I have been known to give David Benioff a hard time whenever there’s an announcement that he’s working on a script. See, I think Benioff’s debut novel, The 25th Hour, is one of the great modern New York City novels. And I think his short story collection, When the Nines Roll Over (And Other Stories), … Continue reading
Ever since Leonard Nimoy was confirmed to appear in Star Trek XI as Old Spock, people have been wondering, ‘What about The Shat?’ Some rumors have had Shatner mad that he hasn’t been asked back, while others say that the filmmakers are trying to figure out a way to squeeze him into the film, and … Continue reading
I hope the DVD for Jan deBont’s Stopping Power is honest. I want to see a documentary about the film’s bizarrely troubled attempts to get off the ground; the movie was all set to go months ago and then financing fell through, then more money came in and they began shooting, and then that money … Continue reading
Rarely outside of the ouvre of Michael Bay has a movie looked so good and been so well shot and yet been so completely, thoroughly moronic. 30 Days of Night is a stupid, stupid film, a disaster at the script and casting stages. It’s like a turd covered in tasty Ghirardelli chocolate – as soon … Continue reading
I’ve been dying to see The Signal ever since it made a big splash at the Sundance Film Festival this January, and now I finally get my chance at Screamfest LA this weekend. What’s The Signal about? Here’s the official synopsis: It’s New Year’s Eve in the city of Terminus and chaos is this year’s … Continue reading
30 Days of Night is going to be a big hit this weekend. It’s just one of those things everybody knows – it’s October, there’s nothing else (go see Into the Wild, you dumb sons of bitches. Drive as far as you must), and it’s got strong advertising – so thoughts have already turned to … Continue reading
I am going to make a sweeping statement here: if you don’t want to see Hearts of Darkness, the documentary about the truly fucked up making of Apocalypse Now, you are most likely not a real film lover. You’re a dabbler, a dilettante, which is cool. I was going to say that if you don’t … Continue reading
Last month I was lucky enough to visit the Budapest set of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, and I wish I could have brought you back pictures of all the amazing sets and production art I saw. Now you’re going to get a chance to see some of the stuff that I saw, as the … Continue reading
There’s no way to overstate the importance of Chess Records to modern music. The Chess brothers, Polish immigrants, began recording blues musicians after seeing that they weren’t getting the proper attention. One of their first artists was the incomparable Muddy Waters; over time their stable would include Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Sam … Continue reading