You’re not the only one disappointed that the primary way to check the Grindhouse trailers is to watch them on the web. Eli Roth is probably feeling the sting, too, given that Thanksgiving was the best thing he’s ever made. That’s likely part of the reason he’s going ahead with Trailer Trash, which will hit … Continue reading →
Screamfest LA seems to be a rousing success so far. While Diary of the Dead was kind of crummy, it was a cool way to open the festival. On Saturday sold out crowds got to see Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D, which was an incredible blast. I went to the first showing, and … Continue reading →
As a former fan of The O.C. who was so charmed by Season One that he stayed with it all the way through its dreadful, and mercifully final, Season Four, I have to admit that the idea of Adam Brody (aka nerdtagonist extraordinaire Seth Cohen) playing The Flash kinda works for me – i.e. provided … Continue reading →
Tyler Perry Tyler Perry Tyler Perry Tyler Perry 1 Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married $21,500,000 $10,691 $21,500,000 2 The Game Plan $11,506,000 (-30.7%) $3,678 $59,447,000 3 Michael Clayton $11,010,000 (+1,429.4%) $4,384 $12,087,000 4 We Own the Night $11,000,000 $4,657 $11,000,000 5 The Heartbreak Kid $7,425,000 (-47.0%) $2,296 $26,001,000 6 Elizabeth: The Golden Age … Continue reading →
Sylvester Stallone didn’t get to be one of the most successful movie stars of the 1980s by ignoring the demands of his fan base. While he may be a long way past his blockbuster prime, Stallone is still savvy enough to know when anything from a story element to a title isn’t clicking with the … Continue reading →
If you like your Jessica Alba trailers with lots of ass and abs, you’re going to have to dust off your copy of Into the Blue. After you pick it up from the Big Box $2.99 discount bin, that is.In the mean time, shed a few salty tears of sorrow over a regularly clothed Jessica … Continue reading →
Does anyone know the pros and cons of cities built on Rock and Roll? It seems there hasn’t been a lot of forward movement on this. Was it not environmentally sound?IT’S TOO BAD JESSE JAMES WON’T LIVE… THEN AGAIN, WHO DOES?Blade Runner hit two screens last weekend, and as one would guess one was in … Continue reading →
With one film, Paul Verhoeven’s masterful Black Book, Carice van Houten has proven herself the deadliest Nordic import since Lena Olin never mind my geographical ignorance, she just reminds me of Lena Olin. Combining the wanton sensuality and feral ruthlessness of Olin’s characters from The Unforgivable Lightness of Being and Romeo is Bleeding, van Houten’s … Continue reading →
With Southland Tales finally finished (and set for limited release from Samuel Goldwyn Films on November 9th), Richard Kelly is now free at last, free at last to roll on his long-delayed third feature, The Box. Scripted by Eli Roth, The Box is based on a Richard Matheson short story, "Button, Button", about a housewife … Continue reading →
Last year I sat down in front of a camera and swore like a sailor with Tourrete’s – even going so far as to call respected film critic Leonard Maltin a twatmuffin. The fruits of that session were woven into a documentary called Heckler, about the relationship between comedians and their audiences and filmmakers and … Continue reading →