I wish I could say that the creation of a TV show based on a commercial was a harbinger of the end times, but such a show has already aired – Baby Bob, based on a Quiznos commercial, back in 2000. And most of the people reading this site grew up on poorly animated cartoons … Continue reading
Sex and monsters. I believe it was during the filming of Alexander Nevsky that Sergei Eisenstein said that all cinema came down to sex and monsters, and Decoys: The Second Seduction certainly takes that lesson to heart. Over the course of the next few days we’ll be bringing you plenty of exclusive Decoys 2 content, … Continue reading
For the last couple of months I have been hearing rumors coming from the Watchmen camp. Most of them were about casting – a very reliable source told me that some of the biggest names in Hollywood were in talks to star in the film. So when another source told me that Tom Cruise was … Continue reading
Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake has left the horror community very traumatized, but perhaps healing can come in the form of Werewolf Women of the SS, his fake trailer for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’ Grindhouse. Obviously inspired by the CHUD Essential Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS, Zombie’s trailer stars his wife Sherri Moon-Zombie, Tom Towles … Continue reading
Collateral II: Airport Shuttle Bus. School of Rock 2: PhD in Shredding. Returning to America. Deeper Impact. Ghost 2: Ditto. Stalag 18. Fourth Day of the Condor. Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby.Oh wait, that last one happened. Anyway, all of the titles above are ones you may end up seeing on the shelves of … Continue reading
One of my favorite current comic book series is Y: The Last Man, which is currently nearing the end of its run. The book, written by new Lost scribe Brian K Vaughan, takes place after a mysterious plague kills every single male of any species on Earth… except for goofy amateur magician Yorick Brown and … Continue reading
The new issue of Empire Magazine has a cover story about Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, along with a bunch of images from the film. Many of the pictures have already been released, but there’s one that caught my eye. It’s The Thing smashing someone who looks an awful lot like Victor Von … Continue reading
Zodiac is journalism. Zodiac is a David Fincher movie unlike any other David Fincher movie. Zodiac feels a lot like a masterpiece. David Fincher’s feature career, with the exception of the disastrous Alien 3, is filled with gimmick films. He uses visual gimmicks, and he often uses storytelling gimmicks. As individual experiences, these gimmick movies … Continue reading
Battlestar Galactica’s Gaius Baltar is probably one of the most complicated characters on television. After his betrayal led to the destruction of 99% of humanity, Baltar ended up becoming president of the remaining survivors… before surrendering them to an occupying Cylon army. After spending some time living with the Cylons, Baltar is back on the … Continue reading