RATED AARGH! #23 – VALENTINES DAY '07
Ah, does anything cut so sweet, or so deep, as Cupid’s arrow?
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YOU’LL BELIEVE A DOG CAN FLY
You can’t always tell much about a movie from the trailer. You can tell even less from the teaser. But that doesn’t stop most of us from leaping to conclusions when we see one, and I have to say that if the teaser for Underdog is representative of the tone and attitude of the actual … Continue reading
IS GALACTUS, DEVOURER OF WORLDS, OUT TO LUNCH?
Ioan Gruffud, best known to you as Mr. Fantastic in the Fantastic Four movies, is also starring in Amazing Grace, a movie about the English slavery abolition movement that features the single cheesiest trailer I have ever seen. Gruffud’s been doing a press tour in the States for that film, and while I was out … Continue reading
LUKAS HAAS A NEW ROLE
THE ORPHANAGE FINDS LOVING HOME IN U.S.
Spain has always had a decent tradition of film history, but 2006/2007 are shaping up to be a banner year for high-profile exposure of its artists. In fact, Spain is shaping up to be the new "it" girl of foreign cinema. Volver has obviously earned a boatlaoad of critical acclaim and Spanish horror is on … Continue reading
LEONARDO DICAPRIO GETS ON ANOTHER SINKING SHIP
The collapse of Enron is a compelling story of greed and betrayal of trust in modern America… if you can get your head around the whole thing. There’s some serious math and financial hoohah going on here, and even after watching the excellent and informative documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room I don’t … Continue reading
MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 2.13.07
Back in the day when print media ruled the industry (a decade ago, or so), there was a games publisher that gave itself the humble name of GOD, which they claim stood for Gathering of Developers, but we know better. Well, Nietzsche won out over GOD and the publisher folded; but now it’s back, with … Continue reading
GIVE UP THE GHOSTS
When you look at independent film distributors in America, one of the odder birds you’ll find is Samuel Goldwyn Films. While many smaller distributors focus on developing a brand identity (e.g. Lionsgate now primarily releasing horror and action genre pics), Samuel Goldwyn Films seems to operate in its own little odd pocket of the universe … Continue reading
IAN MCSHANE IS RISING
My brother is pretty bummed out about the whole thing with The Flash, where Shawn Levy has somehow gotten to be the director of the film version of his favorite comic book character. Maybe he can take some comfort in knowing that a decent actor – Ian McShane in this case – is attached to … Continue reading
MEDIA REPORTS (2.13.07)
1. BLENDER – MARCH ’07 Ostensibly a music magazine, Blender is really more a somewhat music-based pop culture rag. You’ll get your share of record reviews and interviews as they copy much of the look/format of England’s far superior Q magazine, but there’s a distinctly American spazziness that makes this an unpredictable, light, and usually … Continue reading