BUY IT AT AMAZON: Click HERESTUDIO: Cinema EpochMSRP: $27.98RATED: TV-PGRUNNING TIME: 91 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:•Commentary with cast and crew•Short Films (w/ optional commentary)•Various Featurettes (w/ optional commentary)•Deleted Scenes•Production and FX Galleries•Trailers•Promotional Maerial•Blooper Reel•Local News Stories on the production•Short-to-feature scene comparison The Pitch “It‘s A Nightmare on Elm Street meets Videodrome.” (Which is to say that it … Continue reading →
Well, Newell got caught up in his day job [Note from Nick: I love you, Newell Todd!] and was not able to continue writing Special Edition, so I’m the new kid on the block who will be taking over the column. I can’t match Newell’s wit but I hope to bring you something different, while … Continue reading →
Spider-Man has been the rare gift that keeps on giving- both to fans and to its studio, Sony Pictures. So far, it’s working for everyone and Sony’s doing their damndest to keep it that way. Riding the buzz train that will be Spider-Man 3, word on both Sycamore and Cherry Lane- i.e.- the streets (according … Continue reading →
Frank Miller doesn’t look that well. He’s sort of blotchy, and his voice is raspy. He’s sucking on a lozenge, and I can’t tell if he had a long night or is just coming down with something. Happily, Miller slowly seems to come into his own, and by the evening, when he joins us for … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $49.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 1200 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Does the box count?The Pitch"It’s hockey meets…shit, it’s really just hockey. Hmm, gotta gussie this up a bit. What to do, what to do…I know! It’s hockey meets graphic, hardcore pornography!"The HumansForty years worth of Philadelphia Flyers team members, including … Continue reading →
24 hours after my first viewing of Hot Fuzz I am still chuckling over small moments and big jokes. I’m not allowed to write a review of the film yet, but I don’t think anyone is going to mind that I tell you that Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost do not suffer from … Continue reading →
The Green Zone is where, in the days after the fall of Iraq, Paul Bremer and his gang of Coalition Provisional Authority goons tried to run the rebuilding of the country. Here’s an image of just how doomed to failure this was: every meal, every day, served in the Green Zone cafeteria, which was staffed … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: The Biography ChannelMSRP: $24.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 4 Hours, 46 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind-the-scenes featurette• "Hot Laps" Q & A segment• Driver bios The Pitch "It’s Talladega Nights meets those films they show you in grade school when it’s raining outside and the teachers don’t want to deal with muddy … Continue reading →
300 is a film that’s getting humped every which way from the film geek crowd (I’m doing my duty around the ankle parts), but one I haven’t heard a lot of buzz around from the mainstream movie goer. When March 9 rolls around, it will be interesting to see if the masses jump on board. … Continue reading →