[At the end of this I have added a report from a journalist who did go to this screening. Skip down to read that] Why won’t there be a review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer from me? Ask Tiffany Chen. She’s the insulting woman who stonefaced me at the screening tonight, treating … Continue reading
It’s June, it’s June, the lusty month of June. That means we have a new raft of releases from our friends at Anchor Bay. You’ll see them flash over in the sidebar to your right, but if you want to know a little more about these titles, read on.Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie … Continue reading
I would never push a seventy-two-year-old woman down a flight of stairs without provocation. Marvel Prez Sez "No More Auteurs!" During yesterday’s Iron Man set visit (I am embargoed, so please stow all questions), Kevin Feige, president of production for Marvel Studios, was surprisingly candid when it came to the subject of the company’s Hulk … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: Click Here!STUDIO: HBO VideoMSRP: $19.98RATED: Rated RRUNNING TIME: 105 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:· Commentary with director Ari Ryan and producer Scott Gold· Behind-the-scenes interview with the director The Pitch “This may be our only chance to get the star of Robocop on screen with Chet Steadman!” The Humans Henry “Don’t call me Elliott” … Continue reading
I don’t want to demand integrity from a business that doesn’t gain benefit from, such, but I am beyond tired of the P.R. approach of bashing films which don’t meet fiscal goals in order to: A. Promote the follow-up effort.B. Cater to perceived public perception.C. Create a bed of positive vibe regardless of the quality … Continue reading
I’ve been reading Neil Gaiman for two decades now (how is it that I have gotten older and he stays the same?), starting with his work on Sandman, a series that reminds me of Seinfeld in that the farther you get from it the more you realize how impressive and influential it as a whole, … Continue reading
Is "Clobbering Time" like "Smoke-Thirty?" Obviously, it means that it is time to clobber. But The Thing never says "It’s Cry like an Eight-Year-Old Girl Time" or "It’s Gazpacho Time!" Perhaps the only emotion he’s ready to admit to is stark raving violence. Maybe when he gets mad at his wife, Mrs. Thing, it’s like … Continue reading
Sure, it was dying her pubic hair and getting doused in shit that caught everybody’s attention before Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book was released in the US, but it was Carice Van Houten’s masterful performance as a Jewish woman resisting the Nazis by sleeping with an SS officer in WWII Holland that made the movie great. … Continue reading
Ah, the halcyon days of 2000. The Matrix had just come out and blown everybody away. Warner Brothers wanted sequels sooner rather than later, and all of fandom was excited for the promise of even greater action and an expanded scope. It was right about this time that word came that Jet Li was in … Continue reading
I don’t know what happened to No Country For Old Men, Joel and Ethan Coen’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel, at Cannes. All I heard about the film was positive, positive, positive, and then the Cannes jury ignored it. The trailer for the film has appeared on Variety, and I have to say that it … Continue reading