More cool news from the “Watchmen” movie camp: You’ve got to be a member of the New York Times website to see this, so I’ll just post the entire article here, but the gist of it is that the “Tales of the Black Freighter” story that serves to comment on the action in “Watchmen” will […]
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[vimeo 988699 nolink] Just saw this “No Country for Old Men” parody clip in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, and I had to post it. One of the most memorable scenes of last year has been given a re-do with Javier Bardem’s voice being replaced by a hyper-effeminate one. Thing is, the clerk’s reactions […]
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MacGyver is coming to the big screen? Gizmodo says so. From their site… Today at Maker Faire 2008, MacGyver creator (and real life inspiration) Lee David Zlotoff announced he has a big budget MacGyver movie in the planning stages. Zlotoff mentioned he somehow ended up with the movie rights years ago (extremely uncommon), giving him […]
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This isn’t the newest of news, but scary stuff is happening with the Spike Jonze/Dave Eggers adaptation of “Where the Wild Things Are.” Here are some photos from the movie and a link to the petition being circulated to save Jonze’s vision fo the film, which is supported 100 percent by the book’s author, Maurice […]
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Seventeen years after “Point Break” washed up in movie theaters, surf’s up for the sequel! Are they kidding? I cant imagine it will star either Keanu Reeves or Patrick Swayze. From the Hollywood Reporter: “Point Break: Indo,” with Jan de Bont aboard to direct. An Asia-based follow-up to director Kathryn Bigelow’s original, which starred Reeves as […]
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Well, the same site that was reporting last week that “Superbad” star Jonah Hill was in talks to star in “Transformers 2” is now saying that he won’t. … Hot off her recent Oscar nomination for “Juno,” Variety says Ellen Page will star in a new BBC Films adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre,” scheduled […]
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Remember the cheesy live-action Sid & Marty Kroft Saturday morning TV show “Land of the Lost”? Will Ferrell is hoping that you do because he’s starring in it (although it’s not a family in peril anymore, just him and two other adults–weird). Let’s just hope this is better than “Bewitched.” Universal Studios has just released a photo […]
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Since when was it okay for movie stars to sing? Despite his hit “Respect Yourself,” Bruce Willis sure didn’t leave me breathless for the return of Bruno. I was happy to hear that Eddie Murphy thought he was Rick James, bitch, and wanted to “Party All the Time,” but even happier to hear that that sicky-sweet insipidness was the […]
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When I was at SXSW this year, I met and interviewed two amazing audiovisual artists from London who call themsleves Addictive TV. Through multimedia museum installation pieces, AV mash-ups, live VJ parties, and remixing Hollywood films into original compositions/previews, Graham Daniels and Tolly have been pushing the boundaries of art for quite some time. Although […]
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The official lineup for the 61st Cannes Film Festival was unveiled yesterday in Paris. “Changeling,” starring Angelina Jolie and directed by Clint Eastwood, and Steven Soderbergh’s two Che Guevara films, were last minute additions. Soderbergh’s films, “The Argentine” (starring Franka Potente, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and, of course, Benicio del Toro in the title role) and “Guerrilla,” (starring […]
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Did somebody tell on somebody? Bad idea. You wouldn’t like Tyler Durden when he’s mad. After a month of speculation, Edward Norton, star of the new “The Incredible Hulk,” has finally made a statement. It seems that the actor, having previously given full authority by Marvel Studios, disagreed quite vehemently with the more action-styled cut of […]
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Whose idea was it to use Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” in all the trailers and marketing for the upcoming Jon Favreau-directed Marvel comics spectacle (starring Robert Downey, Jr.) ? Give them a freaking medal (made of iron, no doubt) because this is both kitchy and fun and totally bad ass at the same time. But […]
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[youtube wKiIroiCvZ0 nolink]Some clever YouTube user out there cut this hilarious gem of a fake commercial together from the DVD special features of David Lynch‘s new movie “Inland Empire.” It pretty much sums up the way I feel about watching a movie on anything that small. Funny thing is, with ironic humor being as popular as it […]
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I have mixed feelings about this article, which appeared Tuesday in The New York Times. Yes, the film criticism world is losing ‘serious’ critics at a rapid pace. Yes, it’s partially because of people like me. But…while J.D. and I may nowhere near the literary background of someone like, say, J. Hoberman, we take what we do […]
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From McSweeney’s: Other Things There Will Be, in Addition to Blood. BY MEREDITH RODKEY AND SCOTT RODKEY – – – – Refreshments A representative on hand to answer your questions No horseplay Minor delays After-holiday sales An end to this A brief pause while we transfer your call Light No dessert unless you finish your […]
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