The Matrix vs. The Matrix: An Oscar Showdown? An interesting situation is developing over at WB that I hadn’t really taken into consideration. A great little article at The Gate elaborates: When it comes to filmmaking – nothing has made the Oscar race stranger than the recent trend of filming … [Read More]
Not really news, but… Although this information has been out for awhile, here’s a little tidbit about prequels for Bubba Hotep: This movie will be a prequel to 2003’s Bubba Ho-Tep, depicting Elvis Presley’s earlier adventures before he ended up in an elderly citizen’s home in west Texas. This project’s … [Read More]
Death To Smoochy – A much maligned piece of brilliance Every once in a while a film comes out that is universally slammed by the critics. When Death To Smoochy came out, I remember how surprised I was to hear the utter distain the critics had for the film, especially … [Read More]
Okay granted, I’m sure there’s a more expensive one somewhere but folks, this really frazzles my butt. I love Tremors. It’s a great movie. I have nearly every line downpat – Every cuss from Kevin Bacon to Michael Gross’ fantastic commentaries on his stockpile of military weapons. (That’s even a … [Read More]
Okay. Dvd’s. Fascinating, right? So much more than VHS right? Well, don’t get excited… I think there should be some sort of “standard” as to what a “feature” on a dvd is. Saying a dvd has a feature (even if there’s no real feature at all) gets used more than … [Read More]
As a side note I noticed that we were getting some traffic to The Movie Blog from a link on a great little site called “The Internet Monk”. Anyway, on the page Michael Spencer has this wonderful quote at the top. I know it’s not movie related, but I just … [Read More]
And apparently, everybody stayed home Wow. Do you know how many landmarks were broken this past weekend? You probably don’t know, because as it seems, you were doing something else. 1) Freddy vs. Jason – is the first horror movie to stay at number 1 for more than a week … [Read More]
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy to be shown in theaters this December And, what’s this then? Could it be that we’ll be able to see the extended versions of Fellowship of the Ring and the Two Towers in theaters? Then, a marathon showing of all three? Have I died … [Read More]
Surprise Surprise. Ashton Kutcher bombs at Box Office Ashton Kutcher’s new film “My Boss’s Daughter” opened this weekend as a true Box Office disaster. Opening on over 2200 screens, Boss’s Daughter could only manage to pull in 5 million bucks. Good money says it doesn’t reach 10. This shouldn’t surprise … [Read More]
Our Discussion Nemo thought this up yesterday, but no one posted it. Here’s a nifty thought: Batman Vs. Daredevil Your thoughts……(batman)……
Jurassic Park 4 File this one under the heading of mixed feelings. I love the Jurassic Park series, but Jurassic Park 3 was an incredible let down. I’m not really sure how they can do a part 4. Ooooo… they get stranded on an island with dinosaurs… AGAIN. Haven’t we … [Read More]
Johnny Depp offered Willy Wonka role Johnny Depp has been offered the role of Willy Wonka in director Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a Warner Bros. remake of Mel Stuart’s 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This will be the third reteaming for Depp and Burton, who … [Read More]