There’s an interesting debate being waged over Brian De Palma’s Redacted, but it’s in danger of being reduced to a art vs. commerce scuffle. At issue is the decision made by 2929 Entertainment’s Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner (Redacted‘s financiers) to censor a series of heart-wrenching war photographs (of slain Iraqi civilians) which are intended … Continue reading
Coming Soon has gotten their hands on a list of films that the studios are making their pre-strike priorities. These are the movies they want in the can before the actors and directors potentially strike at the end of June 2008; I’m not sure if this list is reflecting current thoughts that the writers will … Continue reading
Hitman, the video game adaptation starring Timothy Olyphant, was looking promising. Jeremy liked the script, and reports that the movie was going to be very violent and hard R were heartening to us sick types who like that kind of thing. Now it’s looking less promising. A lot less promising. Twitchfilm is reporting that director … Continue reading
Warner Bros has scooped up the distribution rights for a whole new Terminator trilogy, the first film of which starts shooting early next year. Just to make sure you’re not confused and to make sure you don’t have to learn to count above three, the new film will not be called Terminator 4 but rather … Continue reading
Aside from the Spielberg summit at Universal, the big nerd news of yesterday was Eric Bana getting cast as the villain in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. This would all be much more interesting if Abrams had leaked the surely brilliant screenplay by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman; then, we’d know if Bana’s character, Nero, will … Continue reading
Hollywood, if Nick’s Sleestak article wasn’t enough to convince you that there are some things not worth going ahead with, I’m going to send along the results of a survey recently conducted at a sixth-grade class (the Thundercats’ prime demo) in my hometown. Kids were asked what they thought about a Thundercats movie. The responses: … Continue reading
THE POWER OF CRAIG COMPELS YOU! Anytime an extended theatrical trailer has to spend a full three minutes explaining in gratuitous detail its basic reason for being (i.e. its hook), it’s time to worry. That’s why the geniuses at New Line have are taking no further risks with the $150 million-plus investment that is The … Continue reading
I was a furious little prick bastard whenever they’d choose a different show than Land of the Lost on the Sid & Marty Krofft slot on television back in the 70’s. Fuck Sigmund the Sea Monster. He stunk like Tralala’s drawers after she took the last exit to Brooklyn. The Land of the Lost was … Continue reading
In the last four years, the work of Thai filmmaker Pen-ek Ratanaruang has grown more alienated and interior. The trend began with his career-high Last Life In The Universe, which built a love story in spite of language and cultural barriers. The follow-up and companion piece of sorts, Invisible Waves, tore the love story apart … Continue reading
There was a small group of online journalists who had been invited to the Universal lot to have some lunch and do a meet and greet with The Beard Himself, Steven Spielberg. We had enjoyed the very excellent catering and were getting ready to hop into a van to be taken to the Amblin offices … Continue reading