Film Threat has published a fascinating list of the 50 greatest lost films of all time – either movies with no known surviving prints, or segments from movies that were deleted and disappeared. Looking over their list you see a lot of very historic films that seemingly no longer exist: the first Marx Brothers film, … Continue reading
Guillermo del Toro keeps talking up how much he’d like to direct Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but what does that really mean? GDT has been flirting with the series forever, and he recently told MTV Movies Blog that “I’m definitely interested now that the movies have grown darker. They have a contrast between … Continue reading
Now here’s an angle on the strike I hadn’t even considered: Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch blog asks what might the strike do to Comic Con? We’ve seen it kill the Golden Globes, and the Oscars remain in mortal peril, but what about the biggest event of the year for nerds like you and me? Sure, it’s … Continue reading
When John Singleton was announced for the A-Team movie, I assumed Tyrese would be playing B.A. Baracus. But it turns out that everybody’s favorite Nigga Wit Attitude, Ice Cube, will be donning the gold chains to play the easily-duped-into-drinking-drugged-milk muscle of the group. ‘I wouldn’t try to duplicate what Mr. T did, but I will … Continue reading
Happy news to start off 2008… unless your name happens to be Pete Hammond or you’re one of his dependents. According to Radar, Hammond has been let go from Maxim, the magazine where he writes breathlessly quote whoring reviews for the worst movies you could possibly imagine. Hammond won eFilmCritics’s Michael Medved Bag of Douche … Continue reading
After seeing Zodiac last February, I begged for an interview with David Fincher. My Paramount reps tried, but the reality is that Fincher has always been a little press shy. But now, with the Director’s Cut being released on DVD (buy it here from CHUD, or go to your local store right now!), Fincher is … Continue reading
My copy of the DVD for The Ten, a sketch comedy movie where members of The State and Reno 911 take on The Ten Commandments, arrived today. I can’t wait to pop this sucker in – I missed the movie in theaters, and I love these guys and their comedy. I’m even more psyched to … Continue reading
Last week the big news, or so it seemed, was that Warner Bros announced they would go all Blu-Ray. The format war is over, was the consensus, and Blu-Ray has Betamaxed HD-DVD. But to me this was a minor skirmish in a bigger conflict, one whose eventual victor has barely begun to enter the fight. … Continue reading
I’m transcribing my phone interview with David Fincher right now, and he didn’t mention a Fight Club musical to me, and we even talked about that movie! I guess I don’t have the kind of interview skills that MTV’s Josh Horowitz does, as he got The Finch (I call him that now, we’re budz) to … Continue reading
I’m 34 years old and I had trouble getting out of bed this morning. Which is really pathetic when you realize that a man twice my age, Ridley Scott, has the energy to add yet another project to his slate, which seems to be constantly growing. Scott has told the Washington Post that he wants … Continue reading