George Merchan

THE PROGNOSTICATOR – JULY

Summertime rolls on. The box office "slump" continued through June, but at least the month ended on a high note – the unexpectedly good War of the Worlds. And I’m still getting hate mail for not liking Batman Begins, so that’s something. July doesn’t offer much to kick start the stuttering BO, but it does … Continue reading

THE PROGNOSTICATOR – JULY

Summertime rolls on. The box office "slump" continued through June, but at least the month ended on a high note – the unexpectedly good War of the Worlds. And I’m still getting hate mail for not liking Batman Begins, so that’s something. July doesn’t offer much to kick start the stuttering BO, but it does … Continue reading

RUDY JUST CLICKS

Just for kicks, go to Sean Astin’s IMDb page. Look at how much work the guy’s done since completing Return of the King. That’s a lot of stuff there! Half of which I’ve never even hard of (which isn’t a good thing, but you should know by now that I kinda suck). Of all the … Continue reading

P FOR POSTER

As the adaptation to Alan Moore’s provocative graphic novel V for Vendetta creeps ever closer to completion, we begin to see the marketing machine slowly gear up for the eventual November release. We already got a glimpse of Mr. Weaving in the infamous mask not too long ago right here, and you can see the … Continue reading

THE DEVIL WEARS DESIGNER NAMES

Anne Hathaway seems to really dig taking the safe, family-friendly roles in Hollywood. She’s cute too. And 22 years old. Where’s the scandal? Where’s the controversy? She’s like the polar opposite of the Lohans and Hiltons of the world. Thank God for that. Anyway, the perpetual princess will next be seen alongside Oscar magnet Meryl … Continue reading

GARNER WANTS TO BE WITH YOU

On top of seductively ravishing men left and right and simply being hellaciously cute, Jennifer Garner seems to also want to add "producer" to an already blossoming résumé (replace Jennifer Garner with Nick Nunziata and it’s hilarious how accurate that sentence remains). Reportedly, Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to remake the 2004 Japanese hit, … Continue reading

GARDENER GETS A POSTER

City of God was released to the public here in the States back in 2003 (it was released internationally and in festivals in 2002), and what director Fernando Meirelles accomplished with that film is nothing short of phenomenal. From it’s unflinching look at crime and Brazilian life to the sheer visceral nature of its filmmaking … Continue reading

CHUDSTORIES: BOX

(From the Pulp Crime stories) "About an hour," said the doctor’s voice. "That’s guaranteed?" "Thomas I said…" "I’ll have an hour? Yes? An hour?" "Thomas please, it depends on blood pressure, blood type. Some people don’t clot easily. Tourniquets don’t always stop the bleeding. You should go to a hospital." "One hour." "One hour. Perhaps … Continue reading

THE SHEET OF NARNIA

I know that there’s really no way to avoid it, but lots of the imagery found here in the new Chronicles of Narnia one sheet just screams Lord of the Rings. Though, with the brilliant minds at Weta hard at work on this sucker, I suppose it’d be difficult for it not to. Still, that … Continue reading