1. BLENDER – JUNE 2007 Ostensibly a music magazine, Blender is really more a somewhat music-based pop culture rag. You’ll get your share of record reviews and interviews as they copy much of the look/format of England’s far superior Q magazine, but there’s a distinctly American spazziness that makes this an unpredictable, light, and usually … Continue reading →
June 15 sees the arrival of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which I find myself anticipating moreso than any of the remaining blockbusters this summer despite me hating the first film. All the previews thus far have surprised me in the best way possible, and now with less than two weeks to go … Continue reading →
It’s taxing to love Anna Faris. I don’t mean personally, although I’m sure if I met her, something would occur that would eventually result in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department getting involved. So, yeah, personally too. But I’m talking about the dame’s career. Ever since I saw her in the first Scary Movie, I’ve … Continue reading →
A few days ago I posted a snarky piece about Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix moving its release up two whole days wherein I posited that it was merely a harbinger of things to come as summer films are increasingly under pressure to use gimmicks to squeeze every last dollar in their … Continue reading →
Late last year, England’s Channel Four broadcast a documentary called Young@Heart (I know, I know…At least it hasn’t become Yung@Heart in an attempt to capitalize on the Yung Joc/Yung Won rap nomenclature craze) about a group of senior citizens that regularly convene in order to rock out on cover versions of songs from the likes … Continue reading →
The idea of the Devil as someone that musicians would sell their soul to for success and fame seems rather implausible these days, even as a simple story concept. I don’t think even Satan possesses the means to keep an album off of BitTorrent, and if the downloading doesn’t get you, falling ticket sales and … Continue reading →
Much to Seth Rogen’s chagrin, Matthew Fox nabbed the plum role of the enigma known as Racer X in the upcoming live action Speed Racer a little while back. Those even mildly familiar with the property already know that Racer X is merely the latter incarnation of Rex Racer, who is, of course, Speed’s brother. … Continue reading →
Jodie Foster has made a pretty good career of being the quintessential everywoman -that-you-reeeeaallly-don’t -wanna-fuck-with, and despite many other notable actresses dipping their toes in the waters, she’s still probably the queen of that sort of role, both in terms of credibility and bankability. If you so much as harm a hair on the head … Continue reading →
Since every summer juggernaut film these days – especially sequels – is swinging for the fences in terms of weekend and revenue records (“OMG! Evan Almighty is on track to have the biggest St. Baptiste Day weekend opening ever!!!!1111!!”), we’re increasingly seeing films moving the traditional Friday release date up to squeeze every last dollar … Continue reading →
There’s something so appealing about the stale, outdated (They list The Black Dahlia as an upcoming movie of theirs) and old-fashioned feel of Millennium Films’ website. You jump over there and you get pixilated posters, sleep-inducing, low-res design, plus poster after poster of giant heads and uninspiring film titles (Seriously, go to their “Library” link … Continue reading →