I take it back. All that stuff I said about enjoying the sight of vital organs being ripped out of living human beings? Well, I meant it at the time. And, as a rule of thumb, I’m still pretty into it. It’s not like I went retarded overnight. But I’m really, truly, madly, irrevocably, insanely, … Continue reading
January of ’07 was a bummer of a month in a stream of bummers for Aardman Animation: their once-promising relationship with Dreamworks was summarily executed thanks to the wimpy BO performance of Flushed Away (CHUD coverage here). In the months since, however, things have begun to look up, as the house that Gromit built easily … Continue reading
Save for a few die-hard collectors, Indiana Jones merchandising (what little of it there was) never lent itself well to much of anything but collecting dust. At its most fervent popularity in the 80’s, I remember seeing Indiana Jones play sets and action figures sitting quietly in clearance bins at Kay-Bee toys– and, ironically, this … Continue reading
The documentary Visions of Light, about the process of cinematography, was a revelation for me. It arrived just as I was becoming more deeply interested in the intricacies of filmmaking, and perfectly articulated core concepts about how to intertwine visuals and narrative. It’s got brilliant tales like William Fraker’s story about Roman Polanski telling him … Continue reading
In case the other Warner Bros comic book movie news the last few days hasn’t been enough for you, now FilmIck is claiming that they know what role Anthony Michael Hall is playing in The Dark Knight: Edward Nygma. That silly name is the civilian ID of none other than The Riddler. Could this mean … Continue reading
How will Batman wreak massive structural damage on the city he’s sworn to protect in The Dark Knight? What will he ride in when he puts the lives of innocent civilians in immediate danger during a poorly thought-out chase? A weird motorcycle, it seems. Called The Batpod, the bike has two massive wheels which have … Continue reading
It’s not right to enjoy the first two Highlander films as much as I do. It might not even be legal. But I’m powerless before the combined might of Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, and the somehow simultaneously bombastic and pedestrian direction of one Russell Mulcahy. Russ made his mark as a big shot video director … Continue reading
Maybe you’ve forgotten, but Star Trek 11 is still alive and kicking over at Paramount. In what feels like a long time (in internet chronology) since any major announcement or noteworthy rumor-speculation, even updates on the upcoming film get their own story. Consider:IESB is reporting a few bullet points on the upcoming "may or may … Continue reading
It’s not been a great couple of weeks for Eli Roth. Not only has his Hostel Part II underperformed to the point of flopping and leaving theaters in the next week or so, his next project, an adaptation of Stephen King’s Cell, has been delayed until at least next year. On his MySpace blog Roth … Continue reading
The Watchmen news has begun pouring in since last night’s revelation by Paddy Considine that Jackie Earle Haley has been offered the role of Rorschach. Over at Aint It Cool, Moriarty’s sources told him that Jason Patric is being asked to play Dr. Manhattan (Keanu Reeves balked at the paycheck) while he hints that the … Continue reading