Tim Minear, mastermind behind the fast-cancelled The Inside and Wonderfalls, announced last week the revised cast list for his FOX midseason series Drive. Drive, whose pilot script read like the opening of Magnolia meets Cannonball Run with the "all will be revealed" attitude Lost made oh-so-popular, focuses on (in case you couldn’t tell) a secret … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Miramax MSRP: $29.99 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 81 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Deleted scene• The Night Listener Revealed featuretteThe Pitch A guy runs up his phone bill with someone who probably doesn’t exist. The Humans Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Joe Morton, Sandra Oh, Bobby Cannavale, Rory Culkin. "Good Moooornin’ Vie- oh … Continue reading
I love television. One of my earliest memories is of watching Ronald Reagan and being taught that in our household, we called him "the Boo-Hiss Man." My father, a television critic and historian for over twenty years, bought a television set specifically to watch Gulf War I coverage while he cooked dinner for my younger … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TartanMSRP: $22.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 94 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind-the-scenes featurette The Pitch "It’s Haute Tension with a bit less lesbian lust meets The Wicker Man with a more in-bred cult." The Humans Vincent Cassel, Roxane Mesquida, Nicolas Le Phat Tan, Olivier Bartélémy, and, for the briefest of moments, a … Continue reading
This is a couple of weeks old, but The Futon Critic released their annual “50 Best Episodes of 2006” over the first week of the year. The Top Ten: 10. 24: Day 5: 7:00 a.m-8:00 a.m; 9. Dexter: Pilot; 8. Smith: Pilot; 7. Veronica Mars: Not Pictured; 6. Friday Night Lights: Pilot; 5. The Office: … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.97RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 90 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Theatrical trailerThe Pitch The skill of gymnastics, the kill of karate, the joy of watching a mulleted gymnast kick the shit out of peasant farmers. The Humans Olympic medalist Kurt Thomas, Richard Norton, Tetchie Agbayani and more Eastern Europeans … Continue reading
NBC ordered full-season pick-ups last week for the 2007-2008 season last week for four of its hit shows—The Office, My Name is Earl, Heroes, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Sorry, those of you waiting for Jim and Pam to get together, Earl to finish crossing things off his list, and Stabler to shoot … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: Click HERESTUDIO: Cinema EpochMSRP: $27.98RATED: TV-PGRUNNING TIME: 91 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:•Commentary with cast and crew•Short Films (w/ optional commentary)•Various Featurettes (w/ optional commentary)•Deleted Scenes•Production and FX Galleries•Trailers•Promotional Maerial•Blooper Reel•Local News Stories on the production•Short-to-feature scene comparison The Pitch “It‘s A Nightmare on Elm Street meets Videodrome.” (Which is to say that it … Continue reading
Well, Newell got caught up in his day job [Note from Nick: I love you, Newell Todd!] and was not able to continue writing Special Edition, so I’m the new kid on the block who will be taking over the column. I can’t match Newell’s wit but I hope to bring you something different, while … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $49.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 1200 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Does the box count?The Pitch"It’s hockey meets…shit, it’s really just hockey. Hmm, gotta gussie this up a bit. What to do, what to do…I know! It’s hockey meets graphic, hardcore pornography!"The HumansForty years worth of Philadelphia Flyers team members, including … Continue reading