RATED AARGH! #32 – VAMPIRES ARE BAD
But everyone already knows that. Just not HOW bad.
But everyone already knows that. Just not HOW bad.
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear ‘priest?’ If it’s boy-raper, you’re probably not alone, which is why Isaiah Washington’s decision to play one in indie thriller The Least of These is so interesting. Washington got a little extra famous recently when he called one of his Grey’s Anatomy co-stars (no, not … Continue reading
Shawn Levy continues to metastasize, reaching into more and more projects. The previous few months have seen Levy, one of the most successful and least talented filmmakers of my lifetime, getting involved in one project after another, seemingly insatiable for new directing gigs. The latest is The Seems, based on a forthcoming young adult fantasy … Continue reading
Mamma Mia!, the McDonalds of stage musicals, is about a woman who doesn’t know who her father is and inviting three possible candidates to her wedding. It’s a family values thing, all set to the tune of multiple Abba songs. The show, which has grossed a billion dollars and then some, is being made into … Continue reading
Playbill.com broke the story earlier – there’s a Spider-Man musical in the offing, with Julie Taymor directing and music and lyrics by Bono and the Edge. I’ve been alive long enough to see stranger things, but not many (among them: Superman, Captain America and Batman musicals in various stages of development and performance. Taymor is … Continue reading
The whole Raimi/Hobbit geekgasm news from a while back may have been juicy rumor, but Columbia seems to have been listening to the fantasy yearnings of everyone’s favorite Spidey director. Columbia has picked up a script from Freddy vs. Jason writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift and hopes to put it on the fast track. … Continue reading
Prior to today, I considered myself a fan of the Muscles from Brussels AKA JCVD AKA Jean Claude Van Damme AKA Christ. I really did. I’ve seen a lot of his direct-to-video output, and I’m talking rentals, not waiting for them to wash up on USA Netowrk like the rest of you wusses. I can … 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. Enjoy!* # 93 – The Blob Few people appreciated the many uses of the new Swiss Army Jeremy. The Blob:How would you like it if … Continue reading
Sir Ridley Scott’s next film, American Gangster (starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in the most anticipated act-off since De Niro and Pacino sat down for coffee at Kate Mantilini), is currently slated to open November 2, 2007. Later that month, the director of Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator will turn seventy-years-old. Somewhere on the … Continue reading
Two weeks ago, we learned that the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men, James Grey’s We Own the Night and David Fincher’s Zodiac will be vying for Cannes glory this May; today, the list of probable competition entries expanded a bit, as Wong Kar-Wai’s My Blueberry Nights has emerged as the opening night favorite, … Continue reading