UPDATED! The answer to the question, ‘Who is less reliable than the British tabloids’ is actually pretty easy to answer, and it’s ‘The Asian press.’ The Asian papers never met a half-baked rumor or misquote that they didn’t feel comfortable blowing way up into something bigger. This makes the following news story even more suspect … Continue reading
I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that 300 is THE movie topic of the moment. While most films disappear after their opening weekend, Zack Snyder’s take on Frank Miller’s version of the Battle of Thermopylae has really entered the popular consciousness in a way that fewer and fewer films do … Continue reading
I’ve been fascinated with the year 2012 for some time. I think Terence McKenna first brought it to my attention, back when I was in my taking drugs to achieve full universal understanding phase. According to the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012 completes the 13th cycle since the beginning of time. Nobody knows what the … Continue reading
When Wes Craven made the original The Last House on the Left, he and his editor went down the hall from where they were cutting the movie and removed the R-rating from another film and spliced it into theirs. That’s the kind of exploitation gumption that made the grindhouse films of the 70s so wonderful … Continue reading
In America we have YouTube. In Russia they have RuTube. This Yakov Smirnoff realization came as I was watching some footage from Stardust, Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s story about faeries and other stuff fat Renaissance chicks love. There’s not been any footage shown to loyal Americans, but the Russkies get a whole scene, … Continue reading
About a year ago I had the chance to see a movie that just blew me away – Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. I was very impressed with the film on every level, but especially with the way that it managed to tweak the slasher film genre while actually being a complete … Continue reading
Over the last couple of days, web pundits have been all atwitter about the growing divide between critics and audiences. This makes me think that web pundits and goldfish must share some essential brain matter, since these people are treating this like it’s a new phenomenon and not something gets discussed to death every year … Continue reading
Louis CK almost hit. He had a show on HBO, Lucky Louie, that was really growing, getting better every single episode*… until the network cancelled it unceremoniously. CK has been one of those guys working hard in comedy who should be better known and whose work should be better appreciated (fuck all y’all Pootie Tang … Continue reading
Indiana Jones IV (Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods? Really? – Nick) may or may not feature Shia LaBeouf (depending on which day of the week you speak to him) but it will definitely star none other than Cate Blanchett. Finally, there’s some news about this film that makes me not completely fear … Continue reading