I just found out that Warner Home Video is releasing a 172-minute Extended Cut of Terrence Malick’s The New World. I should make one thing perfectly clear – I love Terrence Malick, and seeing The New World for the first time was a profound turning point in the way I look at movies. Never met … Continue reading
If Jesus had a girlfriend, and that girlfriend got her throat slit by an English pig, he would immediately stop being Jesus and start being Braveheart. My movie is that sentence, but without the ‘if’ at the beginning. William Wallace/Braveheart/Jesus is two handfuls of don’t fuck with. There was a time when he might not … Continue reading
Last autumn, I visited the set of J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek film. Well, “visited” may not be the right word. I hid behind a crate of hamdingers until I could sucker punch an extra and steal his clothes. The trousers fit perfectly, though the spy-proof white robe squeezed around the chest. In a move … Continue reading
I’m talking about that super ghetto threeway phonecalls you used to have in junior high. Remember? You would be sitting talking to your girlfriend and suddenly you would think “Let’s call Yesenia!” and then the three of you would have a pointless conversation? That’s when it was used for good, but more often than not … Continue reading
On Friday I’ll be driving from St. Paul, Minnesota to Chicago, Illinois (with an overnight stop in Madison) to attend the 4th Annual Flashback Weekend horror convention. This year’s guests include the casts and crews of the original Night of the Living Dead and Phantasm. Unfortunately I won’t get to the Windy City in time … Continue reading
Ok, ok. So you’re thinking “here’s another guy doing his obligatory rant about the movie critic.” Maybe you’re right. Maybe there’s no need for my opinion. Maybe it’s been said enough. But as someone who loves to not only DISCUSS films but to write about and essentially review them, I feel the need to put … Continue reading
You’ve got to read this. As the above article states, sisters Sadie and Pyper Vance have taken to the streets of Salt Lake City, protesting high gas prices. They are holding signs, waving to passing citizens, raising their voices. Sing it from the mountaintops, sisters! High gas prices continue the broken cycle of relying on … Continue reading
Last Friday I saw The Fall and then I rode my bike on the freeway. It was pretty rad. Pictures after the jump.
When I was a child, Dragon Ball Z was one of the most popular anime series at the time. Kids would go nuts about Goku’s developing superpowers and all his adventures with his friends and family. The kids also went nuts about the villains, specially that pink alien dude whose name I can’t recall. … Continue reading