interview with Lam Suet– Interview with Lam Ka Tung– Original Theatrical Trailer– English & Spanish Subtitles The Pitch Although it’s a generic endorsement; The Godfather: Hong Kong really does suit the film’s sensibilities quite well. The Humans Louis Koo, Simon … Continue reading
Please send letters. Kevin Writes: I have to say, while doing my morning look-see around the web needling for nuggets of news, I wouldn’t have imagined in a hundred years to read what you wrote for the opening paragraph for your "Twilight Zone: The Movie" review… not from you! Granted, the movie isn’t the strongest … Continue reading
The horror kids are getting all worked up over this French Inside picture (not this equally commendable, Made-In-America Inside picture), so I guess we’re all compelled to see it even though they lied about Hatchet*! Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, Inside is a allegedly a taut home invasion flick in which an awful … Continue reading
What’s the difference between a dæmon and a demon? One could spend a good deal of column space and bore a great many readers differentiating between the two, so, for the purposes of this article, we shall define a dæmon as "a person’s attendant spirit" and a demon as "a film by Lamberto Bava".Unfortunately for … Continue reading
Ridley Scott has made the single best gangster film of the 21st century with American Gangster*, but even more amazing than that, he’s managed to make a film where Cuba Gooding Jr is actually… good. Yes, Cuba’s in American Gangster playing Nicky Barnes, the Harlem drug kingpin who appeared on the cover of the New … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Weinstein CompanyMSRP: $32.95RATED: PG-13/NRRUNNING TIME: 104 Minutes/112 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Audio Commentary with director Mikael Håfström and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski on director’s cut• John Cusack on 1408• Inside Room 1408• The Secrets of 1408• Deleted Scenes with optional commentaryThe Pitch“It’s a Stephen King story about an evil … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $27.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 93 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Audio Commentary by Wayne Beach• Deleted and Alternate Scenes• “Fire in the Streets” featurette The Pitch“It’s The Usual Suspects as written by James Ellroy! Except replace Ellroy with Danny Cannon. And make the whole thing suck.”The HumansRay Liotta, LL Cool … Continue reading