First those Aint It Cool News bastards get a long cut of Knocked Up, the new Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen comedy, for their Butt-Numb-A-Thon. Now they have three exclusive poster premieres – two domestic and one international. I am so jealous!It’s no secret that I worship at the altar of Apatow – from Freaks and Geeks … Continue reading
My earliest memory of the game of football is watching Chico and Harpo Marx play cards on the field in the middle of a huddle. Shortly after that, the chariot arrived, and my conception of the game was forever warped. I was further upset when I learned that football and Calvinball were two different sports. … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: WarnerMSRP: $19.97RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 93 minSPECIAL FEATURES:• Introduction by Michael Crichton• Feature Commentary by Michael Crichton• Theatrical trailer• Dukes of Hazzard preview The Pitch “I am an immaterial girl.” The Humans Albert Finney (Wolfen), James Coburn (The President’s Analyst), Leigh Taylor-Young, Susan Dey (L.A. Law), Dorian Harewood (Justice League), … Continue reading
How do you make a sequel to a movie where almost every main character is killed off in the end? (SPOILERS!!!!) That’s the dilemma facing William Monahan, who has been quietly toying with a sequel to the smash hit Martin Scorsese crime film The Departed. The Departed is based on the Hong Kong movie Infernal … Continue reading
Oh, Variety, you’ve done it again. Earlier this year you goinked my Zyzzyx Road story without giving me any credit, and eventually had to run a piece saying CHUD originated Zyzzyx Fever. Today you ran a piece about how Marc Rocco – whose last directorial gig was Murder in the First in 1995 – would … Continue reading
Dominic Sena rarely makes movies. It was seven years between Kalifornia, his first film, and Gone in Sixty Seconds.* It was only a year until his next movie – Swordfish – but the guy has been out of the game for the last six years. We were all happy, but we knew that Sena would … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony PicturesMSRP: $26.96RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 112 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind the scenes featurette• Blooper reel• Commentary by the director• Deleted scenes• Interview with Mark Richt• Music video• Theatrical trailer The Pitch It doesn’t matter how awful your football team is, if you praise God then he will smite all … Continue reading
With Renny-Harlin craziness that is the hit and miss mostly miss lately, (The Excorcist: The Beginning, Mindhunters, The Covenant), Harlin’s pushing through his nine lives like they’re braided belts and the knots that dangle them (there’s no denying– you know you wore them). The guy rebounds flop after flop and still gets hired. There’s something … Continue reading
The Zodiac Killer case is one of America’s great murder mysteries. He terrorized San Francisco between 1968 and 1969, killing at least five people, and continued to taunt the authorities with letters for years to come. His letters contained cryptograms, and three of them remain unsolved to this day. The letter above is a scan, … Continue reading
With a successful debut under his belt (the Dawn of the Dead remake) and excitement for his stylized adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 at a good level, Snyder is in a good place in Hollywood right now. Accordingly, Warners, who’s not only making 300 but also Watchmen, with Snyder has decided to give his production … Continue reading