I would have attended the press day for Once no matter what, but the fact that there was going to be a musical performance sealed the deal. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, the stars or Once and real life musical collaborators, came in and did a trio of songs from the film as well as … Continue reading
Film Box Office Per Screen Total 1 Spider-Man 3 $60,000,000 (-60.3%) $14,111 $242,071,000 2 28 Weeks Later $10,000,000 $4,342 $10,000,000 3 Georgia Rule $5,879,000 $2,330 $5,879,000 4 Disturbia $4,807,000 (-17.7%) $1,547 $66,295,000 5 Delta Farce $3,500,000 $1,812 $3,500,000 6 Fracture $2,900,000 (-21.5%) $1,316 $30,980,000 7 The Invisible $2,202,000 (-32.5%) $1,133 $15,546,000 8 Hot Fuzz $1,655,000 … 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. Enjoy!* # 84 – Jackass: The Movie Even in 2042, the geriatric Namor was able to … Continue reading
News didn’t break so much as trickle out this morning here in Hollywood that Nicolas Cage has agreed to play Al Capone in The Untouchables: Capone Rising, Brian De Palma’s prequel to his Summer 1987 smash. As I dealt with deafening construction outside my window while trying to decipher the dulcet tones of Antonio Banderas … Continue reading
Enjoy your blockbuster respite this weekend, folks, ‘cuz the summer movie onslaught picks up again next Friday with the heavily hyped release of Shrek the Third. For fans of the first two movies, Shrek the Third delivers more of the same and reacquaints you with all of your favorite characters: Shrek, Donkey, Puss-in-Boots, Fiona, Prince … Continue reading
“It’s depressing to see people defiantly proud of liking things that are stupid, that are shoddily constructed, that are not meant to be even quickly pondered or thought about once leaving the theater.” I wrote those words almost a year ago, decrying the profound shitiness of Mission Impossible 3, a movie whose non-existent plot and … Continue reading
That Pandora is a real hussy. Thanks to her little "box", I’ve had my fair share of trouble, heartache and groin-parts in need of a good ice pack. One day she’ll get hers… But not any time soon, thanks to Barry Sonnenfeld, who can create a good time when "on" (MIB) and head in hands … Continue reading
There’s an upcoming DVD you may want to get curious about. It’s called The Breed, and it registers on the radar for being directed by an acolyte of both Wes Craven and George Romero, a fellow by the name of Nick Mastandrea. I knew an Andrea shaped like a mast.Here’s the synopsis: "A group of … Continue reading
The advent of summer is wonderful for obvious reasons (temperatures wax, clothes wane) but also for one known only to movie-die hards: festival announcements*. While eager crowds are lining up to eat the baby-shit sandwich called Shrek 3, pretentious assholes like me are staring into a computer screen (or worse: Film Comment**) to see what’s … Continue reading
Damned if Orlando Bloom isn’t going to be in every historical-based epic this decade. I used to say that jokingly, but apparently, it’s true. Coming Soon reports Bloom is in talks to get his stern gazing mug into Roman Polanksi’s upcoming take on the ill-fated city of Pompeii. He’ll be joined by decidedly un-Roman looking … Continue reading