Douglas Coupland’s novel Generation X hit at the exact right moment for me – I was feeling untethered and unsure of my place in the world around me, and here was a book very much about that same thing. Coupland’s been writing witty, incisive books very much of the moment for the last couple of … Continue reading
Good news for Los Angelenos who missed the Hot Fuzztival in Santa Monica a couple of weeks back – Edgar Wright is going to be doing a Q&A after the 5pm and 8pm Hot Fuzz shows at the Arclight tomorrow. Not only is Hot Fuzz a great movie, not only is the Arclight a great … Continue reading
The Wachowski Siblings are adding the final pieces to their big screen version of Speed Racer, a crummy cartoon from Japan notable only for the monkey and the fact that the theme song was once remixed into a techno track that I liked to play while on ecstasy: they’ve hired Australian actor Kick Gurry (Jesus … Continue reading
Oh snap! Last week we reported to you a trusted scooper had told us that Laurence Fishburne would be doing the voice of Galactus in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It turns out that our scooper was half right – Fishburne is doing a voice in the film… but it’s Silver Surfer. This … Continue reading
When it was discovered that the shooter at Virginia Tech was from South Korea, I made a Park Chan-Wook joke to my brother. After all, in his Vengeance Trilogy, the gifted South Korean director never really dealt with completely baseless vengeance, or formless vengeance, which is what Cho Seung-Hui was engaged in when he mowed … Continue reading
Last week the MPAA demanded the removal of the trailer for Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake from Yahoo because it was too violent. Now I am getting reports that the MPAA’s internet crackdown has extended to the British horror film, Severance, forcing Magnolia Pictures to change the film’s website. What I understand is that the American … Continue reading
I don’t share Nick’s hate of all things Narnia: I found the first film passable, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with the sequel, Prince Caspian. That film is being directed by Andrew Adamson, who directed the first film, but like Chris Colombus, two is all Adamson has in him. It’s been announced … Continue reading
I just came from a screening of William Friedkin’s latest movie (I won’t say new, as it played Cannes a year ago), Bug, which stars Ashley Judd. It’s nothing like the sort of a film that you usually see in your head when someone says ‘An Ashley Judd movie,’ and that’s a good thing – … Continue reading
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear ‘priest?’ If it’s boy-raper, you’re probably not alone, which is why Isaiah Washington’s decision to play one in indie thriller The Least of These is so interesting. Washington got a little extra famous recently when he called one of his Grey’s Anatomy co-stars (no, not … Continue reading
Shawn Levy continues to metastasize, reaching into more and more projects. The previous few months have seen Levy, one of the most successful and least talented filmmakers of my lifetime, getting involved in one project after another, seemingly insatiable for new directing gigs. The latest is The Seems, based on a forthcoming young adult fantasy … Continue reading