The Philip K Dick train shows no sign of slowing down, even if it isn’t always the most profitable ride in town (sorry, Scanner Darkly). The guy’s stories remain one of Hollywood’s favorite wells to… dip into? Draw from? I’m not quite sure how to complete that cliché. But anyway, you know what I’m talking … Continue reading
Die Hard 4 (now known as Die Hard: Reset, but probably should be known as Die Hard: CTRL ALT DEL), the superfluous resurrection of the long-dormant series, is adding one of tomorrow’s most manly action stars to the cast: Justin Long will be joining Bruce Willis as they attempt to stop terrorists from destroying the … Continue reading
Who do I have to put a silver bullet in to get a decent werewolf movie? It seems like for every moderate success in the subgenre like Dog Soldiers or Ginger Snaps, there’s a Cursed or an Underworld or a dozen direct-to-video disasters that just don’t have the budget to properly depict raging lycanthropes. The … Continue reading
The internet has changed the way people make friends, get information and even get laid. Could it be changing the way movies are made as well? I’m not fully sold, but here’s an intriguing idea: MySpace meets Louis B Mayer. It’s a site called LiveMansion.com, a social networking site (like MySpace and Friendster) that is … Continue reading
Oh, Jessica. Jessica, Jessica, Jessica. I love you as much as I’m allowed (judge says it has to be from at least 500 feet away), but I have to question the thought process when it comes to selecting projects. An Adam Sandler movie? You’re so much better than that. Just look at you. I mean, … Continue reading
The streak of Terry Gilliam’s notoriously rotten luck is momentarily ending – his latest pseudo-fantasy Tideland has gone virtually unloved since least year’s Toronto Film Fest (though I would argue that any Gilliam movie is fascinating on some level), but is now finally making it to screens. The story follows a young girl (future hottie … Continue reading
After making a particularly dreadful real estate purchase in the Amityville Horror remake, toothy beauty Melissa George has been getting herself into some extremely bad situations. She’ll play a tourist on a vacation gone awry in Fox Atomic’s upcoming thriller Turistas, and now she’ll be battling bloodsuckers for an entire month. The Australian delicacy and … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Miami Vice $25,100,000 $25,100,000 1 2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest $20,400,000 $358,300,000 4 3 John Tucker Must Die $14,000,000 $14,000,000 1 4 Monster House $11,500,000 $43,800,000 2 5 The Ant Bully $8,100,000 $8,100,000 1 6 You Me and Dupree $7,000,000 $59,000,000 3 7 Lady … Continue reading
Towards the end of my hour long one on one with Brett Ratner on the set of Zak Penn’s imrov poker comedy The Grand, Dave Davis came over. He had been wondering where I had gotten off to, and was amazed to see that I was still talking to Ratner. Mostly, it seems, he was … Continue reading