As you know, talk of an Arrested Development film has picked up of late. Just this morning I saw Jason Bateman say on the TODAY show that it was “possible” for 2009, even though Michael Cera is very expensive these days. As a fan of the show – great! Terrific! But – What the hell … Continue reading
I go “dark” for the week or so before my magazine is due at the printer each month, an absence prolonged this time around due to a computer nightmare last week (system crashed, lost half the issue, etc.) Mea culpa. HARPER is one of these films I’d sort of casually heard of before, but no … Continue reading
So I’ve mentioned a few times the “robot thing” I was writing for another site. Well here it is! They’re paying me and everything! How very exciting! Be sure to click on it from every computer you have, ok? Gr8 thx bai.
Do you want my long personal history with video games spelled out in detail? No you don’t, because this isn’t Aint It Cool News. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that!) So short version: I’m a male born in the 1970’s and have played every major system along the way, albeit very casually for the … Continue reading
I sucked hard at this. How about you? (via waxy.org)
Remember what I said here about Warren Ellis? Well ZAMMO and KABLAAM! Truly I am psychic, if one defines “psychic” as “the ability to predict the obvious and inevitable.” However, my geek cred is shredded for I’ve somehow managed to not read these two properties. I guess it’s time for a trip to Tate’s. This … Continue reading
So my cohort Jenni Miller over at Premiere.com has put up a list of Bad Screen Dads that SOMEHOW OMITS DARTH VADER but we forgive her. The rest of it is pretty darn strong, with some unexpected candidates thrown in there. (Rick Moranis – for shame!) Check it out RIGHT HERE. Tell ’em Large Marge … Continue reading
Finishing up 2000 words about robots sucked away my writing time as of late. But that assignment is now complete (URL when available) and so I turn my mind to new matters, like ZOHAN. It’s a weird, risky concept, especially given the level of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel hatred in the world (even here in the … Continue reading
THE FALL is proving to be an especially hard film to catch here in sunny, culturally-isolated South Florida. The nearest theater with a print is a good $8-$10 worth of gas away. The Tomatometer rating is way out of whack with the IMDB rating, showing a clear divide between critics and audiences. I did not … Continue reading
My robot research led to a revisiting of A.I., the first time I’d seen the film since its summer 2001 theatrical release. Back then the press was so very heavily focused on the “Spielberg does Kubrick” angle that anything short of 2001 meets CLOSE ENCOUNTERS was going to be viewed as a disappointment, and indeed … Continue reading