It has been awhile now that movie studios have been withholding certain films from the likes of we critics. In the past four years since I’ve been a regular reviewer, I’ve come to expect that most horror movies and some of the really lowbrow comedies will not be screened for the press. This edict comes […]
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Johnny’s demon barber faces a brutal slashing Looks like Warner Brothers is getting nervous about the gore in their version of “Sweeney Todd.” What exactly did they expect from a story about a barber that cuts throats? “Sleepy Hollow” is one of my favorite Tim Burton movies and it had fantastic R-rated gore! Sure, it […]
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RottenTomatoes.com is reporting today that Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti will play Colonel Parker in a prequel to Bubba Ho-Tep, the legendary 2002 cult flick that starred Bruce Campbell as an aged Elvis Presley fighting off an Egyptian mummy with the help of John F. Kennedy (the late Ossie Davis). The prospect of this team-up just blows […]
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Wouldn’t it rule if that were true. Wouldn’t that just make your heart go pitter-patter? Usually, sequels are the result of a studio pushing beyond a good first film, with a credible director, to unreasonable lows like “Jaws: The Revenge” or “X-Men: The Last Stand” helmed by lesser captains. There is of course no risk […]
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That’s the title of a blog post from EatSleepDrinkMusic, or ESDmusic.com. I had pretty much the same thought when I watched one of the more infamous sequences on this year’s World Series of Pop Culture on VH1, so it’s nice to see someone else noticed how funny it was and how it makes a big […]
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This morning as I look at the headlines on Google, I see that Kevin Federline and Britney Spears’ divorce is finally final and I realize that the culture of stupidity is at an all-time high. You will have to dig deeper to find a mention of the careers of these two men. They changed cinema at a […]
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Back in the Dark Ages before VHS entertainment was affordable enough to be in every home in America, you had to actually go to the theater to see your favorite movie more than once. So that’s just what I did. Being dropped off at the mall meant that while other kids were hanging out and […]
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from New York magazine: A Peek at the Movie ‘Chuck & Larry’ Could Have Been The reviews for the new Adam Sandler–Kevin James gay-panic comedy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, are pretty abysmal, and a number of reviewers echo Manohla Dargis’s question: What the hell are Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor’s names […]
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“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” a comedy about two manly firemen who pretend to be gay, sits atop the weekend box office mountain after grossing $34 million. No big surprise there, Sandler is a regular staple at the high end of the charts. Look at the total performance of his last eight movies, […]
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Relive my shame here with our second and last episode on VH1’s the VSPOT and our exit interview, “Last Words” Have you ever been in a situation that you know you can handle-and everybody is counting on you-only to have your body just completely disconnect from your brain? When I was in junior high, I […]
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OK. We all know awards shows are inherently stupid. Giving movie stars awards for doing their jobs really well is just silly. They are so huge now that they have become a part of the business. They get people to pay attention to movies that offer something more than a slight distraction while you’re eating […]
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All roads lead to Oscar. The studio campaigning, the televised award shows, the critic’s group awards, the people’s choice awards, and the craftsman guild awards are all warm-up shows for the Big Game—the Academy Awards. The Oscar nominations were announced last Tuesday, and the movies that can boast a nomination (or many), will now have […]
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Eric with KISS tribute band Dressed to Kill at the KISS Expo in KC 4/13!
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