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Friday, August 31st, 2007
The end of an American tradition.
A Ban On Smoking In Movies Clears The Air?
Friday, August 31st, 2007Marlene Dietrich smoked like the Twin Towers on 9/12 … but did that influence the young people of her generation to pick up the habit?
Many people feel that it has an effect, including those who run Disney and Universal Studios. Recently these studios and the Motion Picture Association of America made headlines with their announcement [...]
Blinded By “The Mist”
Friday, August 31st, 2007
Stephen King’s latest book-to-movie adaptation, is ready to mistify you.
What Makes An Unreal Character Come To Life?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
KC and I watched Pan’s Labyrinth on Wednesday, and we got into a semi-inebriated discussion about the film’s effects, and why they work so well when so many other film characters fail miserably.
What makes it work? Is it the director? The cinematographer? The makeup and special effects artists? Some intangible concoction of these elements?
Here [...]
Oh, Brother … Where Fucked Thou?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Love ya, Burbanked!
This poster is offensive, gross, and despicably tasteless.
I LOVE IT!
The film, The Brothers Solomon, opens in a week among some, um, stiff competition. Instead of making a long, hard case for the film, I will just let its trailer work its magic on your sensitive parts:
Is Science Fiction Dead?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Today director Ridley Scott spoke at length with the London Times about the state of films, and particularly science fiction films.
Here is what the revered filmmaker had to say about the subject:
Not Crazy For The Signal
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Thank you, Danny Boyle. You made an effective thrill ride with 28 Days Later, combining the best of the zombie genre with modern bioterrorist malaise.
Now everybody’s got the “crazy.”
Since the 2002 debut of Boyle’s left-field horror hit, we have been inundated with films attempting to use shaky-strobe cams and snarling, infected humans as horror film backdrops. [...]
Cue Sack Of Tears
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
John Cusack’s everyman face and attitude has defined my generation’s memories. So is there anybody out there a little concerned about our boy these days?
Cusack has not only turned pasty, chubby, and hunched over like an old man - and, of course, the guy ain’t young anymore - but he has also shown a preference [...]
Original Or Cover?
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
What happens when you stick a classic movie theme into the hands of Slash?
Original or cover you decide?
Transforming The Right Way
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
“Transformers” was a bunch of CGI garbage. The movie could have been so much better, If only it had not been CGI. How could they have pulled this off?
Cry, Cry, Cry You Emo Fag Bitches
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
I have made in no secret on the site that I FUCKING HATE fag/poser rock Emo/Goth music. Bands like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy are the worst and most popular examples of this shitty music. They are the new form of music rebellion. All the dumb little fag posers that are trying to be [...]
Right At Your Door - Reader Review
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Longtime visitor and occasional commentor ESSA has his review of Right At Your Door, the new low-budget apocalyptic tale currently earning raves. Enjoy:
Brad has found himself in a terrifying situation. His wife Lexi has just left home for downtown Los Angeles and breaking news has just been announced that a series of toxic explosions, or [...]
Hollywood Keeps On Dumbing
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007I don’t know about you, but every morning I spring from my bed, dick in hand, eager to discover what new dreams Hollywood plans to turn into fabulous reality. All I can say is that Hollywood never lets me … um … down. It’s as if they had attached that mind-sucking device from Flash Gordon [...]
Chains Rebuilt
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Alice in Chains are now out on the road for the first time since 1996. This time, though, something is different: no Layne Staley. The former singer died of a heroin overdose in 2002, and the band called it quits.
In The Stiller Of The Night
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007In the midst of brutal heat, mounting costs of living, and breathing autonomously, it’s easy for ordinary humans to overlook the untapped franchise possibilities of the ingenious Night At The Museum. Fortunately, Twentieth Century Fox and Ben Stiller, never ones to rest on their laurels when a dime could be snatched from the unsuspecting, have been [...]
When Dreams Come True
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007In 1999, my greatest childhood dream came true…A NEW Star Wars movie was released. The beginning of a new trilogy. Not just any trilogy. These are the 3 greatest films ever to see the big screen. From BRILLIANT acting, to astounding CGI, the Star Wars prequel trilogy is a literal masterpiece.
Get Well Soon
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Legendary blues guitarist Bo Diddley has been hospitalized in Gainesville, Florida after suffering a heart attack.
More Will Get “Lost”
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
The cast of “Lost” keeps getting bigger and bigger for the upcoming 4th season.
“Idol” Band Search
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
“American Idol” is ready to search for the next big American band. Fox will premiere the “Idol” spin-off ‘‘The Next Great American Band” on October, 19. Like Idol bands will perform, be judge, and voted off the show with the winning band receiving a record deal. The judges for the show will be…..
Movie Websites Save The Earth!
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007While billions of people go to and fro across the face of the earth in a vain attempt for relevance and/or survival, movie websites continue to churn out life-altering articles that form the sticky matter holding the space/time continuum together.
Their importance cannot be overstated.
From random Top 10 lists, to EXCLUSIVE SCOOPS, to masturbatory, near-hallucinogenic depictions of their [...]