Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, New York, New York, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino and, now, The Winter of Frankie Machine brings the grand total of Martin Scorsese/Robert De Niro director/actor collaborations to nine. That strange popping sensation you just felt was the universe clicking back into place. Why has it … Continue reading
As Devin mentioned yesterday in Eli Roth Is The One Getting Tortured Now, this weekend saw widespread piracy of Michael Moore’s Sicko. Not only did the film hit Bit Torrent trackers (that happened last week, actually) — one or more people broke the film up into chunks and placed it on YouTube, and a copy … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $119.99RATING: RRUNNING TIME: Until the heat-death of the universe.SPECIAL FEATURES: • New interactive "in-movie experience" on each film• Commentaries from philsophers, film critics, cast, and crew.• Written introductions to each film by the Wachowski bros.• "The Matrix Revisited" feature-length documentary• "The Music Revisited" guided tour of the … Continue reading
This sounds about right. The reinvented Bond franchise doesn’t need a heavy hand behind the camera, and while Marc Forster hasn’t been shy about enforcing David Fincher’s style on his movies, he can also dial it down (e.g. Finding Neverland, which was so dialed down I made like Little Nemo at the WGA screening room). … Continue reading
Still got your panties in a wad about the end of the Sopranos? Get over it. Maybe you can click here and let Hilary Clinton shock you out of any post-finale trauma. (Seriously, her video is hilariously dumb.) James Gandolfini certainly isn’t going to help you. He’s going back to HBO in the fall, but … Continue reading
Looks like Fox’s lack of invention has finally bled over into their usually creative marketing department. Had to happen sooner or later. That’s Christopher Eccleston doing his best Viggo Mortensen on the horse, btw. Susan Cooper’s Dark is Rising series was one of several kiddie-skewing fantasy series I tore through between grade school and junior … Continue reading
I look at Walt Becker and think: there’s a guy I’d hire for a Gillette commercial. I expect seven-bladed razors to fly at his face any second now, swirling around in a CGI orgy of shaving cream and impeccably cut whiskers. Guy’s face is rugged enough to use as a location for Marines recruitment commercials.But … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: HBO Films MSRP: $26.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 93 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • For the Record: Firsthand Accounts of the Moors Murders Documentary• Commentary with director Tom Hooper and writer Peter Morgan The Pitch“What the fuck is a Longford? Is that some kinda porno?”The HumansJim Broadbent, Samantha Morton, Lindsay Duncan, Andy SerkisThe … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros. MSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 85 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Ocean’s Thirteen TrailerThe Pitch“When I think topical drama, I think a 1960s pressure-cooker piece on Cold War politics. Yeah, that’s the ticket! Everyone should still find that relevant!”The HumansRichard Dreyfuss, Noah Wylie, Hank Azaria, Brian Dennehy, George Clooney, Harvey … Continue reading
Poor Daemon. Once you get stuck in there, you’re in for a pretty mind-numbing couple of thousand years.