‘DEADWOOD’ RIDES OUT Fans of the groundbreaking western Deadwood knew it was coming, but the last little bit of hope for closure died when Ian "Al Swearengen" McShane told reporters the last sets were being packed up and torn down. After the sudden cancellation in 2006, HBO promised that there would be a pair of … Continue reading
"[Ridley] Scott is a decorator, a borrower, and a synthesist; like a great machine he contains all striking images and can deliver and fuse them, so long as the product is impersonal." That’s from David Thomson’s dismissive entry on the master in The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, and this bullshit attitude reminds us why … Continue reading
Honestly, if you don’t know about this film or have an opinion on Wes Anderson films, this contest is of little value to you. If you haven’t seen a previous flick, you’re probably not a real reader of this site. But, benefit of the doubt and all that… You want to see it. Bottom line. … Continue reading
Emile Hirch interviewSean Penn/Eddie Vedder interview Judging from the interviews above and the secondhand info from folks who have seen the film, Into the Wild is one not to be missed. Sean Penn is 3 for 3 as a director thus far in my mind, having made challenging and somewhat unorthodox films [The Pledge and … Continue reading
I must be missing something vital here, since I thought that Slamdance was the hip, edgy alternative festival to Sundance. If that’s the case, how did a script about a group of attractive young people brought to the desert to ostensibly make a reality TV show but really get killed off in a snuff film … Continue reading
When I was on the set of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Guillermo del Toro whipped out his laptop and showed me some footage from the Troll Market set. In the background of one scene was a couple of guys in green body suits walking formation. ‘That,’ Guillermo said. ‘Is going to be a Lovecraftian … Continue reading
Remember when Vin Diesel had ambitions? He wasn’t going to make any more movies like The Fast And the Furious. No, it was all interesting stuff for him. He was going to make smart movies. He had a company to make smart video games. He was going to walk down the street every day and … Continue reading
One of the first games to truly show off what the Nintendo DS could do was Trauma Center. Grabbing a scalpel and cutting people up? It was like a dream come true for me, minus the bloodshed and costly laundry fees. The first game for the Wii? Kind of a disappointment. It wasn’t a new … Continue reading
Contrary to the juvenile suggestiveness of the headline, there will be no incestuous ménage à trois in Jim Sheridan’s redo of Susanne Bier’s Brothers – which, given the impossible hotness of the three leads (Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and the just announced Natalie Portman), will surely be a great source of sorrow for our many … Continue reading