I’ll never forget a brief exchange I had with Peter Bogdanovich in 1997 at a New York City Barnes & Noble book signing for the updated This is Orson Welles (a must-own tome for anyone who claims to love films, even though Welles wasn’t always the most reliable narrator of his own history). During the … Continue reading
I get the feeling that the tale of the making, unmaking and remaking of Southland Tales will be far, far more interesting than the actual movie itself. That tale has a new chapter today, as Richard Kelly has announced that Sony has opened up their wallets to give him some FX he’s been clamoring for. … Continue reading
Back in November we reported to you that the Wachowski Siblings had been brought in to redo the ending of Invasion, the Nicole Kidman/Daniel Craig starring update of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But now Steve at Collider has uncovered that the extent of the Wachowski involvement was bigger than previously thought, and that they … Continue reading
For the next nine days until Friday, April 13th, I’ll be watching and reviewing the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise from the very first through Jason X (I’m up in the air about including Freddy vs Jason). I’ll be counting kills, observing the bad behavior that gets teenagers killed at Camp Crystal Lake, … Continue reading
David Krumholtz has carved a pretty good career out for himself as the quintessential “Oh, that guy!” character actor. While his name eludes most people, he has been consistently appearing in higher and higher-profile films with increasingly substantial roles, and he’s been juggling that with a leading role on the successful TV show whose title … Continue reading
I’ll start this off by stating that my George Lucas star has pretty much gone supernova in the planet-destroying, no hope-of-survival kind of way. Like so many others (I’m not on the bandwagon, I just help maintain it), I’m worn out on the guy and all his isolated wacky talk, talk, talk. And talk is … Continue reading
We’re drawing nearer to the finalization of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival’s in-competition, out-of-competition and un certain regard selections, and, as has been the case since the early 90s, the program directors are busily lining up some big names to ensure ample publicity and excess whining from critics who remember when Cannes used to be … Continue reading
This is the second part of what I started last week. The purpose of this column, plainly stated, is to bring the white devil to his knees. Here’s how we do…The Crop: Hitman The Studio: 20th Century Fox The Director: Xavier Gens The Producers: Luc Besson, Adrian Askarieh, Chuck Gordon and Daniel Alter The Writer: … Continue reading
Bob Clark might have been on the cusp of comeback. The director had been recently relegated to directing Karate Dog and the Baby Geniuses films, but the remake craze had brought his better works back into the spotlight. Black Christmas recently got the remake treatment, and Howard Stern has been working on a new Porky’s … Continue reading
For the next ten days until Friday, April 13th, I’ll be watching and reviewing the movies in the Friday the 13th franchise from the very first through Jason X (I’m up in the air about including Freddy vs Jason). I’ll be counting kills, observing the bad behavior that gets teenagers killed at Camp Crystal Lake, … Continue reading