I liked the first National Treasure. Not enough to ever see it again or buy the DVD or anything, but enough to give it a passing grade of 7/10 in my review. I found the movie to be charmingly old fashioned at its core, but I wonder how much charm the sequel to the surprise … Continue reading
We’ve got tickets for you guys for Lars and The Real Girl, a movie that’s been getting lots of acclaim from the recent Toronto Film Festival. Written by Six Feet Under scribe Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Academy-Award nominated Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom a loveable introvert whose … Continue reading
Mimi Leder was already a seasoned, Emmy Award-winning director when Steven Spielberg tapped her to helm Dreamworks SKG’s first feature film, The Peacemaker. Some honor that proved to be. Gushing that "her camera has wings" (based on two seasons of work for the moderately groundbreaking ER), Spielberg essentially set Leder up to fail by stranding … Continue reading
You know you’re a lazy motherfucker when you can’t even get around to completing your own ego-stroking series of pictures from your latest foreign trip. And forget about the travelogue! Well, friends, my promise to you is that I will complete this ego stroke. Today I bring you the first half of my pictures from … Continue reading
Go and tell the girl So lovely 1 The Game Plan $22,675,000 $7,307 $22,675,000 2 The Kingdom $17,694,000 $6,335 $17,694,000 3 Resident Evil: Extinction $8,000,000 (-66.2%) $2,828 $36,790,000 4 Good Luck Chuck $6,300,000 (-53.9%) $2,411 $23,569,000 5 3:10 to the Girl from Ipa Nima $4,160,000 (-32.4%) $1,383 $43,904,000 6 The Brave One $3,760,000 (-48.6%) $1,325 … Continue reading
Article where Jackie Chan rips his own American films and the American sense of humor. I have to admit that I used to dig Jackie Chan’s schtick back in the old days where his dexterity and ingenuity took center stage and allowed his films to be fun and great party experiences where everyone gasped at … Continue reading
I must confess that The Mist is one of the Stephen King stories I’ve read at least three times but remember only scattered bits of. I must also admit that I plan not to revisit it until after I see Frank Darabont’s vision of it. I must also confess that it was I who raped … Continue reading
I was computer-less for three days last week. For the first time in a long time. Being unable to write was very strange, and somewhat freeing. I was forced to realize how Cronenberg-bound I am to technology. But I was never without the internet. Cause I have it on my phone. Sometimes I marvel at … Continue reading
Remember Rogue? You know, the Croc movie that rushed Primeval into theaters last spring? The Rogue that’s been floating around waiting for a US release date as it’s punted from slot to slot, the latest being from October to indefinitely? Since most films suffering from this kind of turmoil smell like turds from miles away, … Continue reading
I knew that queer-ass Sweep the Leg, Johnny video was going to have some sort of effect on the world at large, like a YouTube-spawned version of Grant Morrison’s theories of pop magick. Sure enough, there’s word that a remake of The Karate Kid is in the works, and since they’ve already done the story … Continue reading