I really wish Paul Bartel wasn’t dead. I have this thought often. These days it’s usually just one beard having empathy for another. But right now it’s because based on looks alone, Bartel would be perfect* to play Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski in a film likely to be directed by the Hughes Brothers. Los … Continue reading
Udated at the bottom! Alert reader Tony Cigarette Burns sends this message: Devin,Thanks to the powers of YouTube, some extended trailer of 300 has made its way onto the net:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UapGEIMQtkwNow I know what you’re saying, who cares, right? Scroll to 1:52 into the trailer for this beauty: Well that’s certainly Rorschach from Watchmen, Zack Snyder’s … Continue reading
Writing for CHUD these last few years has made me less actively cynical – ‘You soulless corporate bastards!’ – and more passively cynical – ‘It’s a business, what do you expect?’ – but every now and again something so egregiously awful comes down the pike that I find myself getting the old dander up. Such … Continue reading
When I’m Clint Eastwood’s age, I hope I’m dead. If I’m not dead I hope I’m spending a lot of time chilling out; I can respect Eastwood’s drive to keep on making movies even as the very bones in his body slowly disintegrate with age, but I can’t understand it. Eastwood’s still not done with … Continue reading
The Grey’s Anatomy spin-off centered on Kate Walsh’s neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery is shaping up with the addition of two television vets – Paul Adelstein and Tim Daly. Daly, best known for Wings and not being able to catch a break with a successful show since, will serve as the “McWhatever” character of the show … Continue reading
The more cineastes get to know Bong Joon-Ho and Park Chan-Wook, the more likely it is they’ll be known as the Spielberg and Lucas of Korea. They’ve already redefined Korean cinema, and made huge blockbusters that have outgrossed each other (Oldboy was a huge hit, but The Host‘s gross was so high that 25% of … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $29.99RATED: GRUNNING TIME: 77 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ Roy Disney and others• "Why I Made Peter Pan" w/ Walt Disney• Deleted songs• Alternate opening• Interactive games• "Peter Pan’s Virtual Flight"• "Peter’s Playful Prank" interactive storybook• T-Squad music video for "The Second Star to the Right" The Pitch … Continue reading
John Lasseter, the big man at Pixar, appeared at Disney’s shareholder meeting (held in New Orleans, I guess as a way to throw some bucks in the direction of what is incredibly still a disaster area) and announced, “We are finally in production on Toy Story 3.” He then gave a date for the release: … Continue reading
IESB is reporting that Jay Scherick and David Ronn, the poison pens behind Norbit, have been brought in to do a rewrite on a big screen version of old anthology show Fantasy Island, which will apparently star Eddie Murphy in a number of roles. My bet is that he’ll play just about every role – … Continue reading