Fangoria was always one of two dirty magazines for me as a kid. The first was Cosmo – you know, before I discovered it wasn’t filled with naked ladies, but just the cleave-heavy one on the front. Fangoria, on the other hand, never blueballed. I knew if I saw some dude with an axe in … Continue reading
If you’ve been hanging around these parts for a little while, you’ll remember that I did extensive interviews with Paul Greengrass when he was set to direct an adaptation of Watchmen (way back when it was still set up at Paramount). When that project didn’t happen we stayed in touch and I ended up doing … Continue reading
Impatient with the slow trickle of titles for the Wii’s Virtual Console service? Perhaps you’re philosophically-opposed to purchasing a downloadable game when you already own the original cartridge. There’s a brand-new product on the market to set your troubled mind at ease. It’s called the FC Twin, and it contains full chipsets for both the … Continue reading
Welcome to another Special Edition. We’ve got quite a few titles to look at this week, so let’s get right to it. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS Director Clint Eastwood was nominated for Best Director and Best Picture at this year’s Oscars. He won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Picture as well. All these … Continue reading
1. FADE IN MAGAZINE – VOL. 9, No. 4 "Entertainment" magazines are well and good for light reads and what have you. But if you really care about film as a medium and want to read magazines that reflect that, one of your best bets is Fade In. Despite a dull, "trade mag"-esque layout, this … Continue reading
Sometimes you have to leave a good thing alone. Sometimes once is enough. Sometimes you really can’t go home again. Tell that to Dan Aykroyd, who made an appearance on a country music station and announced that a Ghostbusters III is happening. Despite Ghostbusters II. Aykroyd told the DJ that the new film would be … Continue reading
I told you all, but you wouldn’t listen. You whined about David Goyer on The Flash. You celebrated his departure. And while your backs were turned, Warner Bros was dropping a roofie in your drink so they could assrape you for the next few years. The assraping comes in the form of Shawn Levy being … Continue reading
It’s that time again, tv fans—pilot season. Even as we speak, thousands of struggling actors and writers are descending on production offices nationwide (okay, maybe just New York and L.A.), all chasing the dream. And even as we speak, the men and women in charge of casting a veritable array of new pilots plan to … Continue reading
Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 The Messenger $14,500,000 $14,500,000 1 2 Because I Told You So $13,022,000 $13,022,000 1 3 Epic Movie $8,225,000 $29,369,000 2 4 Night at the Museum $6,750,000 $225,365,000 7 5 Smokin’ Aces $6,324,000 $24,955,000 2 6 Stomp the Yard $4,200,000 $56,001,000 4 7 Dreamgirls $4,048,000 $92,795,000 … Continue reading