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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…

FARINA IN BAGBOY

Whether you or anyone else on the planet are seeing them before they hit the rental circuit (Animal House and Vacation series aside), the National Lampoon’s franchise is alive, well and making money. Seems every time I hit the DVD shelves for the ritual Tuesday rental roundup, (Thanks, The Special Edition!) there’s a new Lampoon … Continue reading

STUART BEATTIE GETS PUNISHERED

I wouldn’t mind having Stuart Beattie’s career. It started out rocky – Joey! (and not the one who is on Dancing with the Stars now, either) – but after Pirates of the Caribbean he’s been adding interesting and diverse movies to his resume. Collateral, Derailed (which sucked dick, but who knows at what point that … Continue reading

DAFOE JOINS SCHRADER’S LIST

William Dafoe has joined the cast of Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected, yet another entry in the Holocaust Clown genre. Dafoe joins Jeff Goldblum in this adaptation of Yoram Kaniuk’s novel about a circus clown spared the Nazi gas chambers so he could entertain Jews being marched to their deaths. Goldblum plays the clown, while Dafoe … Continue reading

CHRIS GORE SAYS SOMETHING STUPID

"Film criticism is effectively dead… I would love to take credit for killing it with my badly written reviews, but it was the blogs and audiences that did it. Audiences really democratized film reviewing on the Internet." That’s Chris Gore in a Variety article about the 10th anniversary of “fanboy” film sites. I won’t bother … Continue reading

SHITTY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

The only thing worse than a potentially interesting film getting shelved is a potentially interesting film getting shelved and then brought back to life with Steve Oedekerk signed to write it. Tim Burton’s take on the life and adventures of Ripley, of Ripleys Believe It Or Not! (also the name of the movie) fame, was … Continue reading

FIRST FANTASTIC FOUR PHOTO

Studios are on a roll this week. First a nondescript, yet official, shot of Ocean’s 13 that could have been taken from the set of Ocean’s 11 or Ocean’s 12. Now the Stan Lee faithful are treated to a money-shot of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer that could have been taken from the … Continue reading

VFX OSCAR CONTENDERS ANNOUNCED

Earlier today, the Motion Picture Academy announced its contenders for Oscar picks in the best explosions and fake representation of bedlam category: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, X-men: The Last Stand, Casino Royale, Poseidon, Eragon, Superman Returns and Night at the Museum. While Vegas odds makers are probably feeling safe about their picks … Continue reading

IS EVIL NO LONGER A RESIDENT?

This summer I was in Mexico City for a couple of days, and when I wasn’t brushing my teeth with bottled water, I was visiting the set of Resident Evil: Extinction. The picture picks up years after the finale of Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and zombies have mostly taken over the world. Alice, played by Milla … Continue reading

A BLACK CLOUD OVER CHRISTMAS

Horror house Dimension Films’ Black Christmas, or Black X-mas as it’s been rechristened, has got some folks all pissed off. Seems a couple Christian-based groups have decided to stomp their feet and put up a little protestation about trying to kill Lacey Chabert on Christmas. I can’t say anyone is surprised.While I don’t slight them … Continue reading

SHREK THE TURD

For all the Shrek fans out there, AOL has just added the new trailer for Shrek The Third. Puss in Boots, Donkey, thonged wooden puppets and familiar villains… the gang’s all there. To be honest, I’m always a little surprised over the continued success of Dreamworks Animation projects– Especially Shrek. Maybe the popularity is based … Continue reading