I’ve started fresh with the Graboid, going for a more polished and tougher perspective. If you get them from now on it’ll be because you’re an astute fan of movies. I’m not going to make it easy and it’s going to be from something I either like or find it fun to put on the … Continue reading →
People often say to me, they say, “Dave, you need to do more of your Underground columns, because my foreign cinema selections live and die by your very word!” Or something along those lines. But the truth is, lately there just haven’t been that many new movies from overseas (that I’ve been able to get … Continue reading →
You knew this was going to happen – with The 40 Year Old Virgin pulling in $100 million and Wedding Crashers catching twice that, every lemming studio exec is groping for a raunchy (and more importantly, inexpensive) R-rated comedy they can turn into box office Cialis. New Line has firmly placed their covetous hands on … Continue reading →
This should probably fall under the aegis of THUD, but I don’t want to hijack Devin’s irregular feature any more than he feels compelled to resuscitate my equally sporadic Underground column, so pretend the following news is more than just television related. The Sci-Fi Channel has graciously approved a new series that actually does not … Continue reading →
Like Father Like Son. All of Me. Vice Versa. 18 Again. Freaky Friday. Switch. 13 Going on 30. All such classic and ingenious comedies, it’s no surprise we haven’t yet seen the death of the body-swap genre. Scooby Doo series director Raja Gosnell is shifting from digitized hounds and meddling kids for one of those … Continue reading →
I’m hopeful that someday Colin Farrell will live up to the promise he showed in American Outlaws, and continually surrounding himself with other talented folks can’t hurt. Maybe someday, if he keeps trying, he’ll be a star. The single-browed stud will shift his focus from historical epics like Alexander and Miami Vice to join Edward Norton … Continue reading →
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Flightplan $24,600,000 $24,600,000 1 2 Corpse Bride $20,100,000 $20,600,000 2 3 Just Like Heaven $9,800,000 $29,900,000 2 4 Roll Bounce $8,000,000 $8,000,000 1 5 The Exorcism of Emily Rose $7,500,000 $62,300,000 3 6 Lord of War $4,900,000 $17,200,000 2 7 The 40 Year Old Virgin $4,200,000 $96,900,000 … Continue reading →
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Koch VisionMSRP: $19.99RATING: NRRUNNING TIME: 47 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:– Photo gallery– Extra non-Isaak tracks The Pitch “It’s Chris Isaak and his band… on a stage!” The Humans Chris Isaak and his band… on a stage The Nutshell Chris Isaak performs with his band. On a stage. The handsome crooner known … Continue reading →
In her time, Adrienne Barbeau has faced killer mist, the Swamp Thing and the Duke of New York. She may have a few years on Nicholas Brendan, but during his Buffy days he battled countless demons (and his own ill fortune). And neither of them are done with the creepies just yet. In the dark … Continue reading →
With guys like Steve Carell carrying the comic baton, Jim Carrey seems to be working on retiring his manic shtick and becoming all actorly. Joining the guy who gave him orange hair and squeezed him into a green body sock might not seem like the best way to go about it, but read on! Carrey … Continue reading →