Whenever a director (or producer for that matter) becomes attached to a video game movie, or comic book movie, or movie based on a book, or movie based on an old show… the very first things that usually happens is that they do an interview where they tell the public … [Read More]
I have not been thrilled with the Green Hornet news at all. Not in the least. I really like Seth Rogen, but him as The Green Hornet is a HORRIBLE miscast of the highest level. I’m also not really sure about why they’re making a Green Hornet movie in the … [Read More]
I’m a Jim Carrey fan. Yes, sometimes his schtick gets a little tired… yes “The Number 23” was one of the biggest piles of shit movies I’ve seen in recent memory… yes he’s not quite the performer he once was… but he’s still Jim Carrey and I think he’s one … [Read More]
Toronto has been known for the Toronto International Film Festival, but the real heart of horror films has been for the last number of years, The Toronto After Dark Film Festival. This festival in the past has been resposible for being one of the few if not only screenings of … [Read More]
With the WB throwing money at the already dying Midway game studio to outright buy the rights to most of their library of games, the speculation began as to which of the popular titles they would attempt to adapt to films. Mortal Kombat would have been their most popular, but … [Read More]
Back when Wayne’s World was a hit, there seemed to be an endless stream of movies based on Saturday Night Live sketch characters in the works. Fortunately that line wasn’t endless and soon the idea of porting those characters to the big screen fizzled out. But wait! We now hear … [Read More]
A new Japanese trailer for the upcoming, sure to suck “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” has hit the web and it appears it gives us a look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character, the legendary Cobra Commander. I think the suck level if this “movie” is going to be on an … [Read More]
Ok look, having gone through the audition process and I personally know a lot of actors, I know actors and actresses will do just about anything in this town to get their big break. Come on… we’ve all heard of the casting couch. I don’t judge anyone who does whatever … [Read More]
It took Michael Jackson dying for MTV to actually play some music videos again… and it also took him dying to me to discover I was a Michael Jackson fan. On today’s video blog I talk a little about Jackson, his music and influence on movies, TV and pop culture … [Read More]
Gatchaman is the name for what I was raised to know as G-Force. No, not that silly superhero ginea pig movie. G-Force was just what we ended up calling Battle of the Planets. Well now Imagi, the animation studio behind the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the upcoming Astroboy … [Read More]
Remember back before the first Transformers movie? They had a contest to “Make Prime Say Something!” which I think the winner was the “all intelligent life forms have the right to live” or something. But among the voting list were a few uncharacteristic lines. Well David Letterman, who’s famous Top … [Read More]
A new One Sheet has come out of Germany to advertise Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol. Now while I am usually up for unique visuals in a poster, this one just doesn’t work for me. First the Candle. Why does it have to be a person? Perhaps this will be … [Read More]