The remake trend continues ever onward, and like The Blob (remade!) it devours all things in its path, even Nicolas Roeg’s very weird 1970s David Bowie movie The Man Who Fell to Earth. Based on a novel, the story was actually retold a couple of years back in a TV movie that had Robert Picardo … Continue reading
It’s a big comeback for Sylvester Stallone. His Rocky VI (to be called, classily, Rocky Balboa) is about to start shooting. And once he’s done with that he’s moving on to – believe it or not – Rambo IV. The plot for Rambo IV is pure George Takei. In it, John Rambo is living a … Continue reading
There are some days when the movie news just makes me so happy that I could get up, dance and sing. That’s the Bollywood in me – and it’s soon going to be the Bollywood in Oh Daesu. You thought that only the USA made ill-advised remakes of recent foreign films? Oh no, my friend! … Continue reading
Out of the hundreds of thousands of readers out there who frequent this place and others like it, eleven were surprised that The Hills Have Eyes was getting remade. Not that it needed to be or because the fan base was huge (more people seem to know it and acknowledge it than actually watch and … Continue reading
The first Fantastic Four movie, which ended up being way more fun than I ever expected, especially after suffering through as much of Taxi as I could tolerate, was originally slotted for a July 4th release date to take advantage of its title’s numericality (not an actual word). But Marvel’s first family flinched in the face … Continue reading
I sort of felt bad for Verbinski at this junket. The man took a short time away from the back-to-back productions of Pirates 2 and 3, which I keep hearing is totally chaotic (they don’t really have a script for 3 apparently), to promote The Weather Man here in L.A. a couple of months ago. … Continue reading
I’ve started fresh with the Graboid, going for a more polished and tougher perspective. If you get them from now on it’ll be because you’re an astute fan of movies. I’m not going to make it easy and it’s going to be from something I either like or find it fun to put on the … Continue reading
I miss saying something was “Something else on acid!” It was, for a time, perhaps the most overused descriptor in America, and it made me feel all warm and cuddly. Did anyone take the time this summer to say “Grizzly Man is like Grizzly Adams – on acid!”? I doubt it, and that’s too bad. … Continue reading
Eli Roth was hailed by some as Horror’s Savior for Cabin Fever, which I personally thought was a victim of hype, a schizophrenic kitchen sink collection of influences. Roth obviously has plenty of skill with the camera and possesses a keen grasp of horror film history and atmosphere, but I wanted to see him focus … Continue reading
Kilmer: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Four Seasons. [Motions to RDJ as he enters the room] Robert Downey, Jr. If there was something that you liked in the film, I wrote it. And if you were just marking time, Robert wrote it. Shane did nothing. Downey: The soundtrack? Boy, it pisses me off when … Continue reading