As the negative buzz crests on Fred Claus like Richard Chamberlain at the end of The Last Wave (labored!), Universal has stepped in and procured the services of Vince Vaughn for the next couple of years with a first-look deal that will grant the comedy titan safe haven to develop a trio of pictures in … Continue reading →
According to Jeff Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere, Superbad isn’t tracking as well as it should be. Awareness is not as high as I would like – this is a movie that is amazing enough that I walked in with elevated expectations and still found them exceeded. On the surface Superbad is a ‘teens trying to … Continue reading →
Ingmar Bergman passed away this morning, leaving behind his wife, Theater, and mistress, Film, both of which he loved equally and fervently. He doted on them, dividing his time as best he could and occasionally bringing them together when he felt they might get along for a couple of hours or more. But the terms … Continue reading →
You may have seen photos of the poster above, which premiered at Zack Snyder’s Watchmen panel and was given out to fans at Comic Con, but this is the official release. What you’re looking at is brand new Dave Gibbons art from one of the most seminal scenes in comic book history – the killing … Continue reading →
I hate going to movies at Comic Con, because they play at night and cut right into my valuable drinking time. But this year there was one movie that made me forsake the bottle for a couple of hours: Superbad. I don’t know how I lucked out to be alive in a year where I … Continue reading →
Although I vaguely remember watching the first Resident Evil movie, I was more than happy to skip the sequel, Apocalypse. Apparently, Milla Jovovich’s Alice character had evolved into an outright superhero with no regard for the laws of physics, and that’s where I checked out. Who wants to see zombies get mopped up by someone … Continue reading →
Last week, the four leads from the amazingly funny Superbad hit town to promote the film. Andrew Sweeney [whose work in getting this recorded and prepared is phenomenal] and myself met with them on the Superbad Tour Bus at the Warped Tour in Atlanta. Those leads are: Jonah Hill, who plays Seth to vulgar perfection … Continue reading →
While I’m transcribing the Iron Man interviews, I thought there was a small tidbit worth passing along quickly. In several statements, Terrence Howard was discussed as the lead for a possible War Machine spin-off (no surprise), and the actor himself demonstrated a real enthusiasm for the material, and an obvious interest in headlining such a … Continue reading →
I’m vaguely shocked to see so little talk of Pixar’s upcoming Wall-E after the Disney/Pixar panel showing on Saturday. It’s easy to get overshadowed by Iron Man, but with so little genuinely good film present at the con, I’d expect people to be all over this. Am I the only one who thought it looked … Continue reading →
Da, Film Da, Total Da, Per Screen Da, Total 1 The Simpsons Movie $71,850,000 $18,319 $71,850,000 2 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry $19,063,000 (-44.3%) $5,445 $71,610,000 3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $17,065,000 (-47.5%) $4,260 $241,771,000 4 Hairspray $15,550,000 (-43.4%) $4,982 $59,307,000 5 No Reservations $11,755,000 $4,847 $11,755,000 6 Transformers … Continue reading →