— Rob Cohen, the man who takes making crap (Stealth, XXX, The Fast and The Furious, Daylight, Dragonheart… need I go on?) very, very seriously, is in rumored negotiations to helm The Mummy: Part Trois. There’s always a request in the forums about “guilty pleasure movies” and I’d have to say apart from Chronicles of … Continue reading
JJ Abrams has a vision for his new Star Trek film. It’s a vision of a movie that isn’t just for the Star Trek nerds. As you know by now, Abrams, the creator of Alias and Lost and the director of the tepid Mission: Impossible III, has been brought on board by Paramount as a … Continue reading
Every time I think Zyzzyx Road is over, it pulls me back in. The latest iteration of Zyzzyx Fever can probably best be called Zyzzyx vs Zzyzx. As Leo Grillo mentioned in our interview, when he was working on his fated to earn 30 bucks movie, Zyzzyx Road, another film with a similar title – … Continue reading
Beowr Neowr Neowr Neowr Neow Neowwwwwrrrr… The infamy of tying explosive devices to their junk, dumping in public and piercing their buttcheeks together has launched Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Preston Lacy and “Wee Man” into the spotlight with enough force to warrant the Jackass leftovers their own movie: Hosed. If there’s one thing I love, it’s … Continue reading
If you thought that the brouhaha between Peter Jackson and New Line was weird – the two parties are enmeshed in a lawsuit, Jackson claims that the studio wanted to include him directing The Hobbit as part of the suit, Jackson got very public about it – it just got weirder. And maybe angrier. Bob … Continue reading
Every year has its share of fads. In the past there has been goldfish swallowing, phone booth stuffing, pole sitting, hula hooping, and every couple of years, cocaine. In 2006 it was cocaine again. But another fad was suing Sacha Baron Cohen and Fox over being “fooled” into being racist, sexist or just dumb-looking in … Continue reading
It’s easy to compartmentalize foreign films into certain types – after all, we only see a handful of the movies made for and released in foreign countries every year. As a result, the most knowledge most people have of Thai cinema is Tony Jaa – which isn’t technically a bad thing, but is obviously not … Continue reading
A note from Devin: This is, technically, old. It’s even older than you think. I promised Dan Epstein I would run this months ago. Sadly, I am as untrustworthy in publishing as I am in Axis & Allies. But now, from the past, comes a very interesting interview with a very timelessly cool actor – … Continue reading
Not since George Bush was re-elected have I so regretted living in America. London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts is holding a two-week (we fought a revolution so we wouldn’t have to call it a fortnight!) film festival from February 3-18 featuring some of the cop movies that inspired Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost … Continue reading
Eight parts into our Smokin’ Joe Carnahan Answers Your Questions feature and the man hasn’t run out of steam – for the last two weeks he’s been waiting on me more than I have ever waited on him! Joe is a boundless reservoir of energy – the guy outlasted me at the casino in Tahoe … Continue reading