That’s more like it. As the official apologist for Ocean’s Twelve (here and here), I’m proud to say that Ocean’s Thirteen looks like a worthy entry in the series people seem predisposed to be incredulous about but all seem to see. There’s a funny backlash from folks thinking "oh shit, Clooney and Soderbergh are sleepwalking … Continue reading
When you visit a movie set you hear all kinds of stuff from the people involved. Often they seem to have an idea of what the movie will be that bears no relation to the real film that gets released in theaters. When I was on the set of Michael Bay’ Transformers I heard that … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
— Hardy Boys fans can stick it. Nancy Drew has made her way to the Cineplex first, thanks to Warner Brothers. Want proof? Check out the trailer and all the pre-pubescent mystery here. — Rogue pictures has picked up and is churning Hack/Slash, a graphic novel inspired tale involving two bounty hunters (one wears a … Continue reading
Bob Lee Swagger, what did they do to you? Swagger is the hero of Stephen Hunter’s excellent action novel Point of Impact, which has been adapted into the movie Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg. In the book Swagger is a Southern boy from Arkansas – and this isn’t just a detail. It’s integral to who Swagger … Continue reading
When Disney announced the dissolution of its hand-drawn animation studio back in 2004, many saw it for the bullshit it was: A short-sighted knee-jerk reaction to the explosive success of Pixar, Blue Sky Studios and Dreamworks Animations CG features. In the aftermath of the 2004 2D studio culling, Disney tried to play catch-up, releasing The … Continue reading
I don’t know if you’d heard, but with all the excitement over Mr. Trump allowing Miss USA keep her title, things are shaping up to be a banner day for busty, one-dimensional ladies getting second chances. In the secret labs of what can only be described as the Hollywood/Video Game Consortium of Mediocre and Downright … Continue reading
Everyone loves X-mas. Even drowned little developmentally-challenged boys.
Over the last couple of weeks I have been seeing as many movies as possible – first because I needed to be up to speed for voting in the New York Film Critics Online awards, but also because I wanted to be able to have a decent Top Fifteen at the end of the year. … Continue reading
2006 was an amazing year because it saw three geniuses from Mexico at the top of their moviemaking game, all releasing films within months of each other. And they’re all good friends. The trio is, of course, Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth), Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) and Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel). They’ve been buddies … Continue reading