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A Closer Look at the Trailer for Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star: Boogie Nights Gets the Happy Madison Makeover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlX5CE72d8 The high concept: Boogie Nights was a surprisingly heartfelt drama set in the world of '70s porn, starring a young man with an enormous member. But times have changed, man. Nobody believes all that stuff about sexual excess taking …
The Jerry Lewis Telethon That Never Was
The catch-phrase for this year’s Not So Extra Special Special was “Make a Muscle for MDA!” This after the organization decided to hamstring celebrity strongman Jerry Lewis. You can take the man out of Chicago, but you can’t take the …
They’re Rebooting the Crow?! 4 Remakes Good as (or Better) Than the Originals
So they’re remaking the Crow. =sigh= What, terrible sequels with the likes of David “Bones” Borneanaz, Iggy “Grampa” Pop, and Tara “Tipsy” Reid aren’t enough torture inflicted upon the cursed soul of the late Eric Draven? Is this really what …
DVD Kill or Cure!
I have no one to blame but myself. It was hot, my throat was scratchy, and takeout for dinner made more sense than turning on the oven. The burger didn’t survive the walk home and a phone call left the …
Eddie Murphy to Host Academy Awards?
Well, that's the rumor. Personally, I'm a little surprised that Hollywood is ready to bestow such an honor on a man with such a...colorful past. No, I'm not talking about the whole "just helping out a tranny hooker" incident. I'm …
Today in Movie Poster Trends: the Split-Face
Honorable mention to A Dangerous Method, which seems to be attempting the rare triple: And while we're on the subject, pleasepleaseplease don't forget this piece of insanity: "It's like looking in a mirror. Only not." Oh, Hollywood. Don't ever change.
Meet the New Hollywood, Same as the Old Hollywood
Shark Night 3D wasn't any kind of a good movie, but it was chock full of new (or newish) talent, fresh faces eager to sear themselves into your consciousness. Thing is, I kept seeing them as younger versions of faces …
Short Takes: Shark Night 3D
Here's what the capsule will say: Hilarious: this is a film in which the bad guys plan to capitalize on the popularity of The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week by selling “the hardcore shit,” i.e., video of sharks actually eating people. …
Short Takes: Bellflower
A pair of novice car and end-of-the-world enthusiasts bone up for Armageddon by spending their days and nights in search of army surplus stores and auto graveyards that stock parts to build do-it-yourself flame-throwing devices. Other than the fact it …
Video Tyme: Butterfly: A Love Story
File under: sympathy for the cameraman. Filming butterflies is hard, dude. Even slowed down, the action can be a little hard to follow, so here are a few stills with accompanying explanations. Our hero, barely visible as he clings to …
Reviews!
This week, David Elliott takes up The Debt, a movie that involves Nazis and gynecological exams while thankfully avoiding Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS. But more importantly, he pays tribute to his friend and fallen fellow film critic, Pauline Kael. …
So you want to make a movie?
This image is here because Mr. Harris served as an executive producer on Piranha 3D. Also because it's a fine metaphor for Hollywood. Sure you do. Everybody does. Stardust and the stuff that dreams are made of, baby. And the …
Short Takes: Anita
Films have previously depicted the plight of an individual in the wake of a terrorist bombing, but never a character with Down syndrome. After the real life 1994 attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires separates Anita (Alejandra Manzo) …
Summer Movie Attendance Drops for the Fourth Straight Year
Will this year's continuing decline in movie theatre attendance be viewed as a symbol of discretionary spending on the part of thoughtful moviegoers finally fed up with the vapid, effects-driven dung Hollywood has splattered across multiplex screens for lo these …
Feature: Local Company 3D Film Factory Looks to the Future
Keith Driver with 3D Film Factory camera rig. Keith Driver has a word for anyone who thinks 3D filmmaking is a passing fad. “Joe Six-Pack, living in his double-wide, can go down to Wal-Mart, buy a 3D TV, put it …
A Closer Look at the Trailer for Blackthorn
Hoo boy - a sequel to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. If nothing else, they've got guts - almost as much guts as it must have taken Coppola to make Godfather III. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4SgoLvj6FQ Look, I get the appeal. The …
Tracking Simian Reactions to San Diego Zoo's Screening of Rise of the Planet of the Apes
"Intriguing. Not at nuanced as Project Nim, but still, some food for thought there. I give it a thumbs-up, because I have an opposable thumb, you see. In fact, I've got four." "Meh. Sad to see my people relegated to …
Vera Farmiga Takes To (And Talks Up) Higher Ground
Vera Farmiga calls her first shot at directing, “One of those curve balls life throws at you that you either choose to catch or duck.” Higher Ground, opening Friday at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas, was adapted from Carolyn S. Briggs’ spiritual …
Lawsuit from LucasFilms in 3...2...1...
This just landed in my inbox...it's an ad for an iPad keyboard case. That "R" looks a little familiar, no? To say nothing of that trooper fellow... Aw, what am I saying? Lucas wouldn't sue over something like that, would …
Comment: Colombiana
Over at New York Magazine, Kyle Buchanan makes a good point about the wasting away of female action stars, most recently manifested by Zoe Saldana in Colombiana. As he puts it, "Saldana's a talented actress who can sell ferocity with …