I didn’t see Superbad until a few weeks after its theatrical bow, and – whether it was the expectations and hype being too high or the fact that I wasn’t seeing it in a packed theater with a raucous audience – I sadly left the theater underwhelmed. To this day, I still can’t put my … Continue reading
Between the ace usage of The Fratellis’ “Chelsea Dagger”, the appearances of Simon Pegg and Hank Azaria, and the random slapping together of scenes without any sort of voiceover or narrative, I was quite intrigued by the initial teaser for Run Fat Boy Run. Things only got better when I saw that Pegg was co-writing … Continue reading
The first time I saw a promo for HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, I was sorely tempted to buy a ticket for the “Man, HBO’s Sunday nights are fucking done” train. After exploding with a long string of landmark pop culture touchstones, it almost seemed like a regression to throw up this tiny musical/comedy weirdness … Continue reading
Uwe Boll is happier than any man has a right to be. The Teutonic wonder of directing carved 20 minutes or so out of his busy schedule to talk with me, and while we went all over his career and his critics, I was struck by how gosh darn plucky the guy seems. His infamous … Continue reading
The screenings are coming fast and furious, and speaking of coming fast and furious…adolescent boys. Daniel Radcliffe plays one of ’em in his "breakaway from Harry Potter" flick December Boys, and yes, some onscreen virginity is lost. In between, he smokes, drinks, and gets to know Australia, where this baby was filmed. Granted, this is … Continue reading
Ok, folks…this one’s a rather hot, just-in bit of niceness. In the Valley of Elah, despite Beaks’ lukewarmness, is a fairly well-regarded piece of personal and political turmoil courtesy of one Paul Haggis, the guy behind Crash. Normally, I go in much more detail, but I aint seen it, and I wanna make sure that … Continue reading
I’ve rhapsodized at length about the virtues of Dr. Uwe Boll* and he never lets me down on one particular trait: Tenacity. Fresh from corralling a crew featuring other Teutonic wonders Ralf Moeller and Til Schweiger on Farcry, the good doctor has acquired the rights to yet another video game. This time out, however, he … Continue reading
A few weeks ago on my way out of a matinee of Superbad (Seriously, I do not get the hype for this film. Spots of funny, but it aint a gamechanger.), my wife and I were approached by some marketing research peeps to watch some “previews of upcoming films” and share our Joe-average opinions. While … Continue reading