As he prepares for Hostel Part II to hit theaters next weekend (they finally set up a critic screening, so I will actually have a chance to see the movie before it opens), Eli Roth is saying that this is the end of the road for this franchise. “I hate a lame third sequel, and … Continue reading
Despite the rash of projects that Robert Rodriguez has been associated with lately, there was still a considerable hope that Sin City 2 would see the light of day sooner rather than later due to casting rumors (Banderas. Antonio Banderas) and other assorted rumblings. But fans of the film (of which, I am not one, … Continue reading
So Pirates underperformed, but still made shitloads of money. In that way, it’s good to be Knocked Up. Nobody’s summer rests on your shoulders, and if you only make $60 million then the only people disappointed are those with good taste. In Hollywood… they are few and far between. THE WEEKEND’S MOST INTERESTING MOVIEThe challenge … Continue reading
In the past fifty years, pretty much everyone who’s tried to strike gold with a screwball comedy has just struck out. It’s like the genre vanished with Bowery flophouses and sidewalk apple vendors and literally can’t be recreated. Equal parts phsyical slapstick, razor verbal wit and satiric social commentary, the screwball comedy might be the … Continue reading
This week will see the next series of mini-featurettes about Grizzly Park, my maiden voyage into producing a feature. Directed by the enigmatic Tom Skull [I don’t know his legal name], it’s a nice cocktail of horror and comedy that we’ll hopefully be seeing in theaters later this year. Here’s the tenth video, Shedrack Anderson … Continue reading
Warner Bros is going team crazy – just months after announcing that they were developing a live action Justice League movie (note that ‘developing’ and ‘making’ are different things) comes word that they’re also working on a live action Teen Titans film. This is sort of weird news – the Teen Titans are a bunch … Continue reading
This article will be choppy and filled with black spaces. They’re spoilers; swipe them to read. I don’t think any of them will ruin a first time reader of Special Topics in Calamity Physics, but since I really, really liked this book and hope more people read it, I want to protect folks. I recently … Continue reading
1. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #936 Sure, their film reviews are hated by geeks. Yes, they follow trends incessantly. And yes, music coverage is generally an afterthought. But it’s surely the most fun weekly read out there, and they have television on lock. Plus, they’ll surprise with every now and then with a great piece on overlooked … Continue reading
Woody Allen experienced his third creative renaissance whilst partnering with Miramax in the 1990s, so perhaps it’s a good omen that his latest picture, Cassandra’s Dream, will, according to Variety‘s Anne Thompson, get rolled out by The Weinstein Company. Or maybe it just means that Harvey outbid everyone else gambling that he’s got the next … Continue reading
This is a travelogue. There is nothing newsworthy – or probably all that interesting – contained within. This piece stems only from my fascination and envy of Paul Theroux. For the pictures I took on this trip, click here. For something about movies, click anywhere else on the left side menu. We stood there in … Continue reading