John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch is one of my favorite films of the last decade, and I’ve been waiting patiently for his follow-up, Shortbus. The movie is screening here in New York very soon, and while I’m excited to see it, I have to admit that I’m a little nervous to watch … Continue reading
John Carpenter’s The Thing has been the subject of lots of talk for the last few years – remakes and sequels have been discussed, and they actually made a video game for the film. Nothing has come to pass… yet. And yes, that’s supposed to be an ominous pause right there. The latest word in … Continue reading
Last year I had dinner with Frank Miller. It was an interesting experience, and will one day make for a good page or two in my memoirs. Frank was funny, and nice, and vocal about being more hawkish than Donald Rumsfeld. He also threatened to fight me when I said I saw the influence of … Continue reading
Here’s a personal note to Russ Lucas, who’s heading up to the Toronto Film Festival but couldn’t get tickets to Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn: You probably won’t be the only guy missing it, buddy. There was a rumor floating around over the weekend that has been getting more and more solidified that the film will … Continue reading
I’m willing to bet that David Slade never had an awkward silence in his life. The guy can TALK, and talk he does on the new video “webisodes” about the pre-production of his Vampire$ vs Northern Exposure film, 30 Days of Night. Slade is, of course, the director of kiddie rape/revenge picture Hard Candy. His … Continue reading
Last week I told you about The Battle in Seattle, a movie that sounds like it would be about boxing but is in fact about the 1999 anti-WTO protests in Starbucks City. Charlize Theron was the first name attached to the film, which makes some sense, as her boyfriend Stuart Townsend is writing and directing. … Continue reading
Darren Aronofsky’s masterpiece, The Fountain, made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival to a truly baffling reception – it got boos. Who were the morons in attendance who booed this amazing work? Look, I’ll give leeway for personal taste and admit that The Fountain may not be for everyone, but to boo it? … Continue reading
When I put my name on the print ads for Talladega Nights with the quote “Funniest Movie of the Year!,” I knew I was taking a calculated risk. There was one movie I hadn’t seen yet that stood a good chance of actually competing for that title. That movie is Borat: Cultural Learnings of America … Continue reading
They haven’t been in a movie together for 12 years, and now Mask co-stars Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz are re-uniting in A Little Game Without Consequence, the next film from Gabriele Muccino (the Italian director of early Oscar buzzer The Pursuit of Happyness and L’Ultimo Bacio, which has been remade in next week’s Zach … Continue reading
Fuse is televising the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, a horror award show decided by the fans. Which is cool, right? Sure, except when one of the awards should be decided by a mathematician and not a fan vote. That award is up for a fan vote, though, and that means fans who can actually count must … Continue reading