One of my favorite current comic book series is Y: The Last Man, which is currently nearing the end of its run. The book, written by new Lost scribe Brian K Vaughan, takes place after a mysterious plague kills every single male of any species on Earth… except for goofy amateur magician Yorick Brown and … Continue reading
How many duds does it take to put someone in director jail? I’ve always wdondered if there’s a set number. If there is, then director Lasse Hallstrom is most likely closing in on it. He made his biggest domestic mark with a decent one-two punch of The Cider House Rules and the treacly, yet enjoyable … Continue reading
Men in Black, meet C.H.U.D.. C.H.U.D. meet Men in Black. M.I.B, C.H.U.D.,proceed to copulate.Not to sully the CHUD name there, but Dreamworks has picked up what’s being called an "action-comedy" spec script called The Secret Lives of Road Crews. See, all those times you’re driving and dead-stopped in traffic while you watch a bunch of … Continue reading
Say what you want about the Weinsteins, but it goes without saying that they know how to work the film industry system (and make it work) better than I know how to curse little bastards on XBOX Live- and that’s saying something.Still, there’s something about shuffling to remake a foreign film that just garnered a … Continue reading
[Note: The Exterminating Angels is set for a limited theatrical release starting March 7. IFC Films’ website has the full schedule of release.] When I start watching a movie for review, I fire up my word processor alongside so I can snatch bits of thoughts that drift past while the action unfolds on the screen. … Continue reading
The Baron Cohen name is getting a cardiovascular workout these days. Sasha Baron Cohen is becoming a household name thanks to the big fat success of Borat, and Borat cousin Ash Baron Cohen has been running the entertainment treadmill as well. I was going to make some off the cuff remark about how it pays … Continue reading
He overcame some long odds to become the governor of California. He’s survived many challenges since. He rebounded from the outright rejection of his definitive ballot initiatives to take the state in a different direction. He’s taken the lead on some of the most important issues of our day from healthcare to stem cells without … Continue reading
As filming on John Rambo gets underway, we’re getting juicy detail after juicy detail. The latest involves the badass who’s going to be opposing one John J. Rambo (please say the J) as he ends lives in the jungles of Myanmar. Apparently realizing that there are few forces in filmdowm much less humans that could … Continue reading
Even though Running Scared hit with all of the impact of a sneeze, it managed to change the way I saw Paul Walker. That is to say…I realized he had a pulse. There wasn’t a lot of convincing proof before then as every role he’d taken required little of him but to smile and stare … Continue reading