You may have noticed that I’ve been more or less absent from the site for the last couple of days. That’s because I’ve been balls-deep in my California move; now I’m coming at you from a laptop in a coffee shop in Long Beach, getting ready for the next phase, which is actually going to … Continue reading
Michael Regina, the guy behind the RorschachsJournal and TheVeidtMethod websites, contacted me in response to my editorials about his sites. In the interest of fairness, here is his letter, unedited and without comment. An open letter to Devin Faraci concerning ‘THE DEVIN’S ADVOCATE: THE VIRAL MARKETING IS MUTATING’ (http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=10986) posted July 10th, 2007.Being the authentic … Continue reading
I told you Harry Potter was going to be huge. Oh, what? I didn’t? Well, I should have. Actually, except for the times I see Penelope Cruz’ name attached to a project and know that girl is pooooisonnnnn, I’m short on prophetic power. Still, everyone saw Harry Potter raking in cash from 5,280 feet away. … Continue reading
From the looks of the below-embedded trailer, 20th Century Fox’s The Dark is Rising will mark the studio’s second failed attempt to launch a fantasy franchise in as many years. As with Eragon, the culprit is a dearth of genuine enthusiasm for the material; this is yet another "all-ages" picture more interested in hitting quadrants … Continue reading
So, in most ways, this is the last major week of summer. Though I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Simpsons Movie and Rush Hour 3 should all do over $100 and then some (and possibly Super Bad as well), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the final … Continue reading
Since one of my friends is an idiot who watches more television than Billy Baldwin in Sliver ("Get a life!"), I got hooked on American Idol during the 2005 season, which boasted what may have been the most talented class of finalists in the show’s history. Of course, the winner was some prematurely graying jackass … Continue reading
For today and maybe today only, I’m going to stow the negative attitude and say something nice about Indiana Jones 4: it’s pretty goddamn cool to see the world’s toughest professor shooting us the ol’ constipated glare for the first time in eighteen years. And while I don’t know for sure what’s got his attention … Continue reading
Peter Jackson’s casting on The Lovely Bones has been note perfect thus far (what with Rachel Weisz and Ryan Gosling snagging the crucial parental roles), so I’m going to trust him on thirteen-year-old Ms. Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon (and we’ll be seeing Ronan very soon as the daughter of Michelle Pfeiffer in Amy Heckerling’s … Continue reading
I’ve got Neil(l) on the brain today. First up was Neill Blompkamp- the Halo director who never was (but might yet be), thrust back into consciousness thanks to Microsoft’s E3 live-action Halo 3 trailer Arms Race (view it here). A few short hours later, I’m thinking about the other Neil (Marshall of Dog Soldiers and … Continue reading