No poster could ever effectively convey the fury and madness of Brian De Palma’s Iraq War indictment, Redacted, but there’s something kind of… imprecise about this key art. I like the idea of blotted out information revealing the face of a panic-stricken child, but the way it’s framed by the barricade recalls a number of … Continue reading →
And it’s October. Another month and another column full of shit that I love. To offset all the shit that I hate on a daily basis. You need some balance in life, baby, and that’s what this column is all about. The months seem shorter and shorter all the time – I can’t believe that … Continue reading →
Last week, in overly excited response to the rumor that the gi-normous government warehouse from Raiders of the Lost Ark had been recreated on the Downey Studios lot, I made the following offer: "While there’s no way in hell you’ll be able to get past the throng of security guarding this set to snap a … Continue reading →
It’s probably in Michael Caine’s contract to say things like "You should really see Christian Bale turn his head in the new Batsuit" or "this movie has the best third act of any I’ve done this decade" not to mention the eulogies at any necessary stuntman funerals.* But still, when a thespian with a halo … Continue reading →
It’s a big day for scoops from trusted and reliable sources. The latest comes from Duckie, who has been hearing buzzing about a name that is sort of attached to direct Terminator 4: McG.This doesn’t mean McG IS directing Terminator 4, but that he’s in talks about it. The film is being set up as … Continue reading →
Last Thursday, Paul Thomas Anderson had the audacity to debut his 160-minute prestige season behemoth, There Will Be Blood (based on the equally hulking and shamelessly exclamatory* novel by Upton Sinclair), at the 2007 Fantastic Fest (described on its website as "a week-long festival featuring the best in new science-fiction, fantasy, horror, animation, crime, Asian, … Continue reading →
Latino Review has gotten their hands on the script to The Incredible Hulk and have spoiled just about every thing in the movie right up to the end. If you want to know what happens in three quarters of the film, Latino Review is the place for you – click here. If you’re curious but … Continue reading →
Joe Carnahan’s pre-strike dance card just got filled up. He’s starting on White Jazz in December, and then he’ll be moving into Killing Pablo, one of the films he’s been trying to get made for years now. The Yari Film Group is fast tracking the picture, and there are some stars lined up, namely Christian … Continue reading →
Without real assurance that Bond 22 won’t slide back to the old style of one-liners and joke setpieces (or limp policital posturing, with Paul Haggis providing the polish) I’m not sure why I care that the production team is going to Panama. Dark Horizons is reporting that Bond fansite MI6 is reporting that the production … Continue reading →