I’m a huge Sidney Lumet fan, but I’ve no problem with Arthur Sarkissian remaking the director’s 1971 The Anderson Tapes, a so-so caper comedy about a burgler who plans to pull a massive inside job in his girlfriend’s lavish apartment building. Though Lumet was already a significant filmmaker when he took on this modest project, … Continue reading
(This story is a big fat vat of untruth! And it’s all Variety’s fault! Though it’s true that Gervais was approached to star in this awful-sounding comedy, he had the good sense to turn it down, thus freeing up the producers to cast Steve Martin or Tim Allen. Well done, Ricky! Sorry for doubting you.) … Continue reading
Sure, I may think Heroes is a terrible show, but that doesn’t mean I can’t bring the aggressive manlove to star Milo Ventimiglia at Comic Con.
Well, it all made sense on paper…
I just realized that my 2007 Top Ten is going to be choked with comedies. And the first great comedy I saw this year has to be Hot Fuzz, the astounding follow-up to Shaun of the Dead which has stood up to a record six viewings by yours truly. This is a movie that just … Continue reading
Ok, Judd Apatow is greatness. This we know. I can’t phrase that any more interestingly or creatively than Dev or Beaks. And thanks to a MySpace-run screening that was chaos incarnate, I didn’t even get to see Superbad yet, so I can’t rhapsodize about that either, though the glee from those who have seen it … Continue reading
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Previous deaths: 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74. Enjoy!* # 73 – Salem’s … Continue reading
Last week, the four leads from the amazingly funny Superbad hit town to promote the film. Andrew Sweeney [whose work in getting this recorded and prepared is phenomenal] and myself met with them on the Superbad Tour Bus at the Warped Tour in Atlanta. Those leads are: Jonah Hill, who plays Seth to vulgar perfection … Continue reading
Folks in Atlanta, want to see The Ten early? It’s a series of interconnected stories loosely based on the Ten Commandments from the man who brought you Wet Hot American Summer. Loot at the cast on that poster on the right. I think you’re interested and if you aren’t you might want to poke yourself … Continue reading