Did I miss something? I recall my grandmother’s delicately placed porcelain figures arranged around a peaceful baby Jesus in a manger. I dont recall any violence. Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. The stars in the sky looked … [Read More]
The title of Antonio Bandera’s new film is El Camino de los Ingleses which translated means The English Path. According to yahoo.com he is using the path that he took in English Hollywood to now help pay it forward to the next generation of actors from his home country of … [Read More]
Well it’s that time of the year again, awards announcements time, Independent’s Spirit Awards have announced their nominations first. I picked up the list from monstersandcritics.com, here it is: Nominations for the 2007 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards were announced November 28, including nominations for Best Feature, which are ‘American Gun;’ … [Read More]
Welcome to our mid-week Audio Edition. Today on the show, Jesse Bonner and I discuss: 1) More on the Films 4 Food Fest 2) MPAA Stupidity and no DVDs on your iPod 3) Writers Guild Strike 4) Problems caused by Borat 5) Mr. Bean 6) Is Drew Barrymore cute? Jesse … [Read More]
I guess I must be under a rock. I dont recall there being a Starship Troopers 2! MovieHole quotes “Looks like – fingers crossed – Sony is moving forward”, Neumeier, who will write & direct the film, tells Moviehole. “Plans are afoot to shoot next year. Casper Van Dien will … [Read More]
The phenon that is Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan has hit its high and looks like its hitting its low. This might mean bad news for Cohen Fans. Cinematical says: You knew the love feast about Borat had to end. The film has … [Read More]
There has been a lot of talk for a couple of years of various attempts to bring the Vertigo comic “Preacher” to the big screen. One of the most notable attempts was by Kevin Smith with X-Men’s James Marsden in the lead role (you know… I totally could have seen … [Read More]
Movie Blog reader and Audio Edition listener Edward Collins wrote to me a while ago letting me know he had developed a Movie Blog Widget for the Mac OS and asked for my permission to release it. He sent me a beta version of it and I loved it. Edward … [Read More]
I’m sorry… did that title just say “Open Water 2“??? Yep, it sure did. Now I know what you’re thinking. “How the hell do you do an Open Water 2?!?” And that my dear international friends is a very good question. If you’ve seen Open Water (based on a true … [Read More]
I’ve said for some time that I believe the value of actors is overrated (not that they’re not very important… obviously they are) and the role of the writer is VASTLY underrated when considering what makes a movie good or not. I have a lot of empathy for writers in … [Read More]
Mr. Bean is just a shell now of his former glory. His big screen stuff has sucked, and aside from his role in Rat Race, Rowan Atkinson’s film career has been a let down too. I’m not excited about Mr. Bean’s Holiday in the least. The trailer looks kinda cute, … [Read More]
The Good German was recently screened in New York for the Directors Guild of America to a very poor reception. There have also been some screenings in L.A. and everyone around town is taking about what a terrible disappointment it is. Here is what cinematical.com had to say: the new … [Read More]