It’s been so long since David O. Russell’s Three Kings elevated the quirky indie director into a whole new stratosphere of brilliant filmmaking that I was beginning to despair that he would ever release another movie, and that if he did it would be some sort of awful self-indulgent wanking. Thankfully he finally released another … Continue reading
This weekend I was reading the intro to Brian Michael Bendis’ graphic novel Jinx, from back before he was writing every other comic published by Marvel and completely diluting his talent. In the intro or one of the other “supplemental features” in this monstrously big book, Bendis mentions that he made his heroine a bounty … Continue reading
It’s a big day for Werner Herzog. It’s been announced that he’s reteaming with Zak Penn for that guy’s second feature, another mockumentary (read about it here) – now it’s been announced that he’s working on a new documentary of his own. The film will be about Timothy Treadwell, an environmentalist who, along with his … Continue reading
Here’s another name to add onto the list of actors itching to be cast in the long-in-the-works Watchmen movie. Brit actor Simon Pegg, the zombie-battling title character of Shaun of the Dead, is dreamcasting himself into the (potentially) upcoming film as Rorschach, a violent vigilante and social misfit who wears a constantly morphing mask (I … Continue reading
Sure, it’s bravely setting itself up for jabs by lazy critics, but the upcoming horror flick Abominable actually looks like it could be more fun than a Bigfoot movie deserves to be. Shot on the cheap by Ryan Schifrin (yes, the son of legendary composer Lalo Schifrin, who provides the score), the Rear Window-esque movie … Continue reading
Good day. I’m writing this as Hurricane Ivan wetly slaps my portion of the country. A gorgeous pear tree just got shattered across the street and my bizarre Asian neighbors nearly imploded at the sight. They spend 18 hours a day in that yard making it immaculate (seriously, ants have to sign a waiver before … Continue reading
READ PREVIOUS COLUMNS HERE! So what took so friggin’ long to get a new column out, Dave? Hmmmm? Well, I hit the San Diego Comic Con for random frolicking, debauchery and a bit of actual coverage of the con, and since then I’ve been covering for the vacationing honcho, working my way through the incredibly … Continue reading
READ PREVIOUS COLUMNS HERE! Here are a few more glimpses at some crap from my collection — basically I’m just skimming through the teetering piles and randomly pulling things out for discussion in the column. I haven’t always seen them beforehand myself, so sometimes the films covered here will be surprises to me as well. … Continue reading
READ PREVIOUS COLUMNS HERE! Okay, so this edition is a little late, but that’s because I was busy enjoying the new Lost Skeleton of Cadavra DVD. If you like purposely cheesy tribute (homage fromage?) to cheap 50’s sci-fi flick, you ought to dig it. I should probably point out that the discussion of films in … Continue reading
Good day. Since Devin did a terrific and comprehensive review for Spider-Man 2 on Tuesday, I decided not to cloud the mix with my take. Especially since I too loved the film and found the faults to be minimal. It might be the best superhero film since Condorman. Actually, it ranks right up there with … Continue reading