Dave Davis

FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE ORIGIN: THE DIRECTOR

I guess New Line and Platinum Dunes might be serious about getting a new entry in the indestructible Friday the 13th franchise into theaters this Halloween after all. They’ve already found someone to sit in the director’s chair and orchestrate the carnage, and it’s someone experienced with the mangled meat of men. The studio has grabbed … Continue reading

ANOTHER DIESEL-POWERED VEHICLE

After a long hard day blasting bad guys on the big screen (or, um… duck-sitting), hulking meat-machine Vin Diesel trades in his arsenal and grabs an Xbox controller for some relaxing violence in the comfort of his home/trailer/castle. The hardcore gamer (whose own game company was responsible for the rather excellent Chronicles of Riddick prequel … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 2.22.06

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

DAILY GRABOID 2.21.06

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

THOR’S COMIC COLUMN

Welcome the New Warrior Scribes! First, thank you to everyone that submitted articles for a spot on the column. There were a lot of high quality applicants. In fact, there were so many high quality applicants that we decided to take on four writers, when originally I was looking for two. Please welcome to the … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: ACTION

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SonyMSRP: $24.97RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 299 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentaries• Featurette These days, anyone with a cracked copy of Final Draft on their laptop and access to a digital camera can slap a movie together, the latest big studio announcements and production rumors are a mouse-click away, and shows like HBO’s … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Eight Below $25,000,000 $25,000,000 1 2 Date Movie $22,300,000 $22,300,000 1 3 The Pink Panther $21,000,000 $46,600,000 2 4 Curious George $15,300,000 $33,400,000 2 5 Final Destination 3 $12,500,000 $38,200,000 2 6 Firewall $10,300,000 $28,600,000 2 7 Freedomland $7,000,000 $7,000,000 1 8 Big Mommas House 2 $5,800,000 … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 2.20.06

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

DAILY GRABOID 2.17.06

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

SEEING DOUBLE AFFLECKS

Oscar winner Ben Affleck (man, that still seems like an odd thing to call the star of Gigli and Surviving Christmas) is finally putting the pieces together on his adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Boston-based mystery novel Gone Baby Gone, and some of it is genetic. The heroically-chinned actor, who penned the script and is making … Continue reading