July 15th sees the release of Tim Burton’s reimagining of Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp as the mysterious and sort of creepy candy kingpin, Willy Wonka. We’re excited to team up with Warner Bros to bring you a cool sweepstakes featuring a ton of neat Chocolate Factory related prize … Continue reading
Director Uwe Boll catches a lot of flak from people online. This may be due to celluloid atrocities like House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, or perhaps it’s just his dodgy elocution and blame-shifting. Still, Dr. Boll is indeed a qualified filmmaker, at least in the respect that he captures images of actors … Continue reading
Q: What did the undead burglar like to do?A: Rob Zombie. That horrid joke was for one reader in particular, but for the rest of you out there just know that the Dragula racer himself is back behind the lens and he’s brought Ken GODDAMN Foree (Devin’s interview in a few days) with him. The … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: First Look MediaMSRP: $24.99RUNNING TIME: 102 min.RATED: RSPECIAL FEATURES:• Featurette • Trailers The Pitch “It’s Blade Runner with horny gods!” The Humans Thomas Kretschmann (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, The Karate Dog), Charlotte Rampling (Orca, Zardoz), Linda Hardy (Miss France) The Nutshell In the sleek New York of 2095, genetic manipulation … Continue reading
Summertime rolls on. The box office "slump" continued through June, but at least the month ended on a high note – the unexpectedly good War of the Worlds. And I’m still getting hate mail for not liking Batman Begins, so that’s something. July doesn’t offer much to kick start the stuttering BO, but it does … Continue reading
Summertime rolls on. The box office "slump" continued through June, but at least the month ended on a high note – the unexpectedly good War of the Worlds. And I’m still getting hate mail for not liking Batman Begins, so that’s something. July doesn’t offer much to kick start the stuttering BO, but it does … Continue reading
This week’s regular column was so gargantuan, the trade paperback collections and original graphic novels were carved out and given their own space to breathe. For those of you out there who don’t/won’t/can’t follow regular monthly issues and/or prefer to page through a nice thick book, this is the place for you! Earthboy Jacobus (Image … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $68.92 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 430 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Documentaries• Rare Screen Tests• Wardrobe Tests• Additional Scenes• Premiere Footage• Photo Galleries• Giant – English Dolby Surround Stereo Note to Nick and Readers: I apologize for not getting this review posted sooner. A new house has taken up most of … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.97 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 111 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary by director Bud Yorkin, Amy Madigan and Ann-Margret I often find that the unremarkable film is the hardest type of film to watch. A good film is obviously a lot of fun to watch, and a bad film … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $19.98 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 103 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Featurette: "From the Ukelele to the Strat"• Featurette: "The Making of Dolly Dagger"• Additional concert performance Here’s a revelation for you: Jimi Hendrix may not have been human. In that subset of humanity composed of musicians, he was revered by … Continue reading