David Cross is awesome. We can all agree on that, right? He’s a brilliant stand-up comic – Shut Up You Fucking Baby is one of the great modern comedy albums [Note from Nick: No.]. He’s been the best part in many shitty movies like Small Soldiers and Men and Black II and part of the … Continue reading
David Krumholtz has carved a pretty good career out for himself as the quintessential “Oh, that guy!” character actor. While his name eludes most people, he has been consistently appearing in higher and higher-profile films with increasingly substantial roles, and he’s been juggling that with a leading role on the successful TV show whose title … Continue reading
I’ll start this off by stating that my George Lucas star has pretty much gone supernova in the planet-destroying, no hope-of-survival kind of way. Like so many others (I’m not on the bandwagon, I just help maintain it), I’m worn out on the guy and all his isolated wacky talk, talk, talk. And talk is … Continue reading
Jon posted a great little rant against Sony’s PR, and Phil Harrison in particular, in yesterday’s MCP. If only he had waited a few more hours, he would have had this fodder to add to the fire. In the latest of a long line of colossal fuckups, the new PSP commercials jump into the realm … Continue reading
A brief explanation of exploitation.
Even if you’ve always wanted to see the Book of Exodus enacted chapter and verse (with Louisiana doubling for Cairo) I highly suggest not rushing out to buy a ticket for The Reaping. It’s not so much a horror flick or thriller as an enaction of Christian fantasy, where any moral indecision can be resolved … Continue reading
We’re drawing nearer to the finalization of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival’s in-competition, out-of-competition and un certain regard selections, and, as has been the case since the early 90s, the program directors are busily lining up some big names to ensure ample publicity and excess whining from critics who remember when Cannes used to be … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $39.98 RATED: UNRATEDRUNNING TIME: 920 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Underneath the Shell: Slash the Evil Turtle" featurette• "The Shredder: Inside the Turtles’ Most Fearsome Foe" featurette• Recipe for a cheese pizza The Pitch TMNT: This Mess Needs Torching. The Turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Rafael. "Dude, what’s that smell?!""This cartoon." The … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: A&EMSRP: $69.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 907 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: All six World Series games vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers plus game 5 of the ALCS 1977 World Series clubhouse victory celebration 1977 World Series trophy presentation Rare interviews Inside the Moments: Reggie Jackson’s three-HR game The Reggie Jackson/Billy Martin confrontation in … Continue reading
This is the second part of what I started last week. The purpose of this column, plainly stated, is to bring the white devil to his knees. Here’s how we do…The Crop: Hitman The Studio: 20th Century Fox The Director: Xavier Gens The Producers: Luc Besson, Adrian Askarieh, Chuck Gordon and Daniel Alter The Writer: … Continue reading