One of my favorite episodes of the new Twilight Zone was ‘Button, Button,’ based on the Richard Matheson short story of the same name. In it Mare Winningham and her loser husband are offered a box with a button. The stranger bearing the box says that if they press the button, they will receive a … Continue reading
A lot of people assumed it – hell, it’s on IMDB, although that’s no sign of truthiness – but I can tell you that it’s official: John Hurt is playing Abner Ravenwood in Indiana Jones IV. You probably remember him as the dad of Marion Ravenwood, Indy’s galpal from Raiders. Abner was Indy’s mentor, and … Continue reading
I have seen the future of horror, and it is Joe Borowski’s ERA. The Date of Dumb While we’re in the midst of celebrating the Great Geek Summer of 1982, let’s pause to remember which legendary picture earned the honor of debuting in the coveted July 4th slot that year. In a season chockfull of … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $29.99RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 96 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary w/ director, writer, producer• Commentary w/ cast and producer• "Making-of" production featurette• "Making-of" book adaptation featurette• "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" music videoThe Pitch"It’s like My Girl meets Pan’s Labyrinth! Emotionally devestating for adults and children!"The HumansAdorable AnnaSophia Robb, capable Josh … Continue reading
Pixar + Brad Bird + Patton Oswalt = go see their movie. Pretty simple math, that. THE MOST INTERESTING PARALLEL OF THE WEEKIn our modern world, branding is one of the most frustrating and ridiculous element of cinema. Since the studio system no longer grooms actors, they prefer to rely on things people already know … Continue reading
For the longest time, Kevin Smith has been talking up Red State, his first foray into the world of horror. The story, still under construction, concerns a spooky fundamentalist psycho type, although I might have been a little redundant in that description. The most notable thing about it, however, is that it would easily mark … Continue reading
I’m a bit notorious ‘round these parts for being among the very few detractors of David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence, and while I’ll skip the details so as not to re-ignite that particular powder keg, I will say that I’m at least glad that it’s helped re-invigorate David Cronenberg and I have no problem … Continue reading
Yesterday, Nintendo issued a vague press release announcing a program called WiiWare, which seems to have been intended to parallel Microsoft’s XNA framework in allowing garage developers the faint glimmer of hope of having their games available on their respective console’s download service. As an ideal, that sounds good to me, but the details are … Continue reading
I love it when an actor finds synergy with a director and works with them on multiple films because both parties are usually able to up each other’s game and bring a level of trust and freedom to a movie set that you simply could not have otherwise. Lately, we’ve been treated to more than … Continue reading
If Hugh Jackman really "passed" on The Lovely Bones (and this does seem to be the case), then consider Ryan Gosling a major upgrade of a second choice. Don’t take this as a slight against Jackman; he’s a fine actor who just turned in the best performance of his career a year ago in The … Continue reading