It finally got cold in Atlanta today and decided to rain with some gusto as well — pretty fantastic when your state has been on the verge of running out of water for several months. But because I had stuff to do I couldn’t use the cold, wet afternoon to it’s fullest, which means I’m … Continue reading
First up, Trek news. Word is, the first teaser will be attached to Cloverfield. Surprise! None of us have been guessing that for months, no. Moving on. The trailer for Horton Hears A Who…lord help me, but I actually like the look. The look, mind you. Not the joke about Bert from accounting or Horton’s … Continue reading
"It’s one thing to preserve a film that has been made. It’s another to preserve a film that’s not been made." Has that ever been done before? "No. But we’re going to do it." Name directors often take commercial gigs to have a little fun or make some extra cake. But Scorsese is new to … Continue reading
An AICN contributor, who wrote in after seeing Daniel Craig interviewed on the UK talk show The Morning Interview, might have some clues to the title of Bond 22. Asked about the title of the upcoming Bond flick, he said (paraphrased, as per the contributor) "It’s more of a number. Because the first movie dealt … Continue reading
If you’re not already familiar with the films of Pedro Almodovar, this is a good time to update your lame, anemic Netflix queue. The guy makes movies that are often amazing and always worth seeing and his stuff is all too frequently overlooked in the United States. Maybe his next movie will get more attention, … Continue reading
There’s an implied standard when reviewing a film that you should only review what’s on the screen. Not what’s in your head, not what could have been, not the cut that might end up on DVD. It’s a worthy ideal, if futile and, to some extent, counter-productive. One beauty of film is what it suggests, … Continue reading
You know Eva Cassidy, right? Singer…she died a few years back…cover over ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow"….anyone? No, me neither. In 1996 Cassidy, a performer from Washington, D.C., died from melanoma. She was 33, with a thin discography that included just one unreleased studio album. But critical praise was impressive and the posthumous collection Songbird eventually … Continue reading
We’ve always known that animation is a great deal for movie actors, since they can knock off an entire feature in just a day or two. But getting a whole role down in twenty minutes seems like it might be a record. That’s what Jason Schwartzman claims to have done while making The Fantastic Mr. … Continue reading
There’s one thing wrong with this poster for Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. It doesn’t have Rob Corddry anywhere in sight. I just now managed to get up enough testosterone (pilfered from the high school sports clinic around the corner) to watch the red band trailer Jeremy wrote about recently, and Corddry was … Continue reading
A couple weeks back we got to witness a rare display of animal behavior. The Happy Madison film Strange Wilderness snuck up on Nick in leonine stealth mode then tore out his throat with the comedic promise of Kevin Heffernan, Jonah Hill, Steve Zahn, Jeff Garlin, Justin Long and a goddamn holy trinity of amazing: … Continue reading