Principal photography on Iron Man is finished; I’m kind of excited to see what Paramount is going to bring to Comic Con. I’ve still got my fingers crossed for ‘dude in the Iron Man suit,’ but I’ll settle for neat footage. Meanwhile, we’ve been chastised for not running the news that Hillary Swank is doing … Continue reading
Hey, remember when I told you that Shia LaBeouf’s character in Indiana Jones IV (now revealed to be named Mutt Ravenwood, grandson of Abner Ravenwood, played in Indy IV by John Hurt) was a motorcycle riding greaser in a leather jacket and jeans? Well, while I can’t share with you the photos of Shia in … Continue reading
This evening Harry Knowles got an email from rorschach@rorschachsjournals.com, directing the infamous webmaster to his new website. The email was written in the style of Rorschach from Watchmen. All that exists on the site right now is a Rorschach symbol (doubled, mirrored Rs), which link to the above-mentioned email address. Not a whole lot going … Continue reading
After years and years of dicking around with the franchise, Warner Bros has lost the rights to Conan, and New Line is swooping in to pick them up. The Warner Bros option ran out a couple of weeks ago and New Line has come up aggressively, trying to score an 18 month option with one … Continue reading
One of my favorite episodes of the new Twilight Zone was ‘Button, Button,’ based on the Richard Matheson short story of the same name. In it Mare Winningham and her loser husband are offered a box with a button. The stranger bearing the box says that if they press the button, they will receive a … Continue reading
A lot of people assumed it – hell, it’s on IMDB, although that’s no sign of truthiness – but I can tell you that it’s official: John Hurt is playing Abner Ravenwood in Indiana Jones IV. You probably remember him as the dad of Marion Ravenwood, Indy’s galpal from Raiders. Abner was Indy’s mentor, and … Continue reading
Paulo Coelho, who wrote the best selling book The Alchemist, traffics in bullshit yuppie spirituality, kind of a better dressed Carlos Castaneda who just loves doing book signings. Check out ‘The Magus,’ a profile of Coelho in an issue of The New Yorker this past May – the guy acts like a rock star to … Continue reading
“Did you really like it?” That’s what my brother asked me when I told him that the first DVD to carry my quote was now in stores. My own brother. I understand where he’s coming from. Not only am I an opportunistic prick, but the world is filled with unbelievable, unsupportable quotes from disingenuous hacks … Continue reading
Walking out of Live Free or Die Hard, my first thought was, ‘Man, we could really use another Die Hard right about now.’ Some of you may not have been alive at the time, but the original Die Hard was a landmark because of how it went against the grain of the other action movies … Continue reading
Tonight I saw a silly, but entertaining and ultimately enjoyable, Fox movie. But before paying to see Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, I attended a press screening of Live Free or Die Hard. I cannot give you my review of this cartoonish film that shares only a title and character name in common … Continue reading