The full trailer for 300 is upon us, and it still has that great Nine Inch Nails song on it. I think I’m going to end up disappointed when the film doesn’t have a Trent Reznor soundtrack. It’s repetitive but true – I love this stuff. Every bit of footage from this film has worked … Continue reading
During Apocalypto’s midpoint climax, you might get a glimpse into how difficult it is to be Mel Gibson. As decapitated human sacrifices are thrown from a Mayan pyramid in delirious slow motion, one wonders how it’s possible to spiritually reflect on such barbarism when it looks so goddamned great. Extrapolate that into a dichotomy — … Continue reading
When I talked to Frank Darabont a couple of weeks back about The Green Mile special edition DVD, he mentioned that they were starting casting on The Mist. At the time there was a name that had already come up: part time Punisher Thomas Jane. Recently UGO talked to Jane about The Director’s Cut With … Continue reading
Every week there seems to be new Hot Fuzz promo material in my email inbox, and each week I get a little more excited about the film… which is still like three months away. But how can I not get psyched when three new posters come out, which include the likes of the image above? … Continue reading
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Tis the season to be holy. Everybody is getting in on Christianity! It’s the hot new fad in movie land, and even if The Nativity Story was aborted by the wire coat hanger of complete disinterest, Hollywood thinks there’s gold to be mined in them thar Jesus Freaks. Fox has already started their new Fox … Continue reading
I generally feel that television shows based on movies are pretty much a bad idea. I can’t think of any, really, that have been successful (Note from Nick: Aside from M*A*S*H, Buffy, and The Accused). But every once in awhile, we do get a little gem that proves me wrong. That being said, I don’t … Continue reading
In Off the Black, Nick Nolte plays a grizzled old ump who makes a controversial call on a high school student ballplayer. Later that night his house gets vandalized by a group of guys – he manages to catch one and march him inside at gunpoint. The vandal? The ballplayer, of course. Nolte offers him … Continue reading
In the last few years Spike Lee has made a heartbreaking documentary, a crowd-pleasing heist film, a terrible comedy no one bothered with and a great, gritty New York City film. It’s been so long since he’s made a controversial movie that he might actually be considered a safe director now. His next film could … Continue reading