(I’d like to preface this review by imploring you to see Spider-Man 3 on IMAX if the option is available to you. I’m now of the opinion that these big studio event films are made for the biggest screen imaginable; they are sensory assaults first and stories second. Watching Spider-Man 3 on The Bridge’s IMAX … Continue reading
As a genre, "Teen Noir Thriller" wasn’t even in the vocabulary until a couple years ago when Brick deftly handled the teen scene, making it feel grown up and just as seedy as any hard-boiled crime yarn – with a fun oratorical twist to boot.I’d venture to say we’ll be seeing more and more of … Continue reading
And so the most interesting time for Box Office begins. MOST INTERESTING FILM OF THE WEEKNow the world gets Spider-Man 3, and it’s already doing great numbers abroad. It should clear $100 million this weekend, maybe get to $150, though my money’s on $124, which falls short of Pirates 2‘s record $135. Failure would be … Continue reading
Take everything Jon Peters says with a grain of salt. Remember, he’s the guy who wanted Kevin Smith to include a giant spider and talking polar bears into his Superman script. He’s one of those Hollywood producers who wears his lack of artistic sense like a badge of honor, the kind of guy who probably … Continue reading
Come July 20th, if you don’t get enough of The Simpsons on a steady diet of weekly escapades and ever-present syndicated reruns, hopefully you can fill up on 90 minutes of a beefy The Simpsons Movie. In the mean time, take a Simpson family tour with six character posters that look like they could easily … Continue reading
Beyonce changed costumes four times at this year’s Grammy Awards, which means she changed her clothes more times in a night than I do in some weeks. And according to Freeze Dried Movies Tony Stark is giving her a run for the money in Iron Man, changing costumes at least three times. We’ve seen the … Continue reading
The Dark Horse comics anthology series Dark Horse Presents, was the launching point for quite a few properties that finally made it into filmdom. Both Hellboy and Sin City cut their teeth in the black and white anthology, while other notable comic titles like Concrete gained their popularity in its pages. The format ended in … Continue reading
This week will see a series of mini-featurettes about Grizzly Park, my maiden voyage into producing a feature. Directed by the enigmatic Tom Skull [I don’t know his legal name], it’s a nice cocktail of horror and comedy that we’ll hopefully be seeing in theaters later this year. Here’s the fifth video, Glenn Morshower:
Bridget Jones’ diary seems to have some smutty parts: Beeban Kidron, the director of Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason, is taking on a famous British obscenity case, and she has a passel of stars to do it with her. Cillian Murphy will star in Hippie Hippie Shake as Richard Neville, an Australian who brought his … Continue reading