I’m really struggling with the fact that the lads behind VICE Magazine have created a film that is human, touching and fully divested of put-on scenester bullshit. Heavy Metal In Baghdad applies the magazine’s DIY aesthetic to a story that is genuine, political and moving. There’s not an ostentatious tale of drug use or even … Continue reading
We haven’t seen much from Ed Norton’s The Incredible Hulk, so these just-posted-to-AICN pictures may be of interest to those of you excited about this small, independent project. Judging from the above, it looks like Hulk has landed in an alternate universe Harlem overrun by French Canadians. Judging from the below, he’s none too pleased … Continue reading
I didn’t see Superbad until a few weeks after its theatrical bow, and – whether it was the expectations and hype being too high or the fact that I wasn’t seeing it in a packed theater with a raucous audience – I sadly left the theater underwhelmed. To this day, I still can’t put my … Continue reading
Between the ace usage of The Fratellis’ “Chelsea Dagger”, the appearances of Simon Pegg and Hank Azaria, and the random slapping together of scenes without any sort of voiceover or narrative, I was quite intrigued by the initial teaser for Run Fat Boy Run. Things only got better when I saw that Pegg was co-writing … Continue reading
You’ve probably heard wrong information about Diary Of The Dead, so let’s do some bookkeeping. Yes, the film is George Romero’s dramatized recreation of the outbreak of his zombie plague. No, it is not a Blair Witch clone. Instead, Romero has made a film that resembles post-modern novels like House of Leaves and Cloud Atlas, … Continue reading
J.J. Abrams may be methodically busting up my dream Trek crew, but Zoe Saldana claiming what was rightfully Rihanna’s is acceptable; after all, she was in Center Stage (which should’ve been one of my Guilty Pleasures entries, even though the write-up would’ve violated the terms of my probation). For the record, anyone who was even … Continue reading
Here’s hoping Tobey Maguire isn’t over Jake Gyllenhaal’s near-theft of his leading role in Spider-Man 2, ‘cuz all that tension could help turn Jim Sheridan’s remake of Susanne Bier’s very good Brothers into the male version of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?. In fact, I’d drop the wife character (played in the original by the … Continue reading
My plan had been to update daily with pictures of my trip, and then follow that with a travelogue which would be a day or two behind my current adventures; sadly two things conspired to stop that: my hotel in Belfast had an internet blackout while my hotel in Dublin has internet that is too … Continue reading
Q: A natural fit for you would be George [W. Bush]. With the father, the son, the war and conversations with God, it sounds like something right out of a movie. Is that something that might interest you?Oliver Stone: (Big smile) Yes. Very much so. (The room echoes with laughter and scattered applause.) Q: How … Continue reading
I hated The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe worse than thugs who punch my grandmother in the stomach so it’s unlikely I’ll see the follow-up or the seemingly endless religious fantasy films from the series planned to attack us every year until mankind goes sterile. Some of you liked it, taste be damned, so … Continue reading