Let’s get this out of the way right up front – I think that the film version of V For Vendetta is better than the original comic. Seriously. The hardcore fans will say that the film ruins the comic, removing tons of subplots and backstory, but I would say that the film streamlines the comic, … Continue reading
I think my review of Stoned, a film about Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones’ last days on Earth, could be summed up with the fact that White Rabbit plays over a drug trip scene. I thought the movie had suddenly switched gears into being a parody – how can you still score a drug scene … Continue reading
I’m seeing American Dreamz tonight, the new film from Paul Weitz. It’s got some less-than-stellar buzz, but I’m hoping that even if the movie is bad, it’s bad in an interesting way. And the basic plot synopsis tells me that it could be: On the morning of his re-election, the President (Dennis Quaid) decides to … Continue reading
I kind of feel bad for Gregg Henry. The character actor is incredible in Slither – his every line is hilarious, and his delivery is impeccable. He has a fit about Mr. Pibb that left me almost in tears. But I feel bad for him because he was part of a five person press conference … Continue reading
I kind of feel bad for Gregg Henry. The character actor is incredible in Slither – his every line is hilarious, and his delivery is impeccable. He has a fit about Mr. Pibb that left me almost in tears. But I feel bad for him because he was part of a five person press conference … Continue reading
It’s been a dark few weeks for the fans of the Harry Potter films, but the sun has finally come out – Gary Oldman is signed to appear in the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It’s been a bizarre is he/isn’t he thing for the past month or so, with … Continue reading
Harry Shearer appeared on the “Mancow” show yesterday, and talked a bit about The Simpsons, which just got renewed for two more seasons. While there he dropped a bomb, yo – he is currently recording vocals for the long-awaited and then even-longer-dreaded Simpsons movie. According to a scooper to AICN who will actually admit to … Continue reading
Will Smith never learned his Wild Wild West lesson and is going to once again be getting jiggy with an old-timey TV show transitioning to the movies. This time it’s It Takes A Thief, based on the 1968-1970 series. The original starred Robert Wagner; this time Smith will be playing the charming thief blackmailed into … Continue reading
The whole Christ family is getting cast for Catherine Hardwicke’s take on the life of the Virgin Mary, Nativity. Shohreh Aghdashloo is going to go from curing mutants in X3 to being the auntie of the Savior in the film, playing the sister to Keisha Castle-Hughes. The film is getting hurriedly put together for a … Continue reading
This isn’t terribly professional, but I had such a huge crush on Samaire Armstrong after getting off the phone with her. She has this bubbly, ebullient personality that’s completely disarming and adorable. That’s without even taking into account what she looks like – just from a phone call alone, my heart is hers. She’s starring … Continue reading