Welcome to The Special Edition. This is my 12th column, and I’m pretty proud that as much as I procrastinate, I have not missed a week since taking over this little spot on the website. Here’s to the next twelve columns. I’ll go ahead and take the time here to welcome Jeremy Smith to the … Continue reading
Fuck April Fool’s Day. No, wait— fuck me. I’m so gullible that the first time a bully claimed he was going to kick my ass I turned my back to a wall and got punched in the stomach. Which is why every news item today is double-checked for freshness and veracity.Those people who have gotten … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TLA ReleasingMSRP: $19.99 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 81 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Two feature commentaries• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Deleted scenes• Extended girl/girl scene• Music video• Trailers The Pitch "It’s like a Russ Meyer film, but feeding off geek traditions instead of social relevancy." The Shut Up, Ian version: "It’s Love Potion … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SonyMSRP: $24.96RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 90 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• trailers• chapter searchThe PitchIt’s Dragonheart without Connery… or Quaid… or David Thewlis… or Dina Meyer… or ILM… or a dragon…The HumansJonathan LaPaglia (Inferno), Larry Drake (Dr. Giggles), Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Andrew Pleavin (300), Sarah Douglas (Conan the Destroyer)The NutshellTwo … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 92 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • "Behind the Screams" featurette• Sanity "Stay Away" music video• Trailers The Pitch "It’s The Pit and the Pendulum meets The Hitcher!" The Humans Rachel Miner, Mimi Rogers, Chad Todhunter (watch out, Tod!) The Nutshell Young Penny (Miner) lost both … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Danger After DarkMSRP: $24.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 83 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: English Subtitles Photo Gallery Trailer The Pitch How do you say ‘poop’ in Greek? To Kako. The Humans Meletis Georgiadis. Yannis Katsambas. Andreas Kontopoulos. Pepi Moschovakou. Argiris Thanasoulas. Mykeyboardis Takingabeating. This MAY have been shot on video. The Nutshell … Continue reading
Today’s top story, by virtue of it being the one I’m writing about first, regards a question that has been nibbling at the back of all our minds since the first PS3 prototype went on display. Why was the Spider-Man movie font selected for the PS3’s logo and branding? Sony design chief Teiyo Goto has … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $59.98 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 1040 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • "Missing Evidence": unaired scenes The Pitch FBI tracks down MIA SWFs, MDs, Ph.Ds, MILFs, etc. The Humans Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close. "Come on, Sen. Boyette’s body is in here somewhere!""Uh, boss, … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 88 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary w/ director and editor• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Trailers The Pitch "It’s Quetzacoatl meets The Exorcist in med school!" or, "How Not To Dispose Of A Corpse." The Humans Corri English, Scot Davis, Joshua Alba, Derrick O’Connor. The Nutshell Alison Blanchard is … Continue reading
The pain of Nintendo’s Friend Code system of online matchmaking only seems to intensify. It was an annoyance on the DS; it’s even moreso on the Wii, where the online component is much more integrated. Slashdot’s running a story from MTV’s Stephen Totilo about employing mnemonic devices and tools such as phonespell.com to turn your … Continue reading