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MEL GIBSON JOINS BEARDED DIRECTOR’S CLUB

Mel Gibson, looking less like the Old Testament prophet you know he thinks he is and more like a backwoods moonshiner, held a press conference where he gave details about his next foray into dead languages, Apocalypto."It’s set before the Conquest, so there are no European faces, and we are using mostly indigenous people and … Continue reading

SUPERMAN II REDUX

The dream could be coming true for plenty of fanboys. No, they won’t be finally getting laid any time soon, but rather Richard Donner will be revisiting Superman II for an upcoming DVD release.Donner directed the original Superman, and perhaps 70 to 80 percent of the second one, before leaving – or being removed. The … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 10.31.05

Every single day of the week, a new Graboid 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 as obscure as obscure gets.  So read the news, read the reviews, … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Saw II $30,500,000 $30,500,000 1 2 Legend of Zorro $16,500,000 $16,500,000 1 3 Prime $6,300,000 $6,300,000 1 4 Dreamer $6,300,000 $17,500,000 2 5 Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit $4,400,000 $49,700,000 4 6 The Weather Man $4,200,000 $4,200,000 1 7 Doom $4,000,000 $22,800,000 2 8 North … Continue reading

SNIPES AND VAN DAMME – TOGETHER AT LAST?

UPDATE: This news originally appeared on 10.26 at Production Weekly, which is usually almost as reliable as Variety or THR for announcements, and then swiftly spread around movie websites.  But over at the Van Damme Fan Forums (and yes, such a thing exists), the film’s director is denying the participation of Mr. Snipes.  I know … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 10.28.05

Every single day of the week, a new Graboid 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 as obscure as obscure gets.  So read the news, read the reviews, … Continue reading

TRAILER: ROMANCE & CIGARETTES

"I like a woman with a backside as big as the world!" That’s Steve Buscemi talking in John Turturro’s new film, but he might as well be speaking for all of us, or at least Devin and Sir Mix-A-Lot. Last month, while knee deep in Toronto, I called this film ‘almost Kate Winslet porn’ and … Continue reading

TRAILER: TAXEDERMIA

In his remake of Cape Fear, Martin Scorsese had Juliette Lewis figuratively shoot fire from her loins. In Raw, Eddie Murphy talked about it. But only the Hungarians have the genital fortitude to show you a guy actually shooting fire from his dick, and it’s right here in this trailer. Based on the info available … Continue reading