It’s interesting that the film industry has just recently come around to the idea of treating the direct-to-DVD market as a viable entity for (low-rent) original content because black filmmakers have been running in this lane for sometime, but moreso out of necessity. After all, since the gatekeepers of the major movie studios have a … Continue reading
The success of the Saw films is depressing for many reasons, but one of the chief ones is that it empowers Twisted Pictures, the production company behind the films, with carte blanche to not only make new mediocre horror films at will, but also to acquire and remake existing properties that are much better than … Continue reading
Before the big fancy Hi-Rez trailer is on the official site (which you can check out right here) in all its splendor I figured I’d start your Friday with a peek at real footage from Grizzly Park, the feature debut of filmmaker Tom Skull. I was co-producer on this, which means I drank coffee and … Continue reading
So this is the Fantastic Four in 2007. Body by CGI. Direction by Kodak. Fantasticar by Dodge. Yeah, it’s got a Hemi.* Stan Lee and Jack Kirby launched a new era of comic book superheroes with this team. They were real(ish) people with relationships and problems…like a grumpy Mole Man living under New York City. … Continue reading
The story of a man wrecking his life over an invention as ingenious and trivial as the intermittent windshield wiper is incredibly ripe for tragicomic satire, and that’s why I wish a wit as sharp as Preston Sturges were still around to turn the odd life of Robert Kearns into a quirky feature film. The … Continue reading
Out in Budapest Guillermo del Toro has begun principal photography on Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and Doug Jones are all back, and they’re joined by a bunch of new cast members, who are part of the sequel’s much more epic story. I enjoyed Hellboy but didn’t fall for it as … Continue reading
The Entertainment Weekly that hits the stands tomorrow has a picture of the new Batman suit from The Dark Knight (corporate synergy – Warner Bros owns both!), and someone has scanned the page in and sent it to Superhero Hype!. You can see the image to the left here – to see what those numbers … Continue reading
[At the end of this I have added a report from a journalist who did go to this screening. Skip down to read that] Why won’t there be a review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer from me? Ask Tiffany Chen. She’s the insulting woman who stonefaced me at the screening tonight, treating … Continue reading
I would never push a seventy-two-year-old woman down a flight of stairs without provocation. Marvel Prez Sez "No More Auteurs!" During yesterday’s Iron Man set visit (I am embargoed, so please stow all questions), Kevin Feige, president of production for Marvel Studios, was surprisingly candid when it came to the subject of the company’s Hulk … Continue reading
I don’t want to demand integrity from a business that doesn’t gain benefit from, such, but I am beyond tired of the P.R. approach of bashing films which don’t meet fiscal goals in order to: A. Promote the follow-up effort.B. Cater to perceived public perception.C. Create a bed of positive vibe regardless of the quality … Continue reading