3-D! It’s the sensation that’s sweeping the nation! Again. Of course, I don’t need to expound any further for you who love sharp objects hovering in front of your face or filmic blood all but showering you and yours. As for you who haven’t experienced the wonders of space age 3-D, the actual execution of … Continue reading
Bond Girls are a phenomenon of their own devising. They come with enormous hype at casting time, but when it’s all said and done, their roles never seem to leave a mark beyond the film’s expiration date and the Bond-verse they inhabit. As such, their casting isn’t as much news as it is the Babe … Continue reading
If you like your Jessica Alba trailers with lots of ass and abs, you’re going to have to dust off your copy of Into the Blue. After you pick it up from the Big Box $2.99 discount bin, that is.In the mean time, shed a few salty tears of sorrow over a regularly clothed Jessica … Continue reading
Remember Rogue? You know, the Croc movie that rushed Primeval into theaters last spring? The Rogue that’s been floating around waiting for a US release date as it’s punted from slot to slot, the latest being from October to indefinitely? Since most films suffering from this kind of turmoil smell like turds from miles away, … Continue reading
It’s been a few months since Ratatouille arrived and drifted lazily downstream, managing expectations while plucking dollar bills off what’s left of the money trees lining the River Pixar. Funny thing is, $203 million domestic ain’t bad by anyone’s standards, but it’s being stacked against the likes of Pixar’s 1999-2004 successes including the $339 million … Continue reading
Like an unannounced dog turd that silently arrives on your front lawn, Resident Evil: Extinction just kind of plops into theaters this weekend. The esteemed Dellamorte predicts a win for the coiled stinker and I can’t say I’d argue with that kind of logic. But will it be enough to propel the franchise to sequel … Continue reading
While various pics of Valkyrie’s one-eyed Tom (as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg) made their way to public consumption and consternation, United Artists was been tenderly massaging the will of the German government to allow shooting in the infamous Bendlerblock courtyard- the spot the Hitler assassination conspiracy began and ultimately ended. Apparently, authenticity and cultural understanding … Continue reading
— Yesterday, I bemoaned Walden‘s continued onslaught of YA fiction adaptations. For some reason, they’re not listening, and that may be well and good. Walden has just added Tim Robbins as a secretive inventor in addition to Martin Landeau, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Harry Treadway to their upcoming adaptation of City of Ember. The title sounds … Continue reading
Naomi Watts. The gal’s pulled down some pretty great performances and projects to slather her resume with– especially Babe: Pig in the City (not to mention Stay and The Ring 2*). My buddy and I always argue about her level of hotness (I’m in the ordinarily lovely camp**- he’s in the "hotness with cute little … Continue reading
I know they’re for kids, but I’ve got nothing left. Nothing. I’m weak from the continual onslaught of flimsy YA fiction adaptations being optioned, filmed, trailered and jammed into theaters under the marketing-centric trappings of "beloved" and "magical". And yet- here comes Savvy.You may have already guessed the production company (Walden). You inevitably know the … Continue reading