If you don’t read The Playlist, you should*. It’s a great blog that covers (mostly) the use of music in film, and they’ve got an occasionally sharp talent for sniffing out the weird ways that pop music and film intersect. For instance, they noticed a few days ago that Carter Burwell’s blog mentioned that Karen … Continue reading →
There is a sizable enough British contingent within the Academy to give pause as the BAFTAs honor Atonement with fourteen nominations (as opposed to the nine snared by No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood), but I fear it’s too late for this sudden flush of success to qualify as a significant … Continue reading →
I was unimpressed with the red-band Semi-Pro trailer we linked to a while back, but I’m open to the idea that this is a more of a character-based comedy than a gag-a-second affair (kinda like The Foot Fist Way), in which case the trailer could be a tad misleading. And if you’re wondering why I’m … Continue reading →
It won’t be long, folks: once The Foot Fist Way opens this April 11th, you will finally know the power and the glory of Mr. Danny McBride. And then you’ll understand why I am now actively looking forward to Will Ferrell’s spoof-ified redo of The Land of the Lost. Granted, I wasn’t exactly desperate to … Continue reading →
One of my favorite films of last year. One of Devin and Jeremy’s worst. You decide for yourself, because it’s being deservedly rereleased in theaters on the 25th of January. Seriously, see the movie. Tony Gilroy’s the real deal and I personally found it to be a very rewarding experience and a real showcase for … Continue reading →
Now, I’ve seen Dario Argento’s recent movies, which have left me with very little faith in the man as a filmmaker. So why do I get that old tingling excitement when I read that Vincent Gallo is going to play the killer in Giallo, Argento’s hopefully not quite so on the nose homage to the … Continue reading →
Over at Newsweek, N’Gai Croal (one of the best games journos going, and a guy that I’d love to see consistently writing for a more knowledgable base than Newsweek‘s) has an interview with Joseph Staten, Bungie’s writing director. The full interview is running in two parts (part one is here) but N’Gai today ran a … Continue reading →
Hey JJ, You probably know me as the guy who saw the Cloverfield trailer early and who leaked the final name of the movie. You may also know me as a guy who has been highly skeptical of that same movie, especially of the viral marketing, which I found annoying, stupid and overbaked*. I write … Continue reading →
Once you watch the trailer for Neil Marshall’s Doomsday, I think you’ll agree that they should ditch the trite title and go with Gratuitous Close-Ups of Rhona Mitra’s Ass instead (see minute 1.43). Dear me. As a follow-up to The Descent, I’ll give credit to Marshall for opening things up a bit (my standards are … Continue reading →
You know what I love most about Oscar season? The outrage. And you can generally expect that the foreign film and documentary branches will supply plenty of it. We’ve already been through the bitter disappointment of Seth Gordon’s King of Kong missing the Documentary Feature shortlist, but that was kind of a fait accompli; Gordon’s … Continue reading →