I know that as a semi-professional film critic it’s bad form for me to hate a movie not only before it’s released, but even before it’s shot. I just shouldn’t be allowed to hate a movie based only on the barest of plot outlines. I mean, I should be able to look at a film … Continue reading
Mel Gibson, looking less like the Old Testament prophet you know he thinks he is and more like a backwoods moonshiner, held a press conference where he gave details about his next foray into dead languages, Apocalypto."It’s set before the Conquest, so there are no European faces, and we are using mostly indigenous people and … Continue reading
The dream could be coming true for plenty of fanboys. No, they won’t be finally getting laid any time soon, but rather Richard Donner will be revisiting Superman II for an upcoming DVD release.Donner directed the original Superman, and perhaps 70 to 80 percent of the second one, before leaving – or being removed. The … Continue reading
Probably the most impressive thing about the book Eragon is that it was written by some kid who was like 15 at the time. And boy, does it read like it. The book is nonsense – fantasy claptrap scavenged from a dozen different places and tied together with overcooked prose. Unsurprisingly it became a huge … Continue reading
The remake trend continues ever onward, and like The Blob (remade!) it devours all things in its path, even Nicolas Roeg’s very weird 1970s David Bowie movie The Man Who Fell to Earth. Based on a novel, the story was actually retold a couple of years back in a TV movie that had Robert Picardo … Continue reading
It’s a big comeback for Sylvester Stallone. His Rocky VI (to be called, classily, Rocky Balboa) is about to start shooting. And once he’s done with that he’s moving on to – believe it or not – Rambo IV. The plot for Rambo IV is pure George Takei. In it, John Rambo is living a … Continue reading
There are some days when the movie news just makes me so happy that I could get up, dance and sing. That’s the Bollywood in me – and it’s soon going to be the Bollywood in Oh Daesu. You thought that only the USA made ill-advised remakes of recent foreign films? Oh no, my friend! … Continue reading
I’ve always been fascinated by Pete Best. What must it be like to be fired from The Beatles just before they become worldwide sensations? How do you deal with living life in Liverpool while the other three guys you used to hang out with go on to conquer the culture of the entire planet? That’s … Continue reading
I don’t know that I can ever truly forgive Nicolas Cage. I remember when this Coppola Clansman was so into his art and craft that he ate a live cockroach for a very, very shitty horror film. Then he began taking roles in obnoxious action films halfway through the 90s. At first I assumed The … Continue reading
I miss saying something was “Something else on acid!” It was, for a time, perhaps the most overused descriptor in America, and it made me feel all warm and cuddly. Did anyone take the time this summer to say “Grizzly Man is like Grizzly Adams – on acid!”? I doubt it, and that’s too bad. … Continue reading