There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that Nick is doing a live Podcast of his Golden Globes coverage. The bad news is that means Devin (aka me) will be the one doing the text commentary in this space. I can’t hope to match Nick’s infamous stream of consciousness and reference-laden … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATING: RRUNNING TIME: 138 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Jim Morrison: An American Poet in Paris" documentary• "The Doors in L.A." documentary• "The Road to Excess" documentary• Feature commentary w/ director Oliver Stone• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Deleted scenes• Trailers The Pitch "It’s what you’d expect from a movie about a guy who … Continue reading →
Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 Stomp the Yard $22,000,000 $22,000,000 1 2 Night at the Museum $17,100,000 $185,756,000 4 3 The Pursuit of Happyness $9,100,000 $134,479,000 5 4 Dreamgirls $8,122,000 $64,963,000 5 5 Freedom Writers $7,117,000 $18,441,000 2 6 Children of Men $6,432,000 $21,398,000 3 7 Alpha Dog $6,142,000 $6,142,000 … Continue reading →
A mysterious scooper has given Robert Sanchez of IESB.net some information about the first couple of pages of the script for Star Trek XI*, which is being produced under the auspices of Mr. JJ Abrams, of Alias, Lost and Mission: Impossible 3 fame. IESB reports that while the first few pages of the script don’t … Continue reading →
Sometimes I have ignored my better judgment and stood by the creators of ABC’s desert island drama, Lost. While the online fanbase bitched about slow-moving plots and endless mysteries, I have long believed that these guys had an idea of what they were doing and where they were going – and I also just didn’t … Continue reading →
Scooper Brendan O’Neill sent us a link to this picture, which is apparently the first image from Alien vs Predator 2, and it’s a doozy. And by doozy I mean a complete piece of crap. There’s something about the rubbery Xenomorph suit that calls to mind the crummier Godzilla movies. The Predator looks good enough, … Continue reading →
Coming Soon “caught up”* with Kevin Smith and talked to him about some of his upcoming projects, most of which will hopefully keep him in front of the camera and not behind it. The biggest thing he had to talk about was his five days of work on Live Free or Die Hard; the Jersey … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $26.98RATING: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 278 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Subtitles! The Pitch The standard family sitcom with the added bonus of granny sass. The Humans Vicki Lawrence, Ken Barry, Rue McClanahan, Carol Burnett, Dorothy Lyman She should have listened to Indy when he said to keep her eyes … Continue reading →
Last week we told you about Johnny Depp’s production company and Warner Bros optioning the rights to an upcoming book about mortally irradiated Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Now Columbia Pictures and Michael Mann are getting in the act – they’re optioning a book called Death of a Dissident, which is being written by Alex Goldfarb … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: WarnerMSRP: $39.98RATED: Not rated SPECIAL FEATURES:• Disc 1: Introduction by Robert Osborne• Disc 2: Baby Face theatrical trailerHollywood’s ‘Pre-Code Era’ lasted approximately four years, paralleling the growth of the talkies. It’s a bit of a misnomer: the Hays Office had been established in 1922, but didn’t start directly enforcing … Continue reading →