It’s hard out there for a pimp, especially if that pimp happens to be a monster movie with theatrical aspirations. Monster movies have long been the black sheep of the horror genre and though their fans are among the most loyal and vocal there’s still the stigma of the concept that makes it difficult for … Continue reading
Oh, you thought this was going to be the teaser trailer for Star Trek, didn’t you? Nope. But. With Cloverfield‘s release upon us, the flick’s teaser web site is up and running, which in turn is likely where those who don’t pay for Abrams’ big monster flick will see the Trek teaser trailer sometime next … Continue reading
Am I ready for the return of The X-Files? Oh, yeah. I just hope you’re not expecting a continuation of the show’s alien colonization narrative. According to Carter, "We spent a lot of time on [the mythology] and wrapped up a lot of threads. We want a stand-alone movie, not a mythology conspiracy one." This … Continue reading
Call me a big ‘mo, but I kinda liked what Chris Columbus did with Rent. All told, it was probably his best work since Adventures in Babysitting. Nearly twenty years separate those films, so I have a feeling it’ll be a while before Columbus fucks up and makes another good movie. In the meantime, we’re … Continue reading
Time to pop open a can of smashed assholes. David Twohy’s next movie is a go! Looking over David Twohy’s oeuvre, I see nothing but a bunch of movies I like: Pitch Black, The Arrival, Below and The Chronicles of Riddick. I wouldn’t categorize any of these as classics, but they are thoroughly entertaining B … Continue reading
If you were dreading the birth of George Miller’s High School Musical version of The Justice League of America, time for a sigh of relief. If you were hoping to draw a paycheck from the production, on the other hand, it’s time to look for work. But you knew that, since (as IESB reports) meetings … Continue reading
Even if Cloverfield does not crack $40 million this weekend (as at least one box office observer expects), it’s safe to say the Martin Luther King holiday has been transformed from an opportune spot on the schedule for MTV Films’ latest teen skewing piece of shit to a legitimate off-season launching pad for… tough-to-market, modestly … Continue reading
If you don’t read The Playlist, you should*. It’s a great blog that covers (mostly) the use of music in film, and they’ve got an occasionally sharp talent for sniffing out the weird ways that pop music and film intersect. For instance, they noticed a few days ago that Carter Burwell’s blog mentioned that Karen … Continue reading
There is a sizable enough British contingent within the Academy to give pause as the BAFTAs honor Atonement with fourteen nominations (as opposed to the nine snared by No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood), but I fear it’s too late for this sudden flush of success to qualify as a significant … Continue reading
I was unimpressed with the red-band Semi-Pro trailer we linked to a while back, but I’m open to the idea that this is a more of a character-based comedy than a gag-a-second affair (kinda like The Foot Fist Way), in which case the trailer could be a tad misleading. And if you’re wondering why I’m … Continue reading