The first pictures of vehicles that will turn into giant sized robots in the live action Transformers movie have hit the internet. Some folks have gotten near some of the vehicles, including a bitchin’ Camaro, a cop car and a tank, and snapped a few shots. The motto on the side of the Decepticon cop … Continue reading
It’s possible that my take on the teaser poster for The Grudge 2 is skewed by the fact that I thought the first film was a piece of shit and that the 400 previous Japanese versions were pieces of shit and that director Takashi Shimizu is a talentless waste who doesn’t even pretend to insert … Continue reading
Word is that Chris Tucker is illiterate (but boy can he do math – look at his Rush Hour 3 payday), so the idea of seeing him play a gangster who pretends to be a doctor when his parents visit and then decides to actually become a doctor to impress the woman he loves – … Continue reading
Avi Arad is stepping down as Chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios. He will stay on as Creative Advisor for Marvel through the remainder of 2006, but will be turning his attention to independently producing films through his Avi Arad Productions. He’ll remain involved in some current productions, such as Spider-Man 3, Iron Man and … Continue reading
I had to make sure no one spiked my coffee this morning when I read that the Weinsteins want to cast George Clooney in a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. I’m going to give you a moment to let that sink in. Apparently the Brothers W are hot to remake the film, adding CGI-assisted … Continue reading
Baz Luhrmann is a filmmaker who I really admire, which is why it bugs me so much that he hasn’t made a movie in years, and that every time he tries to get one going, it seems that bad luck takes him down. After the masterpiece of Moulin Rouge I thought Baz would sail right … Continue reading
Is this the line for the Rian Johnson bandwagon? If so, I want on. The young director’s first feature, Brick, is an often brilliant film made all the more amazing by the fact that it just should not, in any rational world, work at all. Johnson has married the plot structure, characters and dialogue of … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Palm PicturesMSRP: $24.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 100 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by director Margaret Brown, cinematographer Lee Daniel and musician Joe Ely• Rare and intimate performances by Townes Van Zandt and others• Exclusive in-depth interviews with featured artists• Theatrical Trailer The Pitch "It’s a documentary about Townes Van Zandt. No, he … Continue reading
When Fox screened The Omen to critics and journalists in New York City a few weeks back, director John Moore did a Q&A along with Dr. L. Michael White, Director of the Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins at the University of Texas at Austin. I’ve always been fascinated by early Christianity … Continue reading
If you go to Suicide Girls just to look at the naked skanks, you’re missing the best stuff, which is the work Daniel Robert Epstein is doing. Dan is a fantastic interviewer, and his stuff is always worth reading, and he’s pretty good at scoring exclusives with interesting people. His latest is Greg Rucka, novelist … Continue reading