Colorful, perky, unabashedly campy… this is precisely the vibe I expected to get from a well-cut theatrical trailer for Hairspray, the movie musical based on the Broadway musical based on the 1988 John Waters feature – which was noteworthy at the time of its initial release as the Baltimore maestro’s first PG-rated effort. Interestingly, when … Continue reading →
An experiment at a secret research facility has gone catastrophically wrong. Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper are the only surviving subjects. The Pickman Project will stop at nothing to hunt them down and stop the truth from getting out. Demented screams echo around the dank asylum that has caged you for the last six years. … Continue reading →
The 31st annual Atlanta Film Festival starts tomorrow night, April 19, and runs through April 28th. The fest has steadily been growing over the past few years, and for 2007 features probably the most diverse line-up ever. To prove it, we’re sponsoring two of the weirder films in the fest, and even have 40 seats … Continue reading →
I don’t know if you’ve become hip to this or not, but apparently there’s some movie coming out called The Dark Knight. I hear it’s something about a guy dressed up in a bat costume and a green haired serial killer. If my sources have it right, the movie is currently shooting. It’s all hush-hush, … Continue reading →
There’s something so 1998 about a courtroom movie that hosts a supposed battle of wits between a crafty psychopath and an out-of-his-league-yet-still-somehow-capable young hotshot attorney. And the people bringing you Fracture have no problem with that. They’re banking on people wanting to relive the days when theaters were filled to the brim with simple, undemanding … Continue reading →
If you’re a movie fan worth your salt, you’re excited about The Brothers Bloom, Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his fantastic debut film, Brick. The Brothers Bloom is a con man movie about two brothers, one of whom wants out of the life, and Johnson has assembled an amazing cast so far: Adrien Brody and Mark … Continue reading →
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Previous deaths: 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92. Enjoy!* # 91 – Interview with the Vampire Jason was a great guy. He was smart, wealthy, had a great sense of humor, … Continue reading →
As I’ve said before, the movie business is very unpredictable and slow-moving (though I hope to have an AMAZING announcement within a month), so I’m making sure my personal ideas see the light of day, which is why I’ve commissioned great artists and great people to help make it so. The result is my KrakenHeads … Continue reading →
Wow. If we’re not being beat over the head with the subject… Fresh off the last 24 hours debate and musings on nihilistic filmmaking or lack thereof comes news on the Saw crew’s next. It’s titled, appropriately, Tortured.The title plays out on both the psychological and physical aspects of pain, as the story follows the … Continue reading →
The Bourne franchise has surprised me like few others in recent history. While Doug Liman’s original started the proceedings off on a well-made foot, Paul Greengrass’ The Bourne Supremacy really raised the bar and changed the rules of the game for spy flicks (even the Bond movies) and put out a tightly-wound, entertaining, and yet … Continue reading →