Okay, I’ll admit – I haven’t read the book. I’m not kidding when I say I don’t really enjoy reading novels too often. I realize that this movie is obviously being sold to the book lovers; those tikes have a much greater advantage… like possibly enjoying it to name one.… [Read More]
Well we linked to the teaser a little while back and now the full trailer’s online … I’m thinking the production design looks pretty fantastic but from what I’ve seen thus far Jim Carrey’s performance will either be absolutely amazing or mind numbingly annoying. Let’s just say this isn’t one… [Read More]
Watcha looking at there David? Could it be the shattered remains of your career? Must be, ’cause ol’ Davey’s told Teletext that there’s a second X-Files feature film in the works. Makes sense since none of the principle players are doing much of anything else these days … I’d like… [Read More]
There’s not much there yet but the official Dreamworks website for the Hideo Nakata helmed sequel to The Ring has just launched here. Nakata’s the man behind the original Japanese Ring and between this, the coming video release of his Dark Water, the coming Dark Water remake and the news… [Read More]
It’s not up on the distributor’s site yet but word on the street is that Magnolia Pictures has picked up the amazing Thai martial arts film Ong Bak and will be giving it a wide release throughout North America in November. This will be the Luc Besson edit of the… [Read More]
Hey there boys and girls. Here it is. You’ve been waiting with bated breath, I know, and you are now officially free to resume respiration for here it is: our very first contest. Thanks to our friends over at Sideshow Collectibles – creators and purveyors of the absolute best geek… [Read More]
Wow. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation novels have long sat on that imaginary list of “unadaptable” properties – books people would love to film but that everybody figures would be next to impossible to translate to the screen. Well, Gilliam pulled off Fear and Loathing and Jackson did rather well with Lord… [Read More]
Okay all you Moore bashers, it’s time to get your hate on. Variety has just reported that Fahrenheit 9/11 has landed a joint distribution deal with Lions Gate (a fine Canadian company, by the way) and IFC Films and is coming to theaters throughout the US on June 25th. Though… [Read More]
Wow. Apparently the big green guy and the planet’s imminent destruction just combined to set an all time weekend box office record. Shrek remains at #1 with $92 million over the four day weekend to push it’s total take to just a hair less than $257 mil in less than… [Read More]
‚ÄúViolence can be visually very beautiful, really exciting. But what’s important is what’s hiding behind the violence. I prepare the ground beforehand so that the violence doesn’t seem gratuitous.‚Äù Chan Wook Park Chan Wook Park is Korea’s answer to David Fincher. This is not to say that Park lifts from… [Read More]
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that at least a few of you remember me raving about a little Danish / Scottish film called Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself not so far back. I caught it at the Toronto Film Festival purely because it was… [Read More]
是的,我意识到它的早期属lizations about Richard Kelly’s strengths as a director what with him being all of one film into his career – that being the dazzling Donnie Darko – but I’m going to do so anyway. One of the things that makes Kelly… [Read More]