It’s funny. The other day I mentioned to a friend of mine that “With the huge success of Lord of the Rings, and now The Passion of Christ, I bet it won’t be long before we see The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe turned into a movie”. Little did … [Read More]
What’s that warm feeling in my pants? Oh yeah, I’m pissing myself with excitement. I don’t really know how likely a Pixar/Marvel partnership is, but just the idea of it is really cool: Too good to be true? Well, today’s Hollywood Reporter reveals that Pixar Animation Studios and Marvel Enterprises … [Read More]
I have never read The Hitchhiker√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Guide to the Galaxy. Everyone says I should, and now I guess I’d better do it before the movie comes out. If I can overcome my procrastination I may even read it before the trailer comes out… next year. The Internet Movie Database page … [Read More]
Well, if you want to ruffle a few feathers North of the Border, here’s how to do it: Make a hockey movie about the ‘Miracle-on-Ice’ between USA and Russia and give it the tagline “The Greatest Moment in Sports History” and in the trailer, call hockey Russia’s game. Oh granted, … [Read More]
Today, by a landslide, the “Unwanted Bastard Child of Consumer Shopping Habits” award goes to: the ez-D. A wonderful product that gives me the dubious honour of saying: “See? I told ya.” Today, (actually yesterday because I’m staying up too late), even though Disney hasn’t released official numbers, retail outlets … [Read More]
Superhero Movies rock my world. I love them. I am a big fan of comic books, cartoons, action figures and games that feature superheros. They make me giddy. Know what else makes me giddy? Pixar. I haven’t been disappointed with a Pixar release yet. And now I get more torment … [Read More]
Ok, I know what you are thinking. What’s a Nausicaa? Its only the best anime ever produced by Studio Ghibli, which Buena Vista (Disney) recently bought the North American Distribution rights for. Still not with me? Remember Princess Mononoke? Spirited Away? Castle in the Sky? Kiki’s Delivery Service? Yeah, THAT … [Read More]
Well, Disney’s new attempt at disrupting the entire market in its favour is here – And it lasts 48 hours a piece. The idea is this: You pay 5 – 7 bucks (US) – or roughly 10 Canadian – and you get a DVD that after 48 hours, the readable … [Read More]
Somehow lost to the obscurity of the net and forgotten projects Disney seems to have failed on their hints and promises of a sequel to TRON. Instead we are left with a video game. Orginally this game was to co-incide with the theatrical release of Tron 2.0 but that project … [Read More]
New/Newish Movies Ya Might Wanna See. Well folks, don’t say we don’t look out for you. I spend a little too much time browsing through what’s coming up in movies, and I’ve selected a number of trailers that look quite promising. There’s no order here, these have just stood out … [Read More]
Just for fun Here’s a quick list of my top 10 favorite 2003 films so far. Notice I didn’t say “Best films of 2003”. These are just the ones I personally enjoyed the most #1) X-Men 2 – The first X-Men gave the genre new life #2) Finding Nemo – … [Read More]