Yes. It’s already brilliant that there’s a new, apparently old school Rocky film less than a week away, one which folks I know who’ve seen it say is a really wonderful little film for anyone who isn’t bogged down with cynicism and heartlessness. Add to that the fact that Sylvester Stallone looks to be joining … Continue reading
William Dafoe has joined the cast of Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected, yet another entry in the Holocaust Clown genre. Dafoe joins Jeff Goldblum in this adaptation of Yoram Kaniuk’s novel about a circus clown spared the Nazi gas chambers so he could entertain Jews being marched to their deaths. Goldblum plays the clown, while Dafoe … Continue reading
"Film criticism is effectively dead… I would love to take credit for killing it with my badly written reviews, but it was the blogs and audiences that did it. Audiences really democratized film reviewing on the Internet." That’s Chris Gore in a Variety article about the 10th anniversary of “fanboy” film sites. I won’t bother … Continue reading
The only thing worse than a potentially interesting film getting shelved is a potentially interesting film getting shelved and then brought back to life with Steve Oedekerk signed to write it. Tim Burton’s take on the life and adventures of Ripley, of Ripleys Believe It Or Not! (also the name of the movie) fame, was … 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
The We Are Marshall junket took place on a particularly cold weekend, even for New York City in December. That must have been tough on Matthew Fox, who has spent the last couple of years living in Hawaii while he shoots Lost. Plus, the junket began at a punishing 9:15 in the morning – but … Continue reading
Jamie Foxx has presence. I don’t know if it’s the kind of presence that only comes with winning an Oscar, as I never got a chance to meet him before he got his for Ray, but he didn’t just enter the roundtable room at the Dreamgirls junket, he filled it. A big part of that … Continue reading
Studios are on a roll this week. First a nondescript, yet official, shot of Ocean’s 13 that could have been taken from the set of Ocean’s 11 or Ocean’s 12. Now the Stan Lee faithful are treated to a money-shot of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer that could have been taken from the … Continue reading
Earlier today, the Motion Picture Academy announced its contenders for Oscar picks in the best explosions and fake representation of bedlam category: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, X-men: The Last Stand, Casino Royale, Poseidon, Eragon, Superman Returns and Night at the Museum. While Vegas odds makers are probably feeling safe about their picks … 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