For the next four days until Friday, April 13th, I’ll be watching and reviewing the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise from the very first through Jason X (I’m up in the air about including Freddy vs Jason). I’ll be counting kills, observing the bad behavior that gets teenagers killed at Camp Crystal Lake, … Continue reading
TERMINATOR OF ‘PAIN’ Kristanna Loken, star of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and The L Word, is going from hunting John Connor to hunting Masi Oki (but not really). Loken’s headlining the Sci-Fi Channel’s latest original series, Painkiller Jane. Based on a comic book by Joe Quesada (the guy who told us all that … Continue reading
So I’ve got a pretty vast collection of DVDs (damn you HD!*), one that I continually have to justify with my wife, who insists to buy them I have to watch them. I call shenanigans, since the point is to have them in the case we ever meet up with friends who haven’t seen Children … Continue reading
In case it slipped your mind amidst all the upcoming summer hubbub, Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer is still on its way and 20th Century Fox wants to make sure you’re cognizant of that important fact. Which is good, because quite honestly, I actually did forget about it. So thanks to 20th Century … Continue reading
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Enjoy!* #100 – Mission: Impossible "So I have this idea for Wisdom II, and it starts off like thiMMMMMMPPRRRHH!" Mission: Impossible: Poor Emilio Estevez. Lacking his dad’s timeless character acting chops or his brother’s … Continue reading
Because no one’s tired of this story yet… I hate that the post-release Grindhouse discussion is focused almost exclusively on the picture’s disappointing box office performance, but a) it is a story, and b) this is how mainstream film discourse goes nowadays. And here I am furthering something I despise. Today’s big Grindhouse development: Harvey … Continue reading
"If you look close enough, you’ll find everyone has a weak spot." Excuse me while I go check Monica Bellucci for weak spots… Fracture is the latest film from reliable thriller director Gregory (Fallen, Primal Fear) Hoblit, featuring Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, and David Strathairn. That’s a decent trio of actors, huh? It’s the thriller … Continue reading
Earlier this morning, I posted a link to a new trailer for the Annex gameplay mode in the upcoming Gears of War update. I have just done so again. But there’s even more information to whet your appetite for destruction. We have received a full press release detailing the gameplay of the new multiplayer mode … Continue reading
Wim Wenders hasn’t had the greatest time of it recently. While fellow Deutch filmmaker Werner Herzog (with whom I identify Wenders, though they couldn’t be less alike; I’m evidently a culturalist) is experiencing a small renassance, Wenders has experienced trouble getting his stuff seen. Maybe it’s the association with U2, or the fact that he … Continue reading
If there was a theme to this year’s Oscar extravaganza, it was that contrary to the film title, Hollywood would have very few days without Mexicans going forward. As films like Children of Men, Babel, and Pan’s Labryinth cleaned up, it was obvious that things had changed. But that’s the world of prestige filmmaking, which … Continue reading