What the fuck is up with the Justice League movie? The rumors have been flying faster and more furious than Superman on his way to peek into Lois Lane’s house; since I liveblogged Christian Bale’s lack of enthusiasm for a Justice League movie while his Batman trilogy was still happening, more gossip has popped up … Continue reading
Now that he’s moved on from giant shark pictures to landlocked action, Jan de Bont is casting some smart muscle. He’s just added Jason Isaacs to the cast of Stopping Power, the film in which John Cusack plays a father forced to cooperate with a kidnapper when an RV with his daughter onboard is hijacked … Continue reading
I’m tempted to start a regular column where I chronicle the press releases that most blow my mind, and if I did, a recent release about the DVD version of Blades of Glory would certainly earn a spot. Blades of Glory was an OK film – not a disaster, but not a movie I have … Continue reading
This slipped through the cracks yesterday, but news about the (possibly) upcoming adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting sequel Porno is, today at least, more an excuse for me to publicly express my extreme disappointment with Sunshine than anything else. We never ran a proper review (Comic Con sorta got in the way) but I’ve toyed … Continue reading
Every time I write something about how shitty anime is and how much I think the otaku should be forcibly sterilized (not that these people would ever get a chance to use their junk with a willing partner), somebody writes me a polite email explaining that I should really go see Grave of the Fireflies. … Continue reading
The full program lineup for the 2007 Toronto Film Festival has been released, and, as expected, it’s pretty wonderful. From high-profile obvious hits like No Country For Old Men and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (this is the Western’s year, I’m telling you now) to fun presentations like Ellyn Burstyn … Continue reading
Rendezvous With Rama is one of the great classics of science fiction*; written by Arthur C Clarke and published in 1972, Rama is about a giant, cylindrical space ark that flies through our solar system in the 22nd century. Realizing that the strange alien artifact will blow right through our neighborhood and be gone, Earth … Continue reading
Ok, quick: Name something obviously missing from John Singleton’s Four Brothers that would’ve made it a much better film. A decent plot? Ehhh, I’m going to have to buzz you on that one. Less ridiculous racial stereotypes? Nice try. Come on, people…think! Two less brothers? Good, very good. But I’m looking for the number one … Continue reading
The cast and crew of Frank Miller’s The Spirit just got another killer set of curves to ogle. Less than a week after landing Scarlett Johansson as the femme fatale Silk N. Floss (coincidentally, the name of my dermatologist), the production has now found its Sand Saref – the love of The Spirit’s life – … Continue reading
Remember those "Twisted World of Oz" figures McFarlane Toys released a few years back? Ready to see a bound and blindfolded Dorothy being victimized by a nasty pair of munchkins on the big screen? Well, screenwriter Josh Olson isn’t, but he’s going to help turn the toyline into a film anyway. I didn’t answer in … Continue reading