Oh lord. Oh lord in heaven. I have spent a couple of minutes trying to figure out just why this image of Kelsey Grammer as Beast from X3 is so awful, and I feel like pinpointing one thing is impossible. Part of it is the cheesy pose – it looks like he’s the model on … Continue reading
The Prognosticator has made it a full year – amazing! Thanks to everyone who has kept this column alive with their feedback; it’s what keeps us going until we have the technological know how to start charging for this stuff. You may notice that this column is late. I won’t give you a litany of … Continue reading
The Prognosticator has made it a full year – amazing! Thanks to everyone who has kept this column alive with their feedback; it’s what keeps us going until we have the technological know how to start charging for this stuff. You may notice that this column is late. I won’t give you a litany of … Continue reading
When I met Adam Goldberg I was surprised at how buff he is. It just wasn’t something I expected. I met him at the offices of ThinkFilm, the company distributing his new film, I Love Your Work. It’s a dark film about a movie star – Giovanni Ribisi – who is in the middle of … Continue reading
British secret agents have been thoroughly spoofed in Johnny English, Austin Powers and Die Another Day, so now it’s time for an American spy to get the parody treatment. Warner Bros.’ big-screen remake of the 1960s TV show Get Smart, itself a satire of espionage stories, has found its director – someone who has already … Continue reading
In person Alexander Siddig is filled with energy. In Syriana he plays a much more restrained character, the prince of an unnamed Middle Eastern country who is trying to wean his economy off of oil dependence – and American dependence. This, of course, pisses the Americans off a little bit. I have seen Siddig in … Continue reading
CS Lewis’ fantasy classic, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe comes to theaters this weekend, bringing state of the art effects to the story of four young children in wartime England who are magically transported to the land of Narnia. William Moseley and Anna Popplewell play the oldest of those … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $20,400,000 $229,800,000 3 2 Aeon Flux $13,100,000 $13,100,000 1 3 Walk the Line $10,000,000 $68,700,000 3 4 Yours Mine and Ours $8,400,000 $34,500,000 2 5 Just Friends $5,600,000 $21,100,000 2 6 Pride and Prejudice $4,600,000 $22,600,000 4 7 Rent $4,600,000 … Continue reading
The poker craze can’t be stopped! Everyone’s playing Texas Hold ‘Em, there are a bunch of poker-themed movies in development, and anyone who guest-starred on Pacific Blue is qualified for Celebrity Poker. But when you get together with your crew for cards (or as they say here in Boston, "caaahds"), are you having a hard … Continue reading
This review could be considered to contain spoilers if you are not familiar with the original King Kong. Ie, if you have arrived on our planet within the last three days. There’s no point in comparing Peter Jackson’s King Kong to the original. The 1933 movie is pretty close to perfect, a film that still … Continue reading