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MR. MAGORIUM’S BIG ADVENTURE

Zach Helm’s Stranger Than Fiction has its defenders. That’s cool. Movies need defenders. I knew a guy in college who watched Psychos in Love every Valentine’s Day because he hated women, and, while this curious disposition either fixed itself or got him into some serious trouble later in life, the unabashed enjoyment he derived from … Continue reading

WHO VIRAL MARKETS THE WATCHMEN?

This evening Harry Knowles got an email from rorschach@rorschachsjournals.com, directing the infamous webmaster to his new website. The email was written in the style of Rorschach from Watchmen. All that exists on the site right now is a Rorschach symbol (doubled, mirrored Rs), which link to the above-mentioned email address. Not a whole lot going … Continue reading

JIM CARREY IS A TERRIBLE DRUNK

Just when it seems Jim Carrey is ready to reinvigorate his once again stalled career (that’s what you get for associating yourself with a film that bombed my inbox for a month with the most asinine promotional campaign since that Applebees ad with the two schmucks singing about seafood entrees to the tune of the … Continue reading

THE ADVENTURES OF MUTT AND ABNER

A lot of people assumed it – hell, it’s on IMDB, although that’s no sign of truthiness – but I can tell you that it’s official: John Hurt is playing Abner Ravenwood in Indiana Jones IV. You probably remember him as the dad of Marion Ravenwood, Indy’s galpal from Raiders. Abner was Indy’s mentor, and … Continue reading

DELLAMORTE DOES BO – 6/29/07

Pixar + Brad Bird + Patton Oswalt = go see their movie. Pretty simple math, that. THE MOST INTERESTING PARALLEL OF THE WEEKIn our modern world, branding is one of the most frustrating and ridiculous element of cinema. Since the studio system no longer grooms actors, they prefer to rely on things people already know … Continue reading

DAVID CRONENBERG’S PROMISES, PROMISES

I’m a bit notorious ‘round these parts for being among the very few detractors of David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence, and while I’ll skip the details so as not to re-ignite that particular powder keg, I will say that I’m at least glad that it’s helped re-invigorate David Cronenberg and I have no problem … Continue reading