Ever since Joel Hodgson left Mystery Science Theater 3000, the domain of making fun of bad movies has belonged totally to Mike Nelson. He ruled the roost on MST3K for years, and after the show ended he has gone on to do the Rifftrax website and a new straight to DVD series, The Film Crew. … Continue reading →
Of all the seismic jolts to ripple through the foundation of American filmmaking in the 1970s, none left the landscape more ecstatically transformed than Harvey Keitel falling back onto his pillow as the syncopated drum intro of "Be My Baby" kicked up up on the soundtrack. This is the beginning of Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets. … Continue reading →
Yes, life would be better if one of this season’s Oscar whores was the story of lolrus*. Actually, Jack Nicholson is looking fat enough to pull off a convincing lolrus. Now imagine Morgan Freeman be stealin’ his bucket… In reality, The Bucket List is a movie about two terminally ill old men, which is something … Continue reading →
Hello from the set of Step Brothers, next year’s Will Ferrell/John C Reilly comedy (directed by Anchorman and Talladega Nights genius Adam McKay). Thanks to the free wifi here on the Sony lot I can bring you the breaking update about Land of the Lost. I am not able to transcribe my recording of the … Continue reading →
Boston’s basking in glory today, with a second World Series win for the Sox and Ben Affleck’s Gone Baby Gone earning real accolades for being a fantastic little film that absolutely must be seen. Right now, the town looks pretty good, which means the location scouts are out working overtime. The Sox championship might be … Continue reading →
Sometimes items come up that may or may not be news; if I have never heard the information, I assume it’s news. So if you already know what I’m about to tell you and feel the need to write an email or make a message board post about how old this news is: fuck right … Continue reading →
Word had come out a while back that Swedish provocateur Lukas Moodysson had snagged cash to make his first English-language film, now titled Mammoth. That money has bought a good pair of leads: Michelle Williams and the teeny-tiny Gael Garcia Bernal top the flick as a troubled couple. Production starts next week in Thailand and … Continue reading →
While I was in Vancouver visiting the set of Watchmen, someone told me that The X-Files movie had opened a production office in that fair city. I came home determined to look into this and to see if I couldn’t find out more info on the plans for this movie. Who would have imagined it … Continue reading →