Disclaimer: Judd Apatow has nothing to do with this comedy. Todd Phillips has had a rough go of it since breaking through with 2003’s Old School. His follow-up, Starsky and Hutch, was extremely light on laughs, while his last film, School for Scoundrels, was seen by few and liked by even fewer. Oh, and then … Continue reading →
I take it back. All that stuff I said about enjoying the sight of vital organs being ripped out of living human beings? Well, I meant it at the time. And, as a rule of thumb, I’m still pretty into it. It’s not like I went retarded overnight. But I’m really, truly, madly, irrevocably, insanely, … Continue reading →
January of ’07 was a bummer of a month in a stream of bummers for Aardman Animation: their once-promising relationship with Dreamworks was summarily executed thanks to the wimpy BO performance of Flushed Away (CHUD coverage here). In the months since, however, things have begun to look up, as the house that Gromit built easily … Continue reading →
Save for a few die-hard collectors, Indiana Jones merchandising (what little of it there was) never lent itself well to much of anything but collecting dust. At its most fervent popularity in the 80’s, I remember seeing Indiana Jones play sets and action figures sitting quietly in clearance bins at Kay-Bee toys– and, ironically, this … Continue reading →
The documentary Visions of Light, about the process of cinematography, was a revelation for me. It arrived just as I was becoming more deeply interested in the intricacies of filmmaking, and perfectly articulated core concepts about how to intertwine visuals and narrative. It’s got brilliant tales like William Fraker’s story about Roman Polanski telling him … Continue reading →
In case the other Warner Bros comic book movie news the last few days hasn’t been enough for you, now FilmIck is claiming that they know what role Anthony Michael Hall is playing in The Dark Knight: Edward Nygma. That silly name is the civilian ID of none other than The Riddler. Could this mean … Continue reading →
How will Batman wreak massive structural damage on the city he’s sworn to protect in The Dark Knight? What will he ride in when he puts the lives of innocent civilians in immediate danger during a poorly thought-out chase? A weird motorcycle, it seems. Called The Batpod, the bike has two massive wheels which have … Continue reading →
It’s not right to enjoy the first two Highlander films as much as I do. It might not even be legal. But I’m powerless before the combined might of Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, and the somehow simultaneously bombastic and pedestrian direction of one Russell Mulcahy. Russ made his mark as a big shot video director … Continue reading →
Maybe you’ve forgotten, but Star Trek 11 is still alive and kicking over at Paramount. In what feels like a long time (in internet chronology) since any major announcement or noteworthy rumor-speculation, even updates on the upcoming film get their own story. Consider:IESB is reporting a few bullet points on the upcoming "may or may … Continue reading →
It’s not been a great couple of weeks for Eli Roth. Not only has his Hostel Part II underperformed to the point of flopping and leaving theaters in the next week or so, his next project, an adaptation of Stephen King’s Cell, has been delayed until at least next year. On his MySpace blog Roth … Continue reading →