With the Harry Potter book series over, I have nothing to look forward to but the final two movie adaptations. And while those are fun, they’re never quite as exciting as a new book. In fact, all I really have to look forward to at this point is that Warner Bros will finally show me … Continue reading
The startlingly anemic grosses of Uwe Boll’s theatrical output in America (I think Leona Helmsley’s dog inherited more money than their profits combined. Actually, I think Nick made more from banner ads in the past seven minutes than their profits combined.) might lead a rational person to a few seemingly obvious conclusions about the future … Continue reading
I’ll admit that I’ve never been the biggest horror fan, but when I do dip my toes in those waters, I try to make it count by avoiding crap as much as possible. Thus, all I ever…err, saw of the Saw films was the UMD version of the first movie which I stopped halfway through … Continue reading
It’s generally accepted now that a big part of the success of Casino Royale’s reboot of the Bond franchise was its shameless aping of the tone and feel of the Bourne movies, specifically the Paul Greengrass-directed The Bourne Supremacy. Of course, this isn’t a particularly new facet of the franchise. Throughout the decades, Bond flicks … Continue reading
NEW RELEASES Demetri Martin. Persond. Jay Karasc. Demetri Martin In his review of this DVD, Nick compared Demetri Martin to Mitch Hedberg in that Martin is a comedian who brings his material from a more down to Earth place. He also mentioned that out of all the comedians to follow Hedberg’s quite large shoes, Martin … Continue reading
Righteous Kill is a movie I might have gotten excited about if: – Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Red Corner) wasn’t directing and– Jeremy hadn’t savaged the script in a recent Crop Report. But both of these things occurred, so the reteaming of Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro fills me only with the standard dread … Continue reading
UPDATED! Skip to the end for a look at the casting sides for Justice League! It looks like the Justice League movie is actually moving ahead in a real way – according to Obsessed With Film, Warner Bros has hired casting agents in Vancouver, Toronto and New York to put together honest to God humans … Continue reading
Happy Labor Day from Los Angeles! It’s hotter than Appalachian State up in this piece! Why Does Hollywood Hate Labor Day? (The setting: Labor Day weekend, 1983. The place: A home not far from yours.) Man: A long weekend. Thank Christ! What’s new at the movies, dear? Woman: Mortuary and Deathstalker. Man: You have found … Continue reading
When I interviewed Seann William Scott for The Dukes of Hazzard, he had already finished his work on Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales and was wondering when anyone would see the movie. Since then a straight to DVD sequel to Hazzard has come out, but still no Southland Tales. That’s supposedly changing this fall. While you’re … Continue reading
Film Four Day Weekend Total Per Screen Total 1 Halloween $31,012,000 $8,932 $31,012,000 2 Superbad $15,600,000 (-13.5%) $5,196 $92,435,000 3 Balls are Furry $13,837,000 $4,533 $16,798,000 4 The Bourne Ultimatum $13,193,000 (+5.8%) $4,010 $202,613,000 5 Rush Whore 3 $10,375,000 (-11.4%) $3,449 $122,231,000 6 Mr. Bean’s Holiday $8,101,000 (-18.1%) $4,589 $21,101,000 7 The Nanny Diaries $6,356,000 … Continue reading