‘Consolers of the Lonely’ Soothes the Soul
At this point, someone should just bottle what Jack White’s got because it works. Love him or hate him, you have to admit that what he does, he does well.
Author: justin
‘Watchmen’ Video Journal Appears
If you’re one of the many pining for any glimpse of Zack Snyder’s upcoming ‘Watchmen’ (to be released in the far too future 2009), you just got lucky. A new ‘Watchmen’ video journal has hit the web. There will be 12 of these videos, one a month, each appearing on the 6th of each month. …
Review: The Ruins
Formula films almost never redefine a genre.
‘G.I. Joe’ Cast Gets Curiouser and Curiouser
Just when you thought a cast couldn’t get any more bizarre than Dennis Quaid, Darth Maul, Channing ‘Step Up’ Tatum and Marlon ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ Wayans, director Steven Sommers has reportedly found a way to make the upcoming ‘G.I. Joe’ cast a smidge more silly. The Latino Review is reporting that the 2009 adaptation of …
‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ Trailer Online
The trailer for the upcoming ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ is officially available on Yahoo!. While I thought the first ‘Hellboy’ was just ok, I love Guillermo del Toro and am totally going to check this out. And the trailer is pretty bad ass. The film looks like a hybrid of ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ …
Saturday Afternoon Sweetness
This week’s pick for Saturday Afternoon Sweetness is about group of high school misfits who just don’t fit in.
New ‘Dark Knight’ Viral Event Under Way
As we reported earlier, the new ‘Dark Knight’ viral event seemed poised to rev up again with the mysterious website, Clown Travel Agency appearing, noting a 4-01 “Departure Date.” While it was speculated that this could be where the new trailer was appearing, it turns out the site was the starting point for a new …
Weezer Names New Album
With the anticipation of Weezer’s follow-up album to ‘Make Believe’ slowly gaining momentum, the band has officially announced the upcoming title and release date of the new disc. Being released on June 17th, the new Weezer album will officially be called……….’Weezer’! June’s release will make this the third Weezer album to be self-titled, following the …
Make Mine a Triple: Great Trilogies
Sequels are sometimes inevitable and often predictable in their inevitability.You watch a great movie, you walk out of the theater and you can almost see the light bulbs appearing over the producers’ heads.“If they loved that, they’ll love a second one!”
The Devolution of Hollywood?
Broadly speaking, films tend to reflect the culture that produces them. For example, horror movies when looked at from a distance, plays on our cultural fears. George Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead,’ while outwardly appearing as a zombie survivalist movie, took America’s fear of nuclear war and took it to a next step. More …