I was interviewing James Schamus yesterday about Brokeback Mountain, which he produced and which is being distributed by Focus Features, which he heads up, and the definition of what an indie movie is anymore came up. He defined it as costing less than 20 million dollars and being artsy fartsy. I asked him if Silent … Continue reading
Oh lord. Oh lord in heaven. I have spent a couple of minutes trying to figure out just why this image of Kelsey Grammer as Beast from X3 is so awful, and I feel like pinpointing one thing is impossible. Part of it is the cheesy pose – it looks like he’s the model on … Continue reading
The Prognosticator has made it a full year – amazing! Thanks to everyone who has kept this column alive with their feedback; it’s what keeps us going until we have the technological know how to start charging for this stuff. You may notice that this column is late. I won’t give you a litany of … Continue reading
When I met Adam Goldberg I was surprised at how buff he is. It just wasn’t something I expected. I met him at the offices of ThinkFilm, the company distributing his new film, I Love Your Work. It’s a dark film about a movie star – Giovanni Ribisi – who is in the middle of … Continue reading
In person Alexander Siddig is filled with energy. In Syriana he plays a much more restrained character, the prince of an unnamed Middle Eastern country who is trying to wean his economy off of oil dependence – and American dependence. This, of course, pisses the Americans off a little bit. I have seen Siddig in … Continue reading
CS Lewis’ fantasy classic, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe comes to theaters this weekend, bringing state of the art effects to the story of four young children in wartime England who are magically transported to the land of Narnia. William Moseley and Anna Popplewell play the oldest of those … Continue reading
This review could be considered to contain spoilers if you are not familiar with the original King Kong. Ie, if you have arrived on our planet within the last three days. There’s no point in comparing Peter Jackson’s King Kong to the original. The 1933 movie is pretty close to perfect, a film that still … Continue reading
This review could be considered to contain spoilers if you are not familiar with the original King Kong. Ie, if you have arrived on our planet within the last three days.There’s no point in comparing Peter Jackson’s King Kong to the original. The 1933 movie is pretty close to perfect, a film that still works … Continue reading
UPDATE: Yahoo now has the trailer available in glorious Quicktime! Check it out RIGHT HERE! Put on your reading glasses, because a very, very tiny version of the trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is upon us, and scooper Julia T has given us the treasure map.It’s hidden on the site for … Continue reading
Stanley Tucci is heading back to the director’s chair, this time remaking the film Blind Date. No, not the Blake Edwards one, but the film by Theo Van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker murdered by Muslim extremists. The always great Tony Shaloub will be starring in the movie, along with Patricia Clarkson, whose voice on my … Continue reading