I don’t think you had to be a marketing genius to figure out what would be the image on the poster for Clint Eastwood’s Iwo Jima movie, Flags of our Fathers, would be. It’s the iconic moment of the raising of the American flag on that Pacific Island during the fifth day of fighting. That … Continue reading
In 1979 he was Vermin. In 2006 he’s a news anchor in the Hudson Valley of New York State, living happily with his family. Terry Michos is going to be coming back to Coney Island tonight to relive some of the excitement of The Warriors at the special Original Alamo Rolling Roadshow presentation of that … Continue reading
Duck Soup is the funniest movie ever. It’s pure comedic anarchy – the Marx Bros set free to do whatever the hell they wanted. The world doesn’t always understand that kind of madcap genius, though, and for their next film they were a little reigned in. A Night at the Opera is, hands down, a … Continue reading
The handsome and virile gents at Bloody Disgusting have broken a helluva story – they claim to have 100% confirmed that George Clooney is going to be in the Pet Sematary remake. Yes, Oscar winner George Clooney. The original Pet Sematary is, to my memory at least, one of the better Stephen King movies. The … Continue reading
If you asked me what movie I’ve seen the most (discounting my childhood fascination with the Star Wars films), The Warriors would certainly be a contender. Walter Hill’s film about a Coney Island gang just trying to get home while being hunted by every other gang in New York City is a perennial classic, in … Continue reading
I swear to God I was just getting ready to write an editorial wondering where the hell the next Batman movie was. I mean, we heard two weeks ago that Heath Ledger was going to sign on to play the Joker. I heard from many reliable sources that Chris Nolan would be at Comic Con … Continue reading
Ever since The Blair Witch Project, studios have been trying to figure out the best way to integrate the internet with the campaigns for their movies. With Flushed Away, Dreamworks seems to think they’ve hit on the solution. Today I zipped uptown to the HBO Screening Room to see an early presentation of Flushed Away, … Continue reading
The Philip K Dick train shows no sign of slowing down, even if it isn’t always the most profitable ride in town (sorry, Scanner Darkly). The guy’s stories remain one of Hollywood’s favorite wells to… dip into? Draw from? I’m not quite sure how to complete that cliché. But anyway, you know what I’m talking … Continue reading
Die Hard 4 (now known as Die Hard: Reset, but probably should be known as Die Hard: CTRL ALT DEL), the superfluous resurrection of the long-dormant series, is adding one of tomorrow’s most manly action stars to the cast: Justin Long will be joining Bruce Willis as they attempt to stop terrorists from destroying the … Continue reading
The internet has changed the way people make friends, get information and even get laid. Could it be changing the way movies are made as well? I’m not fully sold, but here’s an intriguing idea: MySpace meets Louis B Mayer. It’s a site called LiveMansion.com, a social networking site (like MySpace and Friendster) that is … Continue reading