Earlier this week, I pissed off Joss Whedon and the assembled army of Browncoats (those are the hardcore fanatics devoted to his show Firefly and subsequent movie Serenity) when I declared Serenity dead on arrival after a very poor first weekend of 10 million dollars. Most irksome to Joss et al was the fact that … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Columbia Tristar Home VideoMSRP: $14.94RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 73 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Trailers The Pitch “We’ve got Boris Karloff and a mad scientist premise. A plot where something actually happens is totally unnecessary!” The Humans Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers and John Dilson. The Nutshell Dr. Tim Morgan is … 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
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: PalmMSRP: $24.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: N/ASPECIAL FEATURES:• Multiple Commentaries for each video• Three Documentaries A music video is essentially an extension of a song. It’s supposed to give the viewer an extra insight into what a certain song represents, or shed some light on intended symbolism that isn’t necessarily apparent … Continue reading
I have not yet seen all of Doug Liman’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith. This is due to a couple of reasons, but the biggest one is that Fox doesn’t always like to invite me to their press screenings. I did catch some of it on a plane, a couple of weeks back, and while I … Continue reading
This weekend I had an argument with someone about video game movies. The person thought that there could never be a good movie made from a video game, while I said that there’s no reason the basic structure of a video game couldn’t be grafted onto a good story. Sure, video game movies until now … Continue reading
Holy shit, this column DIDN’T go on a two-month break again! In case some of you folks haven’t been aware, Creature Corner has been reanimated in a big way. Brit deity Dan Whitehead has taken over the reins and is slowly but surely guiding that bitch back to a level of greatness. Expect more cooler … Continue reading
***Update***It’s official, we will partner with these guys for all the cities having the screening, so people in Boston, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Austin, Houston, San Francisco, and Seattle all pip ein with your entries and who knows what may happen? Make sure to specify what city. Also, I’ve been asked to forward these … Continue reading
***Update*** It’s official, we will partner with these guys for all the cities having the screening, so people in Boston, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Austin, Houston, San Francisco, and Seattle all pip ein with your entries and who knows what may happen? Make sure to specify what city. Also, I’ve been asked to forward … Continue reading