Avi Arad is stepping down as Chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios. He will stay on as Creative Advisor for Marvel through the remainder of 2006, but will be turning his attention to independently producing films through his Avi Arad Productions. He’ll remain involved in some current productions, such as Spider-Man 3, Iron Man and … Continue reading
I had to make sure no one spiked my coffee this morning when I read that the Weinsteins want to cast George Clooney in a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. I’m going to give you a moment to let that sink in. Apparently the Brothers W are hot to remake the film, adding CGI-assisted … Continue reading
Baz Luhrmann is a filmmaker who I really admire, which is why it bugs me so much that he hasn’t made a movie in years, and that every time he tries to get one going, it seems that bad luck takes him down. After the masterpiece of Moulin Rouge I thought Baz would sail right … Continue reading
Is this the line for the Rian Johnson bandwagon? If so, I want on. The young director’s first feature, Brick, is an often brilliant film made all the more amazing by the fact that it just should not, in any rational world, work at all. Johnson has married the plot structure, characters and dialogue of … Continue reading
In the time it’s taken another Die Hard to come together, I could’ve (hyperbole alert) gone through police training, made detective, had my own improbable encounter with terrorists and shot my own movie about the experience. After a decade of rumors (Justin Timberlake as John Jr.? Tony Jaa as the villain?) and false starts and … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $28.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 104 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary with director and stars• Trailer• Bloopers The Pitch "A magical blending of noir, comedy, action, and satire." The Humans Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer. Michelle Monoghan, Corben Bernsen, Shannyn Sossamon, Larry Miller, Dash Mihok. The Nutshell Downey portrays … Continue reading
Remember a little over fourteen years ago? There were several things on television to impressionable young bastards, and Dinosaurs was one of them, Voltron reruns being another. Long since a TGIF staple (it’s only a matter of time before Hanging with Mr. Cooper arrives; hopefully), it had disappeared into time, a casualty of not a … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
Hello, I’m late. The end of May is upon is, and in terms of DVDs, this is such a non-week. If you’re duly prepared, take a look at June’s first batch of gooey offerings for your rumbling viewing pit (click here and scroll some) – and quickly realize, like a bad monetary relationship we’re all … Continue reading
It seems like the marketing monkeys have finally figured out how to sell Bryan Singer’s franchise-defibrillating Superman Returns: by focusing on chipmunk-cheeked villain Lex Luthor and his nefarious plot to cover the planet in black crystal or some nonsense that probably seems like a good idea at the time. My interest in the Superman character remains … Continue reading