I love that, lately, Danny Boyle news items seem to come in pairs. And today, we not only know his probable next project, we’ve got slightly stronger indications that one of his long-desired gigs is a step closer to reality: Porno. Irvine Welsh’s sequel to Trainspotting has been on Boyle’s mind for a long time, … Continue reading
Just over a month ago, Dan wrote about the fantastic Danny Boyle’s probable Sunshine follow-up, set in the Johannesburg Ponte Tower and called…Ponte Tower. Now, Time Out (the original source for the story) says that ain’t happening…at least not yet. Bad news, since the idea was promising, but there is a silver lining, as Boyle … Continue reading
Wim Wenders hasn’t had the greatest time of it recently. While fellow Deutch filmmaker Werner Herzog (with whom I identify Wenders, though they couldn’t be less alike; I’m evidently a culturalist) is experiencing a small renassance, Wenders has experienced trouble getting his stuff seen. Maybe it’s the association with U2, or the fact that he … Continue reading
I may not like his Grindhouse contribution much, but otherwise I’ve become quite the cheerleader for Rob Zombie’s movies. The Devil’s Rejects got me firmly on board, and I find quite a bit to like in his first movie as well, especially now that hype and expectations are long since swept away. I was ready … Continue reading
We’ve always known that Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodgriguez love trashy old b-movies at least as much as chicks and music. They sketched out their own a decade ago in From Dusk Till Dawn, and now they’ve finally gone full bore. The three-hour blast called Grindhouse exhumes, re-examines and reinvents the film’s namesake style. In … Continue reading
Even if you’ve always wanted to see the Book of Exodus enacted chapter and verse (with Louisiana doubling for Cairo) I highly suggest not rushing out to buy a ticket for The Reaping. It’s not so much a horror flick or thriller as an enaction of Christian fantasy, where any moral indecision can be resolved … Continue reading
Because nothing sells tickets like a poet and his friends getting stinking drunk for two hours, here comes The Best Time Of Our Lives, the biopic of celebrated Welsh optimist and drinker Dylan Thomas. If he can get his schnozz out of the tumbler for at least a scene, you might recognize Matthew Rhys from … Continue reading
You’re reading that article header correctly — the column that wouldn’t die has again…not…died. But for once, the fickleness of the Prognosticator’s general character and publishing schedule is justified, since it’s the perfect quality to embody April, that month of unreliable weather and wacky release dates. Not only is this month slammed with filler and … Continue reading
Here’s the thing about writing news first thing Monday morning: I can understand most of the words I’m reading, but the eyes are always still a little bleary, and mistakes can be made. So imagine my surprise when I started reading about Miramax buying Boy In The Striped Pajamas, a tale of Auschwitz, and that … Continue reading
Over the past five weeks we have brought you the 50 Essential CHUD movies, films that we think help to define just what a Chewer is. But those 50 movies don’t tell the whole story, so we’ve decided to bring you this appendix. Those films were ones that made a difference for us, the guys … Continue reading