In the late 50s, novelist Richard Yates wasn’t liking what he was seeing- a lack of revolutionary spirit replaced with a general quest for the perceived security resting behind white picket fences, track housing and Congressional hearings. At the very least, his observations sound familiar in a time when an American public seems less concerned … Continue reading
A few months back there was an official picture posted of the money maker from AVP 2 in some head-to-phallic head action– some people thought it looked like turd, others (all one of you and me) thought it looked okay. Now there’s another batch of pictures thanks to Design Studio Express. The slick art/educational book … Continue reading
I don’t know if you’ve become hip to this or not, but apparently there’s some movie coming out called The Dark Knight. I hear it’s something about a guy dressed up in a bat costume and a green haired serial killer. If my sources have it right, the movie is currently shooting. It’s all hush-hush, … Continue reading
Wow. If we’re not being beat over the head with the subject… Fresh off the last 24 hours debate and musings on nihilistic filmmaking or lack thereof comes news on the Saw crew’s next. It’s titled, appropriately, Tortured.The title plays out on both the psychological and physical aspects of pain, as the story follows the … Continue reading
So Hostel II‘s got another poster out (see a larger version here). And this one got to me. Not in the way naked beheaded lady tried to both titillate and disturb you, or even the way adiposed meat tested the gag reflex of vegetarians everywhere. No, this one’s relatively benign– but its subtle implication is … Continue reading
Not everyone has the opportunity to be a fat guy and cash in on the whole "funny fat guy" shtick. However, CBS made the King of Queens’ "fat guy married to a hot chick sitcom" template into a twelve-tittied milking machine, and no one can be happier about that than Kevin James. All good things … Continue reading
"Fame! I’m gonna live forever. I’m gonna learn how to fly… HIGH!" Ok, now that you’ve hopefully got that song stuck in your head for the rest of the day and can share in my misery, let’s get down to business. MGM is footing the bill on a $25 million remake of the beloved 1980s … Continue reading
Speak of the devil. Mere hours after Devin reported on Shawn Levy’s focus to deliver Hardy Men, we find the whole thing is being rewritten by Simon Kinberg, the man behind Mr & Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand and XXX: State of The Union. From scratch. Thanks for trying, Mark “Herbie: Fully Loaded” Perez.What … Continue reading
There’s been a lot of hand wringing and gnashing of teeth in the week and a half since Grindhouse whimpered onto the screen. I’d daresay the topic has been beaten more senseless than a Karl Urban starring vehicle and yet, more news continues to eek forth.As the illustrious Mr. Beaks reported Easter Sunday, word was … Continue reading
The whole Raimi/Hobbit geekgasm news from a while back may have been juicy rumor, but Columbia seems to have been listening to the fantasy yearnings of everyone’s favorite Spidey director. Columbia has picked up a script from Freddy vs. Jason writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift and hopes to put it on the fast track. … Continue reading