Dan Vinton

OH DANNY BOY, THE CUT N’ PASTE IS CALLIN’

After receiving a pulse-pounding thrill-ride from the first official screenshot (It’s Matt Damon, George Clooney and Brad Pitt sitting! In an airport!) of the upcoming film Ocean’s 13, we now have the official movie one-sheet, which, while acknowledging world (RED) day, is not quite as hyper-stylized as its predecessors. In fact, it looks downright wonky. … Continue reading

FUNDING NEVERLAND

Peter Pan, J.M Barrie’s saucy tale of flying kids and the punk-ass who leads them (a tale since bastardized to describe the “syndrome” as to why so many patrons of Comic-Con enjoy video games, super hero movies and refuse to move out of their parent’s homes) will see yet another iteration- this time in the … Continue reading

FARINA IN BAGBOY

Whether you or anyone else on the planet are seeing them before they hit the rental circuit (Animal House and Vacation series aside), the National Lampoon’s franchise is alive, well and making money. Seems every time I hit the DVD shelves for the ritual Tuesday rental roundup, (Thanks, The Special Edition!) there’s a new Lampoon … Continue reading

FIRST FANTASTIC FOUR PHOTO

Studios are on a roll this week. First a nondescript, yet official, shot of Ocean’s 13 that could have been taken from the set of Ocean’s 11 or Ocean’s 12. Now the Stan Lee faithful are treated to a money-shot of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer that could have been taken from the … Continue reading

VFX OSCAR CONTENDERS ANNOUNCED

Earlier today, the Motion Picture Academy announced its contenders for Oscar picks in the best explosions and fake representation of bedlam category: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, X-men: The Last Stand, Casino Royale, Poseidon, Eragon, Superman Returns and Night at the Museum. While Vegas odds makers are probably feeling safe about their picks … Continue reading

A BLACK CLOUD OVER CHRISTMAS

Horror house Dimension Films’ Black Christmas, or Black X-mas as it’s been rechristened, has got some folks all pissed off. Seems a couple Christian-based groups have decided to stomp their feet and put up a little protestation about trying to kill Lacey Chabert on Christmas. I can’t say anyone is surprised.While I don’t slight them … Continue reading

SHREK THE TURD

For all the Shrek fans out there, AOL has just added the new trailer for Shrek The Third. Puss in Boots, Donkey, thonged wooden puppets and familiar villains… the gang’s all there. To be honest, I’m always a little surprised over the continued success of Dreamworks Animation projects– Especially Shrek. Maybe the popularity is based … Continue reading

OCEAN SPRAY

If you love seeing stills from upcoming films that might hint at or reveal spoilage, you’re going to be really disappointed with this one.Ocean’s 13, the prequel to Ocean’s 14, has its first official image from the film up and at ‘em. Ok, so maybe there won’t be an Ocean’s 14, as Steven Soderbergh has … Continue reading

NEWS ROUND-UP

– Brick-chinned Ed “Your History of Violence eye scares me” Harris has signed on to participate in the upcoming Samuel L. Jackson film The Cleaner. Sadly, it’s apparent Mr. Harris didn’t realize the movie is going to be directed by Renny “make it shit” Harlin. Harris will be playing a detective who takes an interest … Continue reading

GHIBLI, SON OF GLOIN, FATHER OF REMAKES

It’s no secret TV movies mostly suck. It’s also no secret, thanks to Xena production values and actors of the same caliber, TV movies involving fantasy always suck. In 2004, Sci Fi’s Earthsea proudly followed the tradition while trying to cash in on the Lord of the Rings craze. At roughly the same time, Hayao … Continue reading