If I have as much fun in a theater with another movie this year as I had with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, 2005 will go down in history as the greatest year for cinema ever. Shane Black, best known for his high-octane buddy pictures like Lethal Weapon and The Long Kiss Goodnight, makes his directorial … Continue reading
If I have as much fun in a theater with another movie this year as I had with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, 2005 will go down in history as the greatest year for cinema ever. Shane Black, best known for his high-octane buddy pictures like Lethal Weapon and The Long Kiss Goodnight, makes his directorial … Continue reading
The issue film seems to have been relegated to TV for the last few years, but every now and then one rears its head and lumbers to the Academy Awards – The Insider, or Erin Brockovich or Boys Don’t Cry. For 2005 it’s North Country, a fictioned up version of true events that led up … Continue reading
Charisma machine The Rock is still looking for that cinematic smash in his post-grappling career, and while The Rundown got the most checkmarks on the quality scoresheet, it didn’t light up the box office for some reason. Doom may have sufficient guns and monsters to bust open the vault door, and Southland Tales will probably … Continue reading
Every couple of years the other Steve Martin emerges from his hole, blearily blinks his eyes, makes a good movie, and then goes back to sleep again. While that Steve Martin sleeps there’s a different guy who runs around making shitty and broad comedies like Bringing Down the House and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. … Continue reading
I’ve started fresh with the Graboid, going for a more polished and tougher perspective. If you get them from now on it’ll be because you’re an astute fan of movies. I’m not going to make it easy and it’s going to be from something I either like or find it fun to put on the … Continue reading
It’s hard to deny that Len Wiseman’s Underworld had a great premise that focused on the eternal secret war between vampires and werewolves, and while it may have fallen shy of its ambitions, the sequel Underworld: Evolution seems to be much grander in scope (Nick visited the set earlier in the year and came away … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $24.99RUNNING TIME: 116 min.RATED: RSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary• Featurette The Pitch “Why watch Stellan battle Pazuzu in the past in a piss poor Exorcist film once when you can watch it twice in the form of two separate piss poor Exorcist films?” The Humans Stellan Skarsgård. Clara Bellar. … Continue reading
With Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire about to hit theaters (head to Coming Soon! for a look at the excellent new TV ad), attention is beginning to drift towards the next film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This is going to be an interesting film, if only … Continue reading
The saga of the making of Déjà Vu appears to be akin to the editing of a Tony Scott film. The project was on, with Denzel Washington in talks to star, and with New Orleans as the location. Then of course Katrina came and played havoc with everyone’s plans. Scott was going to shoot there … Continue reading