Poor Baz Luhrmann can’t catch a break these days. He was competing with Oliver Stone to get an Alexander the Great project off the ground, and when Stone’s stunk, it sank Baz’s take on the subject. That was a number of years just wasted for the director. Now he’s gotten his act together to get … Continue reading
This may not be news to you, but it was news to me. Then again, I just write the TV news here, so why would I be up to date with what’s happening on the boob tube? At any rate, the Sundance Channel is going to premiere City of Men tonight at 9; it’s the … Continue reading
Samuel L Jackson continues to indiscriminately sign on to projects, the latest being an adaptation of Stephen King’s short story 1408, itself an adaptation of a section of his book The Shining. Jackson seems to just sign whatever contract is on the top of his pile these days, and he’s working harder than a man … Continue reading
I was hoping that after Mr. & Mrs. Smith Doug Liman would return to making smaller movies. He hasn’t, but it seems like he’s meeting me halfway – the most famous person currently on board his next project, Jumper, is Jamie “Gone after the second act of King Kong” Bell. The movie is a sci-fi … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $9.99RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 80 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Theatrical Trailer• Bonus Interview Footage• Deleted Scenes Disclaimer: This is a Blue State review. The Pitch “Got a good Karl Rove story? I mean, one we can print?” The Humans James Moore, Wayne Slater, John Weaver, Max Cleland, Joseph Wilson, many … 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
Where the hell is The Special Edition this week? Due to some unforeseen circumstances, it hit the bricks. Or maybe I should say the situation hit me. Head on. Hopefully next week it’ll be back in action, roundhouse kicking all of your digital assess into the ether. In the meantime, enjoy this special Bargain Bin … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $29.99RATED: GRUNNING TIME: 111 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Behind-the-scenes with voice talent• Feature storyboards The Pitch "Judy Blume in Japan." The Humans English track: Brittany Snow (Namine in Kingdom Hearts 2) as Shizuku, David Gallagher (7th Heaven) as Seiji. Japanese track: Youko Honna (The Cat Returns) as Shizuku, Kazuo Takahashi … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $26.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 255 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: Sci-Fi Inside: The Triangle featurette (Chock Full o’ Spoiler Warning) The Pitch Let’s take sci-fi concepts seen in The X-Files, Star Trek: TNG, Sphere, Species, and a bunch of other franchises, add a little Ghost Ship, toss in some random … Continue reading
I guess comic books are still a dependable source for movie material, but studios must now be sifting through the cheapie bins looking for hidden gems. "Hey, what’s this stuck between Bloodpool and D.P.7? Power & Glory? Never heard of it! Looks good, here’s my quarter!" New Line has rescued Howard Chaykin’s comic Power & … Continue reading