The good news: you’re gettin’ more Galifianakis. The bad news: he’s gonna be the side order to a main course of Kutcher. I know Galifianakis’s comedy is an acquired taste, but after his astonishing disappearing act in Sean Penn’s Into the Wild (I didn’t even know he was in the movie until the closing credits), … Continue reading
Yesterday Latino Review broke the news that Warner Bros wanted Robert Rodriguez to direct their remake of Clash of the Titans. Quint from Aint It Cool News was able to get in touch with Rodriguez directly and ask him the deal; according to the director Warner Bros came at him with the movie, he loved … Continue reading
Undaunted by the disseminated to death videos of David O. Russell verbally assaulting Lily Tomlin on the set of I Heart Huckabees (find ’em yourself), Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel have bravely committed to starring in the director’s next feature, Nailed. Good for them. I want more David O. Russell movies, and I don’t care … Continue reading
Heath Ledger is taking The Joker very seriously. Talking to The New York Times about his turn as a Bob Dylan in I’m Not There, Ledger revealed the stress of playing the villain in The Dark Knight. It is a physically and mentally draining role — his Joker is a “psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with … Continue reading
It’s always nice to see that Fred Schepisi is still working, even though the veteran of the Australian New Wave hasn’t fully connected with a piece of material since 1993’s Six Degrees of Separation. At his best, he can be a master of widescreen composition (he worked wonders with his Canadian locales in Roxanne); at … Continue reading
That’s cool, Sly. I don’t need you to be original or good anymore. I only love you and support you through thick [Copland, Rocky Balboa] and thin [D-Tox/The Outpost/Eye See You/Fuck an Audience, Avenging Angelo]. I only used to write you fan mail when I had Macchio hair and tight Yoda t-shirts. No fucking sweat. … Continue reading
Nobody Loves Me It’s True Not Like You Do 1 American Gangster $46,344,000 $15,174 $46,344,000 2 Bee Movie $39,100,000 $9,954 $39,100,000 3 Saw IV $11,010,000 (-65.3%) $3,459 $51,060,000 4 Dan in Real Life $8,125,000 (-31.2%) $4,220 $22,950,000 5 30 Days of Night $4,000,000 (-41.7%) $1,522 $34,229,000 6 The Game Plan $3,853,000 (-37.1%) $1,354 $81,957,000 7 … Continue reading
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!MSRP: $14.95AUTHOR: Richard KadreyPUBLISHER: Night Shade BooksPAGES: 256 This is my favorite fantasy novel of the year, and I hate fantasy*. It’s an old and somewhat tired concept: Regular guy has his eyes opened to the weird wonders of the world and beyond and finds that he’s the better for it, … Continue reading
Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp Get Over HaloSource: Variety Nothing makes me happier than the death of Peter Jackson’s version of Halo. We need the Kiwi making more Heavenly Creatures and Lovely Bones (or, hell, more Forgotten Silver) instead of great big monster truck blockbusters. So I’m actually excited for more news of District 9, … Continue reading