Looks like the Box Office will be taking a big fat codwallop to the brown this weekend. The last weekend in April is traditionally slow, but hoooo-wee. Few were expecting so much wind-sucking. On the Friday before Spider-Man 3‘s box office bonanza, approximately not very many people went to see movies. Whether they’re saving coin … Continue reading
Horror has always been a place to find screaming girls who take their shirts off real good. Successful or not, horror girls are usually immortalized thanks to demise, humpin’ skill or just plain terrible acting. And thus, to the delight of many, they keep on coming thanks to the promise that anything in front of … Continue reading
My interest in Star Wars has waned to the point of Star Trek, (yeah, I said it- what!) but damned if I don’t revisit the universe that George built and blew up when anything Star Wars-ey rolls into town, so this week has seen more Star Wars on my computer than the past two years … Continue reading
Despite the goodwill garnered (and promptly, I humbly submit, pissed away) by Eddie Murphy in his excellent turn as James "Thunder" Early, the once red-leathered king of comedy continues to join forces with the powers of lowest common denominator in potentially flaccid family fare*. While that last line illustrates a sad propensity for a weakness … Continue reading
If the 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire is to be believed, all a golddigger (watch out!) has to do is have the luck of being nearsighted or presumptive. How not to marry a millionaire is a little more complicated when you have to do things like enter as a contestant on a reality … Continue reading
It’s been said that acting is the gateway drug. Star in a film and next thing you know you’ll be cutting tracks for your first CD, selling shampoo in Japan or, if you really get into the hard stuff, start directing other actors. Actually, I don’t know if it’s ever been said acting is the … Continue reading
Last year Robot Chicken threw out a spoof on Star Wars which had Palpatine receiving the news of a blowed up Death Star and, in his uncorked executive-level fury, called Darth Vader a little bitch for crying over "Panda Bear or whatever her name was". The world laughed. Yahoo reports (from what certainly feels like … Continue reading
Project Greenlight was one of those shows you’d think would be a surefire winner. Everybody loves movies, everybody loves drama and everybody loves them some well-constructed reality. Sadly, not everyone watched A&E or Bravo and Greenlight just kind of blew away. But let it be known- there was at least one eyeball shedding a figurative … Continue reading
It’s nothing new to say Hellboy was a nice little surprise wrapped up in a satisfying package and delivered by our favorite son of Mexico. Hellboy‘s release feels like ages ago thanks to a bit of languishing/dumping by Columbia and a pickup by Universal, but as we know, its sequel is pressing forward toward a … Continue reading
It’s an understatement to say the Weinsteins haven’t had the best luck of late. A string of recent, widely-released films including Hannibal Rising and Grindhouse have failed to make financial impacts and their award push with films like Miss Potter and Factory Girl simply landed lukewarm. There’s always the upcoming Sicko and My Blueberry Nights … Continue reading