As if I weren’t already looking forward to Death Proof enough, Variety is reporting that writer-director Quentin Tarantino is prepping an extended cut to perhaps screen in competition at Cannes. That his currently eighty-seven minute segment of Grindhouse has the potential to run a full two hours without padding shouldn’t come as a surprise to … Continue reading
You’re reading that article header correctly — the column that wouldn’t die has again…not…died. But for once, the fickleness of the Prognosticator’s general character and publishing schedule is justified, since it’s the perfect quality to embody April, that month of unreliable weather and wacky release dates. Not only is this month slammed with filler and … Continue reading
I like Mark Wahlberg a lot. And that’s really saying something, because I was a little indie rock snob at the peak of his Funky Bunch days, and the disdain my type felt for his type was hard to overcome. But Mark did overcome them, I was even rooting for him at the Oscars this … Continue reading
This really isn’t movie "news" per se, but once you’ve read these two stories – the first by The New York Post‘s Lou Lumenick and the second a supplemental anecdote of sorts posted to Livejournal by "moroccomole" – about the Fair Theater, New York City’s "Last Grindhouse", I’m confident that you’ll thank me for running … Continue reading
Doing interviews for Blades of Glory, I got to come about as close as I will ever get to fulfilling my dream of meeting Woody Allen by getting a chance to meet Will Ferrell, who stared in Melinda and Melinda. I also had the chance to meet with Jon Heder, who I have seen on … Continue reading
So I missed the unveiling of the cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Let me make that up to you with a fucking BARRAGE of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix images, now flooding my inbox from my good friends at Warner Bros. These images will be appearing in the new … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 88 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary w/ director and editor• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Trailers The Pitch "It’s Quetzacoatl meets The Exorcist in med school!" or, "How Not To Dispose Of A Corpse." The Humans Corri English, Scot Davis, Joshua Alba, Derrick O’Connor. The Nutshell Alison Blanchard is … Continue reading
In an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Mia Farrow and her son, Ronan (the Accuser), made some very strong statements about Steven Spielberg and his involvement in the 2008 Olympics, to be held in China. "Is Mr. Spielberg, who in 1994 founded the Shoah Foundation to record the testimony of survivors of the Holocaust, … Continue reading
You win, ok, Ice Cube? You win. I’ll buy the limited edition of Laugh Now, Cry Later with the bonus DVD. I’ll proclaim you the greatest West Coast rapper of all time. I’ll say or do whatever you want. Just step away from the slate of projects you have lined up….slowly. Real slow. No crazy … Continue reading
No project in years has divided me like You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (the last one to get me this confused was Debbie Does ‘Em All – how could she possibly do them all and within the running time? But yet that is such a great concept! God, even now I find I am … Continue reading