One of the big questions about Tim Burton’s adaptation of Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd has been how Johnny Depp would hold up as a singer. We’ve seen the guy acting in all kinds of roles with all kinds of accents, but can he sing? To make things dicier, the rebellious thesp opted not to take … Continue reading
As much crap as I have given JJ Abrams about his bizarre casting choices on Star Trek XI, I must extend congratulations when he gets some casting right. But why is it that the only time he’s worthy of praise is when he’s casting the small roles? The latest good choice is Ben Cross, whose … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago Moviehole brought us the news that Zack Snyder had gotten Warner Bros to cough up the dough to allow him to shoot the Tales of the Black Freighter segments from Watchmen. This pirate comic within a comic are not integral to the main plot of Watchmen, but rather comment on … Continue reading
This morning I got a huge box in the mail. Inside was The Cox Box, shaped like an amp, and filled with Walk Hard goodies. I don’t usually talk about the swag that gets mailed to me, but this thing is so excellent that I have to share. There’s a CD with a selection of … Continue reading
Spoilers for the Friday the 13th remake within! Remaking Friday the 13th is actually more complicated than you might think. After all, there’s no Jason Voorhees in the first film – his mom is the killer. And there’s no hockey mask until Part III. It took until Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter for the … Continue reading
A lot of people have been wondering how they can support the writers on strike right now. Yes, you can picket with them – in fact, there’s a semi-formal event tomorrow (Friday November 16) which is built around that concept. It’s Unofficial Fan Support Day at Universal, and from 11-2 the fans of NBC-Universal shows … Continue reading
Just the other day I got the invite for the I Am Legend junket here in Los Angeles at the end of the month. They’ll be showing us the film, obviously, but it sounds like they’re going to have to go double time in the editing room to get it finished: I have confirmed that … Continue reading
Two weeks ago I brought you the exclusive description of the trailer for and the title of the JJ Abrams produced monster movie being released on 1-18-08. I told you that the film was called Cloverfield. I walked you through the trailer scene by scene. Now the trailer is debuting in front of Beowulf, and … Continue reading
There’s been an upswell of interest in Ghostbusters lately, culminating in that phony grim n’ gritty Ghostbusters game that made the rounds waaaay back in January (Jesus, 2007 jetted right past me. I remember being annoyed at that like it was yesterday). It seems that someone has been paying attention, since the official Ghostbusters franchise … Continue reading
INT. LOS FELIZ BAR – NIGHT The girl leaning all over me claims to be a striking comedy writer. I don’t mean she’s leaning all over me in the good way; it’s all elbows and annoyance. I’m at a local place chatting with a lovely lady friend, and this drunken twit is unable to stand … Continue reading