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We could simply cut and paste stories from Variety, but we don’t. We’re too amazing for that. We RETYPE articles from Variety…

FIRST PHOTO FROM TOP SECRET II!

We’ve seen Tom Cruise in his Nazi get-up from the film Valkyrie, but the image above is the first of the actor surrounded by his cinematic co-conspirators. All of the men are involved in a plot to kill Hitler and end the Second World War*, as well as a plot to pretend like Tom Cruise … Continue reading

LATCHKEY’S LAMENT AT TIFF

A little backstory. Throughout the years as I’ve tried to get a grasp on my own film career I’ve been asked by the folks I’m working with if there’s any filmmakers to watch and though I know some very talented folks there’s only one guy in my entire career that I’ve said is the next … Continue reading

JOLIE SHRUGS AT LAST

I’ll say this for Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, the experience of reading it isn’t nearly as repugnant as the further writing and philosophizing it inspired (I can hear Devin howling above the stripper-music din of Jumbo’s Clown Room as I type this). Bereft of its additional, objectivist baggage, it’s just a crushing bore, a masterpiece … Continue reading

FROM BORAT TO BRUNO TO SCHMUCKS

For a guy who could write his ticket after last year’s critical and commercial triumph, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Sasha Baron Cohen sure took his sweet time writing it. And if you were hoping the delay in between projects meant Cohen was having second thoughts about Bruno, … Continue reading

WRECK-TUM

Brad Miska at Bloody Disgusting is reporting two interesting scoops about Cloverfield, the JJ Abrams produced giant monster movie that has been wearing out its welcome online: 1)    The title of the film WAS Monstrous until it hit the web. According to Brad they changed it up when that name became common knowledge. This seems … Continue reading

SCARJO IS FULL OF BRILLIANCE

You know who’s ready for the strike? Scarlett Johansson, that’s who. The actress has the following movies lined up, according to her IMDB profile: The Other Boleyn GirlWoody Allen Spanish ProjectPompeiiHe’s Just Not That Into YouThe SpiritMary Queen of Scots And that’s just what the IMDB knows about. According to MTV Movie Blog, there’s another … Continue reading

THE MAN SAYS HE’S BEOWULF

Still not sold on Robert Zemeckis’s Beowulf? Try this. How’re you feeling about it now? The one thing the film’s myriad online trailers cannot do is show off its brilliantly rendered 3-D environs – though you can definitely see how Zemeckis has tailored his compositions to take maximum advantage of the medium. Devin, Russ and … Continue reading

THE DEVIN’S ADVOCATE: LOVE TRAIN #4

Holy shit how time flies. It’s the first Tuesday of the month again, which means that I am bringing you the only regularly scheduled feature I have ever been able to pull off (except for that one glorious year of doing The Prognosticator regularly) – the Love Train. This feature was born to counteract the … Continue reading

BRINGING BACK BELLATRIX

With the Harry Potter book series over, I have nothing to look forward to but the final two movie adaptations. And while those are fun, they’re never quite as exciting as a new book. In fact, all I really have to look forward to at this point is that Warner Bros will finally show me … Continue reading

LOOK OUT, UWE BOLL!

The startlingly anemic grosses of Uwe Boll’s theatrical output in America (I think Leona Helmsley’s dog inherited more money than their profits combined. Actually, I think Nick made more from banner ads in the past seven minutes than their profits combined.) might lead a rational person to a few seemingly obvious conclusions about the future … Continue reading