Dave Davis

PLISSKEN ON THE SHIP

Our favorite archetypal tough guy Kurt Russell goes from Disney superdad in Sky High to check-collector for a big Warner Bros. remake.  The guy who saved the President, Antarctica and Little China has joined the 21st century version of the 1972 disaster flick The Poseidon Adventure, which gilled helmer Wolfgang Petersen is directing. As with … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: ZOMBIEZ

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $19.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 83 min.SPECIAL FEATURES: • Trailers • Music video The Pitch “It’s an urban zombie movie… without zombies!” The Humans Jenicia Garcia, Jakeem Sellers, Randy Clark, and several other friends of the filmmaker The Nutshell Josephine (Garcia), a kinda-cute chica working for a demolition company, … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Madagascar $28,700,000 $101,000,000 2 2 The Longest Yard $26,100,000 $95,800,000 2 3 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith $26,000,000 $308,800,000 3 4 Cinderella Man $18,600,000 $18,600,000 1 5 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants $10,200,000 $14,000,000 1 6 Lords of Dogtown $5,700,000 $5,700,000 1 7 … Continue reading

TWOHY AT THE WHEEL

I enjoyed David Twohy’s The Chronicles of Riddick a fair bit when I first saw it last summer (originally reviewed HERE), but it’s one of those movies that’s really grown on me through repeat viewings.  Which makes it all the more discouraging that, outside of a possible follow-up to the excellent videogame, we’re unlikely to … Continue reading

PIXAR SOUNDS GOOD

I’d wager that a significant portion of the world’s population could, with a mere second or two of audio, be able to correctly identify a Corellian blaster or a lightsaber igniting or a TIE Fighter roaring through space. You can thankk soundd designerr Ben Burtt for such an endless array of instantly recognizable noises.  Now … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 The Interpreter $22,800,000 $22,800,000 1 2 The Amityville Horror $14,200,000 $43,800,000 2 3 Sahara $9,000,000 $48,900,000 3 4 A Lot Like Love $7,700,000 $7,700,,000 1 5 Kung Fu Hustle $7,300,000 $8,000,000 3 6 Fever Pitch $5,400,000 $31,400,000 3 7 Sin City $3,700,000 $67,200,000 4 8 Guess Who … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 The Amityville Horror $23,300,000 $23,300,000 1 2 Sahara $13,100,000 $36,500,000 2 3 Fever Pitch $8,800,000 $24,000,000 2 4 Sin City $6,700,000 $61,300,000 3 5 Guess Who $4,900,000 $57,600,000 4 6 Beauty Shop $3,800,000 $31,200,000 3 7 Robots $2,900,000 $115,700,000 6 8 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous … Continue reading

CLONE WARS STRIKE ONLINE

I didn’t catch any of the first Star Wars: Clone Wars animated shorts on the Cartoon Network, opting instead to wait for the eventual DVD release, and I’m glad I did because getting them in one somewhat cohesive package was a great way to see them. Unsurprisingly, I found them more entertaining than Episodes I … Continue reading

DEATHRACE 3000 SPUTTERS TO THE STARTING LINE

Paul W.S. Anderson is preparing to add yet another title on his résumé of visually stimulating lousy movies with Deathrace 3000 for Paramount. Anderson’s vehicular carnage remake has been in the works for years, but got put on blocks while he was busy slapping around major franchises like Resident Evil and Alien vs. Predator.  Pocket … Continue reading