The Proposition is a grimy, violent film set in the deserts of Australia back in the 1880s. It’s basically about that nation’s Old West, and it’s a grim story of betrayal, bloodshed and badasses. Aussie director John Hillcoat takes Nick Cave’s script (yes, that Nick Cave) and evokes the dusty, gory past – greatly aided … Continue reading
The Proposition is a grimy, violent film set in the deserts of Australia back in the 1880s. It’s basically about that nation’s Old West, and it’s a grim story of betrayal, bloodshed and badasses. Aussie director John Hillcoat takes Nick Cave’s script (yes, that Nick Cave) and evokes the dusty, gory past – greatly aided … Continue reading
Just the other day we got the rather exciting news that actor, filmmaker and Matt Murdock buddy Jon Favreau will be tuning up the machinery for Marvel and Paramount’s Iron Man movie. To stay that much closer to the fans (but still with the relative comfort buffer of data), Favreau is chewing a zeitgeist bite … Continue reading
Art School Confidential reunites the Ghost World team of graphic novelist/screenwriter Daniel Clowes and director Terry Zwigoff. This time they’re using a very short piece of Clowes’ as their jumping off point for a film that pokes a lot of fun at art school and art students before turning into a very strange crime film. … Continue reading
As part of my one man media blitz for United 93, I did an interview with Paul Greengrass for Mean, a very cool film oriented magazine. The issue with Paul was supposed to have hit stands already, but it’s been delayed, so the publisher has put my interview on their website as a web exclusive, … Continue reading
I’m still not the biggest fan of Superman (give me a Power Girl movie), but judging by the new trailer for Superman Returns the Last Kryptonian seems to be safe in the hands of Bryan Singer, who ditched Marvel’s mutants to play with the beefstick in the blue tights. Singer’s megabudget update of the classic … Continue reading
Rhino Records brought us the classic Golden Throats compilations, which featured actors singing, even when they shouldn’t be. Rather than wait a few decades for enough material to create a new Golden Throats, the good people at Rhino have gone and created Unexpected Dreams, a compilation CD of actors singing soothing lullabies. I have heard … Continue reading
Last week I headed to Los Angeles to cover the Over the Hedge press junket. Garry Shandling stars in that film as Vern the Turtle, and he showed up for the roundtables, seeming incredibly uncomfortable. At the end of the interview his yellow felt tip pen exploded in his pants. Later I got my starfucker … Continue reading
Last week I headed to Los Angeles to cover the Over the Hedge press junket. Garry Shandling stars in that film as Vern the Turtle, and he showed up for the roundtables, seeming incredibly uncomfortable. At the end of the interview his yellow felt tip pen exploded in his pants. Later I got my starfucker … Continue reading
What the hell is up with Feast, the last movie to be made on Project Greenlight? I asked director John Gulager that question when I met him at the Slither premiere afterparty in Los Angeles a couple of months back. He wasn’t sure, and he wasn’t all that optimistic about the film getting a release. … Continue reading