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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…

A BEAST OF A PICTURE

Oh lord. Oh lord in heaven. I have spent a couple of minutes trying to figure out just why this image of Kelsey Grammer as Beast from X3 is so awful, and I feel like pinpointing one thing is impossible. Part of it is the cheesy pose – it looks like he’s the model on … Continue reading

THE PROGNOSTICATOR – DECEMBER

The Prognosticator has made it a full year – amazing! Thanks to everyone who has kept this column alive with their feedback; it’s what keeps us going until we have the technological know how to start charging for this stuff. You may notice that this column is late. I won’t give you a litany of … Continue reading

THE LONGEST SMART

British secret agents have been thoroughly spoofed in Johnny English, Austin Powers and Die Another Day, so now it’s time for an American spy to get the parody treatment.  Warner Bros.’ big-screen remake of the 1960s TV show Get Smart, itself a satire of espionage stories, has found its director – someone who has already … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $20,400,000 $229,800,000 3 2 Aeon Flux $13,100,000 $13,100,000 1 3 Walk the Line $10,000,000 $68,700,000 3 4 Yours Mine and Ours $8,400,000 $34,500,000 2 5 Just Friends $5,600,000 $21,100,000 2 6 Pride and Prejudice $4,600,000 $22,600,000 4 7 Rent $4,600,000 … Continue reading

FEAR THE REAPER AFTER ALL

Director Tony Kaye is obviously an eccentric fella. He’s the guy who famously clashed with Ed Norton on American History X, even going so far as demanding to be credited as “Humpty Dumpty” on the final cut and then suing New Line for a preposterous sum when they disallowed it. Kaye also hasn’t made a … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 12.2.05

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading

OLDBOY DIRECTOR TURNS EVIL

Savvy fans of foreign cinema (or just those of you who read this site) might be familiar with the name Park Chan-wook, the astoundingly talented filmmaker responsible for Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy, a pair of this decade’s most brutal and accomplished films. He’s closing out his “vengeance trilogy” with Sympathy for Lady Vengeance … Continue reading

PANG BROTHERS DIVE INTO THE DARKNESS

Danny and Oxide Pang are probably best known for their ocular terror film The Eye and its sequel, but their real breakthrough was the off-kilter action flick Bangkok Dangerous, about a deaf-mute hitman. They’re heading back in that direction with their next project, though they’re not leaving the macabre completely behind. The Pang Brothers will … Continue reading

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME PROJECT GREENLIGHT

Since we probably won’t be seeing any more Project Greenlight, which is a bloody shame since it provided such a great behind-the-scenes peek at the filmmaking process (and some fascinating cringe-inducing melodrama), the folks behind that show have more time to focus on their own movies. Frazzled producer Chris Moore is producing an action flick … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 12.1.05

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading