On 9/11 I went to a Brooklyn hospital to donate blood. I didn’t know what else to do – the devastation was immense and obvious, and I felt helpless. I wanted to make a difference that day, in even a small way. When I got to the hospital, I was turned away. They didn’t need … Continue reading
Christian Bale, the actor most likely to set a nerd’s secret homoerotic desires afluttering, is looking to make his spurs jingle jangle jingle in James Mangold’s remake of 3:10 to Yuma, a classic Western. The 1957 original has a rancher bringing a captured outlaw into town to catch the titular train to meet a court … Continue reading
If you read to the end of my exclusive interview with Talladega Nights director Adam McKay y you’ll see that we briefly discuss his next project, a movie that will reteam Will Ferrell and John C Reilly, a duo who show a ton of chemistry in their new movie. Adam couldn’t spill much about the … Continue reading
Two weeks ago I sat down with Guillermo Del Toro for a very long interview (which should be hitting CHUD next week!), and one of the topics that came up was how often his projects come and go. He’s pretty zen about it, figuring that with patience and his hard work it all works itself … Continue reading
One of the highlights of my Comic Con 2006 was seeing Edgar Wright and Nick Frost of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Now there’s a chance to see the Con through their eyes, as the latest Hot Fuzz video blog has hit the web, detailing the boys’ journey to San Diego and some … Continue reading
Directed by William "The Exorcist" Friedkin Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, & Connie Neilsen. Thrillers get dumber and dumber while we get wiser and wiser. That’s the trend I’m seeing these days. It’s almost as if a film only needs to have a few cool gimmicky things in its corner to get a … Continue reading
By now you may have seen my name on the newspaper ads for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. It’s in tiny print just underneath the very huge letters that say ‘The Funniest Movie of the Year!’ And I stand by that – I’m not some Earl Dittman type who will give quotes for … Continue reading
I guess if Neil LaBute could have a character reminisce about a high school homosexual locker room gang rape as his best lay ever in Your Friends & Neighbors, I shouldn’t be surprised that he would end his version of The Wicker Man with Nic Cage apparently getting a hand job from a couple of … Continue reading
Emboldened by America’s acceptance of the monumentally unfunny Pink Panther remake, the producers are going back for more. Yes, the watered-down, remarkably joke-free film will be getting a sequel. The Pod Person Steve Martin (the one who stars in endlessly awful movies like this and the Cheaper by the Dozen films) will be back to … Continue reading
A strikingly handsome young man in a fashionable black coat stands at the edge of a sheer cliff some four stories high. After a ponderous moment, he steps off and begins plunging to what would ordinarily spell death or grievous injury. But rather than be greeted with the expected compound fractures at the bottom, his … Continue reading