There are two kinds of people: those who understand that Nirvana – whether you personally like them or have bad taste – changed the face of popular music in the early 90s and those who are stupid. It’s like the people who say The Beatles are overrated; they’re allowing their own defectiveness of musical taste … Continue reading
A few days ago we reported to you that Steven Spielberg was looking at mounting a remake of Mary Poppins (is it too late to make New Year’s resolutions? If not, I hereby resolve to never again use “mounting” to mean “starting up.” It’s fucking filthy sounding. Spielberg mounting Mary Poppins? I bet Julie Andrews … Continue reading
Just because his latest release, Match Point, is getting great reviews, ending up on top ten lists and was nominated for a bunch of Golden Globes doesn’t mean that Woody Allen is going to be making movies in America any time soon. Match Point was the first Woody movie made entirely overseas; Scoop, his next … Continue reading
Just because his latest release, Match Point, is getting great reviews, ending up on top ten lists and was nominated for a bunch of Golden Globes doesn’t mean that Woody Allen is going to be making movies in America any time soon. Match Point was the first Woody movie made entirely overseas; Scoop, his next … Continue reading
It’s time to get back to one of my favorite hobbies – tracking all the projects Steven Spielberg is attached to! When he’s actually making a movie this game is less fun, as his recent breakneck speed doesn’t give him much free time to attach himself to a gazillion projects. But now as The Beard … Continue reading
Just when you thought that team of merry mutants in X3 had reached critical mass, and also that they had been shooting the thing for some time so they must have cast everybody by now, a new character has been added to the gumbo. It’s Psylocke, one of those characters who became popular in the … Continue reading
Here’s some news likely to get fans of Phantasm excited – Reggie Bannister may be giving up ice cream slinging and dwarf killing for directing. In an interview with my pal Daniel Robert Epstein over at reallyscary.com, Bannister reveals some of his future plans. RS: Do you have any desire to write and direct films?Reggie: … Continue reading
Here’s a trend I like – playing extended cuts of movies in theaters to advertise DVD releases. It’s a fun chance to see a film in its natural setting one last time, and who doesn’t love director’s cuts? That’s a rhetorical question, since some director’s cuts are just too damn long. I can’t even imagine … Continue reading
Neil LaBute’s version of The Wicker Man is turning the whole thing around – now it’s a group of matriarchal pagans who burn people alive in a big old wicker man. This is not helping the guy’s image as misogynistic. The first pictures of the titular wicker man have surfaced on the web, and it … Continue reading
The final Harry Potter book should be headed our way some time in 2007, it seems. JK Rowling has announced that she’s about to start writing it. "For 2006 will be the year when I write the final book in the Harry Potter series," she says on her website. "I contemplate the task with mingled … Continue reading