Tom Hanks wasn’t satisfied with the massive whoring for Fed Ex that he did in Cast Away – the two time Oscar winner is now turning his attention to a movie so saturated in product placement it has the name of a major coffee chain in the title. The movie is How Starbucks Saved My … Continue reading
I’m not going to bore you once again with my argument for why there is no wrong time to make a good movie about 9/11. I won’t again remind you that we have no problem with books or songs about 9/11, and I won’t ask you why film should be treated as any less of … Continue reading
(From The Further Adventures of… stories) DOOM wishes it to be known that this tale of history has never been told before, and DOOM is only revealing it because DOOM wishes it to be so. DOOMTIME: MAY 1973 – WASHINGTON D.C., USA. DOOM first saw her across a crowded room at what the American Government … Continue reading
I suppose we could start this out with a frayed trenchcoat. You see, I’m wearing it and beckoning you closer. Except I’m not going to expose myself this time. My sweet, sweet words entice you, although you’re not sure quite yet. So what if I told you that you could have the opportunity to win … Continue reading
This is my third time interviewing Richard Taylor, the capo of WETA. The guy doesn’t talk, he declaims. It’s always fun listening to him, not just because of his unique take on the monotone but because he still manages to get such passion across. King Kong, on DVD today, is certainly Taylor and WETA’s greatest … Continue reading
This is my third time interviewing Richard Taylor, the capo of WETA. The guy doesn’t talk, he declaims. It’s always fun listening to him, not just because of his unique take on the monotone but because he still manages to get such passion across. King Kong, on DVD today, is certainly Taylor and WETA’s greatest … Continue reading
A new twist on an old title: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes By Graig Kent If it seems like Mark Waid and Barry Kitson’s revamp of the Legion to this point has been all too political and militaristic and less good-time superheroics, well, perhaps Waid and Kitson felt that way too. This isn’t to … Continue reading
Robert Rodriguez is currently hard at work making mayhem down in Austin with his part of the RR/QT combo Grind House, and now we’ve heard of another human appearing in the flick: Six Feet Under corpse-restoration expert Freddy Rodriguez (no relation to Robert I presume, aside from their Latino heritage). Though his HBO show may … Continue reading
Spike Lee is one of my favorite filmmakers, but it can be tough defending the guy. Putting aside his tendency to be outspoken in the media (something which should have no bearing on your enjoyment of his films, but a lot of people just don’t like seeing black men speaking up), Lee’s movies can be … Continue reading