Back in November we reported to you that the Wachowski Siblings had been brought in to redo the ending of Invasion, the Nicole Kidman/Daniel Craig starring update of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But now Steve at Collider has uncovered that the extent of the Wachowski involvement was bigger than previously thought, and that they … Continue reading
For the next nine days until Friday, April 13th, I’ll be watching and reviewing the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise from the very first through Jason X (I’m up in the air about including Freddy vs Jason). I’ll be counting kills, observing the bad behavior that gets teenagers killed at Camp Crystal Lake, … Continue reading
Bob Clark might have been on the cusp of comeback. The director had been recently relegated to directing Karate Dog and the Baby Geniuses films, but the remake craze had brought his better works back into the spotlight. Black Christmas recently got the remake treatment, and Howard Stern has been working on a new Porky’s … Continue reading
Black Book is a Paul Verhoeven film, so you expect shocking, titillating moments. They’re there – a girl dyes her pubic hair, a Jewish resistance fighter sleeps with a Nazi, a giant vat filled with shit is dumped on someone – but it’s the murky moral ground where he sets the film that makes Black … Continue reading
For the next ten days until Friday, April 13th, I’ll be watching and reviewing the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise from the very first through Jason X (I’m up in the air about including Freddy vs Jason). I’ll be counting kills, observing the bad behavior that gets teenagers killed at Camp Crystal Lake, … Continue reading
Grant Morrison has long been one of my favorite comic book writers; he has a bizarre vision that he carries with him from title to title, and in many ways I think he deserves the rarest of honors, which is being considered a real comic book auteur. But in the last few years I’ve seen … Continue reading
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When I used to say that I was really into grindhouse films, nobody knew what I was talking about. Now they’ll think I mean the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature. It’s like when Green Day made punk mainstream – you always had sort of assumed that punk would never get near the Top 40 because … Continue reading
Yahoo! Movies has the premiere of three new pictures of Transformers in action, including a bigger version (with more to look at) of the picture above. It’s Optimus Prime battling it out with Bonecrusher on a freeway, and there’s a truck in the shot that gives you a nice sense of scale. It’s pretty impressive … Continue reading
April 20th has something for everyone. It’s Hitler’s birthday for those who like to hate. It’s the anniversary of Columbine for those who like to laugh. And since the date translates to 4/20, it’s the international holiday of people so stoned you’re amazed they can read calendars. Everything’s Gone Green, which opens in limited release … Continue reading