Categories

DVD REVIEW: STRANGERS WITH CANDY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $27.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 91 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Deleted Scenes• Filmmaker Commentary• “Atomic Car” Music Video• Trailer The Pitch “Teacher teacher, can you reach me? Can you tell me what I need to know?” The Humans Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Dan Hedaya (Joe Versus the Volcano), Ian Holm … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: SAW III – UNRATED

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $29.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 113 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Director Darren Lynn Bousman, Writer/Executive Producer Leigh Whannell and Executive Producers Peter Block and Jason Constantine• Commentary by Producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg• Commentary by Director Darren Lynn Bousman, Editor Kevin Greutert and Director of Photography David A. … Continue reading

THUD: TV NEWS ROUNDUP – 2.13.07

Lucy “Xena” Lawless, who’s recently played a Cylon on Battlestar Galactica and one of the best FBI agents ever in the history of badass FBI agents on Veronica Mars, has joined the cast of ABC’s Football Wives, the much-hyped adaptation of the British soap about dudes who like to play with their balls. Lawless plays … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BUTCHER BOY, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 111 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ Neil Jordan• Deleted scenes• Trailer The Pitch "It’s Stand by Me meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as filtered through James Joyce’s fecking imagination!" The Humans Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Alan Boyle. The Nutshell Meet … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: FUCK

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: ThinkfilmMSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 90 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary Deleted/Extended Scenes Interviews Trailers The Pitch That most taboo of words discussed in documentary form by pundits, politicos, and uptight citizens. The Humans Hunter S. Thompson. Bill Maher. Drew Carey. Ice-T. Tera Patrick. Ron Jeremy. Pat Boone. The Nutshell Steve … Continue reading

MCP: BIO-ORGANIC STORY

There are a couple schools of thought when it comes to the purpose and potential of videogames. Some developers see the format as an abstract sort of canvas, an opportunity for interactivty, in which the player’s imagination is lord. The other faction (we’ll call them the "skins") views gaming as a fledgling narrative method, in … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 2.13.07

Back in the day when print media ruled the industry (a decade ago, or so), there was a games publisher that gave itself the humble name of GOD, which they claim stood for Gathering of Developers, but we know better. Well, Nietzsche won out over GOD and the publisher folded; but now it’s back, with … Continue reading

MCP: PAPER ECONOMY

Happy Wii owners haven’t exactly been swept away by a deluge of quality titles for Nintendo’s eccentric console. It’s to be expected, this close to a launch, but what every Nintendo fanboy wants to know is: When do we get Mario? The plumber that built the House of N has been set to go for … Continue reading

THUD: PILOT SEASON – PART 2

Last week, THUD took a look at some of the new pilots currently filming in hopes of being picked up for the fall season. Since then, a number of other exciting ones – including the Peter Krause vehicle Dirty Sexy Money, about ethically flexible rich people – were announced or added to their cast. Others … Continue reading

THUD NEWSBREAK: GALACTICA LIVES!

The LA Times is ending months of fan speculation and tension by reporting that the Sci Fi Channel will pick up Battlestar Galactica for a fourth season – but one only 13 episodes long. The show, which is completely fucking great but also the most expensive on the otherwise useless channel, has been hard hit … Continue reading