The French slasher film High Tension opens in American theaters this week. I loved it – you can read my review right here. Last week I had a chance to talk to director Alexandre Aja on the phone. He’s busy prepping his remake of Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes, bu the took some time … Continue reading
It may be hard for teens of today to realize that once upon a time horror movies were not feel-good rollercoaster rides of thrills. There was a time when horror films were just as nasty as the killers and monsters they were about – small, grimy films that were looking to put the audience through … Continue reading
I love setting up cool contests. I love getting all the emails from people entering. I love reading the 30% of the emails that actually follow the rules while I delete the other 70%. So I am psyched to offer you the chance to win a copy of Martin Scorsese’s Casino: 10th Anniversary Special Edition … Continue reading
Good news for people sick of seeing movies filming in Toronto and Vancouver – there’s a new studio in Brooklyn, New York, and it’s already seen some important action. The first film to be shot at the new Steiner Studios, next to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and very close to my house, was The Producers. … Continue reading
If there is no other information that you get from this article, at least walk away knowing that Brett Ratner talks about himself in the third person. The new director of X3 unloaded in a bizarre interview with MTV that covered himself in the third person, how all of you reading this hate him, and … Continue reading
Last night I had the opportunity to talk to Jennifer Connelly on the phone. She’s a nice and really down to Earth person – there were some mix-ups in communication about the time of the interview and she could have really easily just blown me off, but she made it work. The fruits of that … Continue reading
Last night I had the opportunity to talk to Jennifer Connelly on the phone. She’s a nice and really down to Earth person – there were some mix-ups in communication about the time of the interview and she could have really easily just blown me off, but she made it work. The fruits of that … Continue reading
If you’re a complete gaymo like me, you’re looking forward to the big screen version of Rent, featuring most of the original Broadway cast, even though Chris Colombus is directing it. And if you’re a complete gaymo like me you might even watch the new teaser trailer 2 or 3 times and sing along with … Continue reading
Forget about the aborted Batman vs Superman – we’re going to get a film pitting two more powerful figures in film today. In this corner, Will Smith, undisputed champion of the box office world! In this corner, Nic Cage, a guy whose movies you end up seeing even though you really didn’t want to! The … Continue reading
I can’t pinpoint the moment when Ben Stiller went from someone whose films I anticipated to someone whose omnipresence became overwhelming and annoying. It might have been just around Starksy and Hutch. At any rate, the inclusion of Stiller in a film is no longer so exciting, so it’s tough to get any interest going … Continue reading