I just finished watching the DVD box set of Undeclared, the show that Judd Apatow did after Freaks and Geeks that got cancelled just as ignominiously. It’s great stuff – not as good as Freaks, but still classic. Apatow can dance on the edge of bathos but always brings it back with well timed and … Continue reading
I’m going to step up to the plate here and admit that I am confused. I really thought that Super Ex, the next film from Ivan “let’s pretend Evolution didn’t happen” Reitman about a guy who discovers his girlfriend is a super hero, starred Luke Wilson. IMDB, not the most accurate place ever, says that … Continue reading
Richard Kelly is finally getting some work out there for the millions of cult fans and hipsters who fell so madly in love with the man’s 2001 mindfuck, Donnie Darko. The first gig (as writer) is Tony Scott’s upcoming Domino, which may or may not feature a bounty hunter (I’m not quite sure as the … Continue reading
I admit, I quit Deadwood. After they killed Wild Bill I felt like the series lost all forward momentum, since I didn’t find the continued use of “cocksucker”and “motherfucker” as novel as the rest of the TV audience, what with me being an Italian from New York. I may have missed out on some stuff, … Continue reading
Just when you think that Casino Royale, the 21st James Bond movie, is just an excuse to keep proposing new Bonds, it is announced that the film has a new screenwriter – none other than Paul Haggis has been brought on board to rewrite the current script. What a coup for this guy. You know … Continue reading
Usually when we get to visit the set of a movie, we go with a whole gaggle of other websites. It’s fun, because most of the other web people are very cool to hang out with, but what ends up happening is that all the sites have the same content. Look, we know that you … Continue reading
UFOs. Old fashioned zombies. Tough G-Men. Gangsters. The secret formula for the nation’s favorite soft drink. The Zomball. A stop motion monster. These are the elements that make I Was a Zombie for the FBI one of the strangest and quirkiest movies ever made. Shot in 1982, it looks and feels just like it came … Continue reading
Ralph Fiennes is one of those actors – one of those actors whose name you don’t know how to pronounce. Well, you know how, because you’ve heard it said by now, but when you first read it I know you thought he was "Ralf." He’s also one of those actors who are so good at what they do that … Continue reading
Ralph Fiennes is one of those actors – one of those actors whose name you don’t know how to pronounce. Well, you know how, because you’ve heard it said by now, but when you first read it I know you thought he was "Ralf." He’s also one of those actors who are so good at what they do that … Continue reading
Not that long ago, it seemed like the Western genre was all but dead. But like a revenant, it has risen from Boot Hill and must be gunned down like some unliving horror. At least that’s the direction the traditional Western seems to be heading: take some gunslingers and pit them against the supernatural. The … Continue reading