Archive for February, 2008
Where the Wild Things Aren’t, or how to kill a movie before it’s born
I really hope none of that is true, but since it comes from the nearly always dependable C.H.U.D. and certainly doesn’t seem to be beyond the pale of what happens in the world of movies today, I fear it is.You may remember seeing a very rough clip of our hero, Max, playing with one of the Wild Thing…
Is there hope that “Friday Night Lights” will keep shining?
If the perhaps final “Friday Night Lights” that aired a few weeks was indeed a finale, it would certainly be an odd way to go out.In ways it did feel like an ending of sorts, with Smash (Gaius Charles) finding out he just might still have the chance to play (very small) college football and show hon…
That’s all for now…
Ah, springtime. Frosty mornings, longer evenings, and the promise of summer fast approaching… Unfortunately all that has an ominous feel when you have a dissertation to write by September! duration is precious within now and soon after folks, so you’re going to have to manufacture up your own mind…
New DVD Picks of the Week: ‘American Gangster’ & ‘Michael Clayton’
Filed under: New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentAmerican GangsterThere’s nothing quite as unsightly as smuggling your heroin into the country by hiding it with the slain soldiers returning from Vietnam. But what is quite slightly is a cast of excellent actors to tell the story …
Trio steps in to rescue Heath’s last movie for Terry Gilliam
When I first heard the rumor that multiple actors would step in to fill the shoes of Heath Ledger and finish Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,” I just assumed it was either a joke or someone’s wild fantasy.Well, as it turns out, it’s neither, but instead a fairly cool ending to that…
Freddy vs Jason
Here’s a rad premise. Take Freddy Krueger (of A Nightmare on Elm Street fame), add Jason Voorhees (of Friday the 13th et al), and whaddya got? Freddy vs Jason, dudes!Helmed by Ronny Yu — who came up via Hong Kong film-making and hit the US shores with the gloriously foolish Bride of Chucky before d…
Oscars videocast: Reel enthusiast vs. The TV Guy
Although it’s hardly as dramatic as Peter Parker peeling off his Spider-Man mask for Mary Jane, I will indeed be unmasked today for the loyal reader (and, who knows, on a good day possibly even readers) of that site.I don’t particularly enjoy appearing on camera, be it film or photograph, but it’s i…












