Rogue Pictures has announced the official start of production on their remake of the cult thriller The Hitcher, and while they’re at it have plunked in the third member of the cast to be terrorized by the homicidal drifter: TV regular Zachary Knighton, also of The Prince & Me. The update (from Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes … Continue reading
Michael Bay’s well-cast battle between Autobots and Decepticons hammers audiences with glorious rapid-editing next summer, and we’re finally catching glimpses of what to expect. I assume the gargantuan cybernetic eye in the new Transformers teaser poster is not to scale (even Orson Welles’ electronic ass wasn’t that big), but it certainly does give a somewhat … Continue reading
After watching (or fast-forwarding through) five seasons now, I’ve determined that the TV show 24 is a complete and utter failure at being an effective suspense-action-drama. It is, however, the greatest sitcom on television. If the show wasn’t so hilariously and unintentionally retarded, it’d be downright unwatchable — I’ve laughed myself nauseous at the preposterous "twists". Internal strife … Continue reading
New Line has made the “brave” decision to remake the notoriously brutal Japanese film Battle Royale, giving it the diluted Hollywood treatment. The new version is being put together by maker of noisy “entertainment” Neal Moritz and Asian remake master Roy Lee. The futuristic flick (the last finished film of Kinji Fukasaku) starred “Beat” Takeshi … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
The guy who built his career on black comedy-dramas about human relationships may not seem like a prime candidate to remake a genuinely bizarre 70s horror flick, but Neil LaBute’s update of The Wicker Man looks pretty intriguing. The movie features Nic Cage (channeling The Dead Zone Walken, or at least his hair) as a … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
I’ll jump on any opportunity to mention my infatuation with Jessica Alba’s impossible posterior, and she’s been kind enough lately to present that very opening (while I can only offer photos of her doing such). The heavenly slice has joined the indie comedy Bill, which already has a pretty terrific cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Timothy … Continue reading
The Rodriguez/Tarantino exploitation smashup Grind House continues to collect familiar faces in its extensive cast, which now includes puppy-eyed Lost castaway Naveen Andrews. In Planet Terror (or Project Terror, we’re still not sure which), Rodriguez’s half of the horror double-feature, Andrews (he’s dreamy!) will play a military scientist helping battle the murderous "sickos" unleashed by an experiment … Continue reading
Tara Chace Heads to Iraq in Queen & Country By Mark Wheaton “What they have isn’t conclusive. You two will have to find a smoking gun that the CIA can present to the White House and the Pentagon after the fact, justifying the action.” “Queen & Country” returns. Thank friggin’ God, right? What’s even better … Continue reading