This evening Harry Knowles got an email from rorschach@rorschachsjournals.com, directing the infamous webmaster to his new website. The email was written in the style of Rorschach from Watchmen. All that exists on the site right now is a Rorschach symbol (doubled, mirrored Rs), which link to the above-mentioned email address. Not a whole lot going … Continue reading
Just when it seems Jim Carrey is ready to reinvigorate his once again stalled career (that’s what you get for associating yourself with a film that bombed my inbox for a month with the most asinine promotional campaign since that Applebees ad with the two schmucks singing about seafood entrees to the tune of the … Continue reading
After years and years of dicking around with the franchise, Warner Bros has lost the rights to Conan, and New Line is swooping in to pick them up. The Warner Bros option ran out a couple of weeks ago and New Line has come up aggressively, trying to score an 18 month option with one … Continue reading
One of my favorite episodes of the new Twilight Zone was ‘Button, Button,’ based on the Richard Matheson short story of the same name. In it Mare Winningham and her loser husband are offered a box with a button. The stranger bearing the box says that if they press the button, they will receive a … Continue reading
A lot of people assumed it – hell, it’s on IMDB, although that’s no sign of truthiness – but I can tell you that it’s official: John Hurt is playing Abner Ravenwood in Indiana Jones IV. You probably remember him as the dad of Marion Ravenwood, Indy’s galpal from Raiders. Abner was Indy’s mentor, and … Continue reading
I have seen the future of horror, and it is Joe Borowski’s ERA. The Date of Dumb While we’re in the midst of celebrating the Great Geek Summer of 1982, let’s pause to remember which legendary picture earned the honor of debuting in the coveted July 4th slot that year. In a season chockfull of … Continue reading
Pixar + Brad Bird + Patton Oswalt = go see their movie. Pretty simple math, that. THE MOST INTERESTING PARALLEL OF THE WEEKIn our modern world, branding is one of the most frustrating and ridiculous element of cinema. Since the studio system no longer grooms actors, they prefer to rely on things people already know … Continue reading
For the longest time, Kevin Smith has been talking up Red State, his first foray into the world of horror. The story, still under construction, concerns a spooky fundamentalist psycho type, although I might have been a little redundant in that description. The most notable thing about it, however, is that it would easily mark … Continue reading
I’m a bit notorious ‘round these parts for being among the very few detractors of David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence, and while I’ll skip the details so as not to re-ignite that particular powder keg, I will say that I’m at least glad that it’s helped re-invigorate David Cronenberg and I have no problem … Continue reading
I love it when an actor finds synergy with a director and works with them on multiple films because both parties are usually able to up each other’s game and bring a level of trust and freedom to a movie set that you simply could not have otherwise. Lately, we’ve been treated to more than … Continue reading