Possibly the only thing more amazing than Michael Winterbottom’s prolific filmmaking is how good these films often are; he’s not turning out random pieces of crap, and even when the films don’t work, they’re usually worth seeing (except for 9 Songs. God was that terrible). This year Winterbottom has the distinction having directed two of … Continue reading
I was so excited to write my review of Wassup Rockers because I was going to be the guy who went on and on about how similar this movie is to The Warriors, which seems to be a film that haunts me in an almost Freudian way. Imagine my disappointment when I read an interview … Continue reading
This news is so good that I fear the universe will balance itself out with a major natural disaster. I just hope it waits until 2008 – that’s when new episodes of Futurama will begin airing on Comedy Central! You read that right – the network has ordered 13 new episodes of the classic show, … Continue reading
Maybe it’s because I’ve been waist deep in Warner Bros’ John Wayne/John Ford box set the last two weeks, but The Hidden Blade, the new film from Twilight Samurai director Yoji Yamada, really reminded me of one of Ford’s more elegiac Westerns. Hidden Blade is set at the twilight of the age of samurai, as … Continue reading
The big Licensing Show has been going on here in New York City – it’s the place where studios trot out their licensing friendly films (ie, I don’t think any of the Re-Animators made it here) and try to get companies to put their characters on lunch boxes, in Happy Meals and stenciled on the … Continue reading
It could be a wacky rumor or it could be the casting stroke of genius we’ve been waiting for – The Insider says that JJ Abrams wants Matt Damon to play Captain Kirk in his new, rebooted Star Trek. And by The Insider I mean the glossy celeb TV show, not fat Russell Crowe. JJ … Continue reading
I didn’t just not like Click, the new movie where Adam Sandler plays a Jim Carrey role; the movie actually made me mad. Not because it’s not funny – I expected that. And not because it’s endlessly mean-spirited – every Adam Sandler film is like that. What made me mad was that the central conceit … Continue reading
If you’re a straight man and you’re not in love with Judy Greer, I find you highly suspect. Not only is she incredibly beautiful, but she’s hilarious – just look at her performance as Kitty on Arrested Development for the definitive proof on that. Hardcore Chewers have been on the Greer bandwagon for a long … Continue reading
Could 2006 see the releases of two truly great science fiction films? Trust me when I tell you that Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain is the first of them. Could the other be Danny Boyle’s Sunshine? The basic concept is a touch Bruckheimer – the sun is going out and a space mission has been sent … Continue reading
One is black. One is white. Together they’re…. The Crusaders! Terence Howard is teaming up with Topher Grace to tell the behind the scenes legal story of the 1954 Brown v Board of Ed case, which many racists still hate and pretend to oppose under cover of ‘state’s rights.’ You will remember that Brown v … Continue reading