Jodie Foster has made a pretty good career of being the quintessential everywoman -that-you-reeeeaallly-don’t -wanna-fuck-with, and despite many other notable actresses dipping their toes in the waters, she’s still probably the queen of that sort of role, both in terms of credibility and bankability. If you so much as harm a hair on the head … Continue reading
June 8th is only a week away, but for Lionsgate and Eli Roth, it must feel like an eternity. That a bootleg of Hostel: Part II has leaked to the internet isn’t unprecedented; every year, a few studios suffer the headache of an advance copy of a major release making the rounds weeks in advance. … Continue reading
PUBLISHER: Putnam Adult PAGES: 356 BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE! AUTHOR’S WEBSITE: www.BarryEisler.com (Be sure to read his fantastic political blog, THE HEART OF THE MATTER while you’re there) In the first several pages, something magical happens in Requiem for an Assassin: all the exposition you’ll need on the world of this series and … Continue reading
When Hideo Nakata followed up Gore Verbinski’s superior version of Ringu (The Ring) with the atrocious The Ring 2, I figured his run in Hollywood was over. But mediocre directors don’t get run out of this town; they just seek refuge at Fox! Ergo, Nakata will take his slow-building dread act to the Pico lot, … Continue reading
Being a Hollywood resident, I’m relieved to have survived last Memorial Day weekend, what with Lindsay Lohan terrorizing the streets and the clubs and the women’s bathroom stalls of my fair town. Thankfully, the bender that launched a thousand gossip blog posts has landed the once promising movie star in rehab; unfortunately, the role she … Continue reading
I have recently taken some heat for my blanket dismissal of anime – it sucks! – but don’t get me wrong… I just dislike Japanese cartoons, not all Japanese – or Asian, for that matter – film. I’ll prove that to you by sharing how excited I am about this summer’s line-up at the New … Continue reading
In Knocked Up, the already classic Judd Apatow comedy opening tomorrow, Martin Starr has sort of the exact opposite role of Gerry Bednob’s Mooj in The 40-Year Old Virgin: where Mooj would show up to say something hilarious at intervals throughout the film, Starr shows up to have hilarious things said about him. He’s engaged … Continue reading
I’m pretty proud of myself — I made it through May without seeing Shrek. Even with it being the only movie I haven’t yet seen at my favorite local theater, I’ve resisted the occasional urge to see it just so that I can go to the theater and not see 28 Weeks Later or Pirates … Continue reading
Elaine May’s The Heartbreak Kid is not only a classic romantic comedy; it’s also one of the few Neil Simon scripts that isn’t undone by his gag writing instincts. There are real characters in The Heartbreak Kid, and they’re really unlikeable in a lot of ways, none more so than Charles Grodin’s Lenny, who, while … Continue reading
Since every summer juggernaut film these days – especially sequels – is swinging for the fences in terms of weekend and revenue records (“OMG! Evan Almighty is on track to have the biggest St. Baptiste Day weekend opening ever!!!!1111!!”), we’re increasingly seeing films moving the traditional Friday release date up to squeeze every last dollar … Continue reading