I only have a passing familiarity with the Robosapien toy. It’s some sort of plastic robot that is preprogrammed to mimic certain human functions and respond to commands from a remote. And by virtue of it being comparatively cheap against 4-figure toys like Sony’s now-defunct AIBO robot dog, this thing has fulfilled the dreams of … Continue reading
After Ole’ Nunz’ impassioned rant against the upcoming CG/live action hybrid Alvin & The Chipmunks movie a few weeks back, I chuckled and then promptly readied myself to repress all memory about this latest mistake from Tim Hill, esteemed director the second Garfield movie. But I knew that one crucial piece was missing from this … Continue reading
Of all of the guys to play James Bond, Pierce Brosnan is the one who seems to have taken his post-Bond career the most seriously. He’s been happily tweaking the suave Bond image in films like The Matador (which he also produced), and now he’ll be doing even more damage as one of the stars … Continue reading
Matthew McConaughey is one of those guys who I like to see in films, but I just don’t want to see him act. Any time he tries any other take on a character other than being a charming Southern hippie-ish dude who loves ladies and a good drink, it seems to fail miserably. When he’s … Continue reading
Ever since the arrival of crack cocaine in urban communities, there has been a strong metaphorical link between cooking and drugs in the culture. Rappers these days go on and on (and on…) about how they “bake up pies and cakes” and spend their time “in the kitchen.” The unaware might be forgiven for listening … Continue reading
There was a collective wincing from us all when Guillermo Del Toro got so very close to personal Oscar glory with the awards that Pan’s Labyrinth racked up only to be denied when the actual Best Foreign Film award didn’t go his way. Chief among the legions who felt the pain is Ron Perlman, who … Continue reading
You remember McG, right? This is the guy that started off directing dayglo videos for some of the worst bands of the 90s including Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, and The Offspring. He made a huge feature splash with the first – and still somewhat enjoyable – Charlie’s Angels movie, and then went on to do … Continue reading
I laid into Ice Cube a little while back for co-signing ridiculously low brow fare for so-called urban audiences in the form of a screen adaptation of yet another “chitlin’ play.” But it appears that he’s about to get some company on my shitlist as today brings news of another stupid ‘hood comedy that has … Continue reading
A month ago or so, Walt Becker was this guy who had directed Van Wilder and now was helming some flick about middle-aged guys trying to be bikers. This past weekend, he became the man with the golden director’s chair as Wild Hogs (fiscally) exceeded every possible expectation given the combined (and seemingly waning) star … Continue reading
Microsoft Word hates me for even typing the title in, but Gabriele Muccino’s Will Smith-starring The Pursuit of Happyness was such a massive hit that the spell checkers of the world will just have to suffer. The moderately budgeted film not only brought in a considerable domestic and foreign take, but got Will Smith his … Continue reading