The Walking Dead: Everyone Feels Hounded and Merle Channels ‘Party Down’
Editor’s Note: These blog entries are meant to be a discussion of the most current episode of The Walking Dead, so we recommend you watch said episode before reading to avoid spoilers. Keep your eyes...
View ArticlePut the Special Back in Special Edition and Make the Collector’s Edition...
I’ve never been accused of being particularly smart with money. For the longest time I thought having an “addictive personality” was a good thing, like people really couldn’t get enough of you, which...
View ArticleSFotD: A Robot Dances with Fred Astaire in ‘Gumdrop’
Why Watch? This delightful short film makes good use of current CGI to embed a robot named Gumdrop (who’s 27 years old and Bulgarian) into scenes with Charlie Chaplin and Fred Astaire. It’s a keen...
View ArticleRumor: Kristen Stewart Back for ‘Snow White’ Sequel, Rupert Sanders Out
Consider this major “with a grain of salt” news, particularly since it runs diametrically opposite to another rumor that hit the wire back in August. Radar Online reports (via Hollywood News) that...
View ArticleNicolas Winding Refn Wrecks Ryan Gosling’s Face in New ‘Only God Forgives’ Promo
This one pretty much speaks for itself. Over at The Film Stage, a reader sent over a fresh look at Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Only God Forgives and damn if it doesn’t sting. Much like...
View ArticleScream Factory Lines Up a Bloody Great Slate of Titles for Blu-ray Release in...
Shout! Factory has been kicking ass on the DVD/Blu-ray front for a while now with a mix of genre and pop culture releases that appeal to the movie/TV lovers in all of us. Most specialty labels would...
View Article‘Now You See Me’ Trailer: Can Mark Zuckerberg Outsmart Bruce Banner?
Seeing as it’s a Louis Leterrier movie, of course the first trailer for Now You See Me is high energy and loud. Jesse Eisenberg is yelling into a microphone, people are disappearing with flashes of...
View Article‘Parental Guidance’ Trailer: Billy Crystal Does Not Approve of Your Parenting...
Well, hmm. At the very least (like, bare minimum here), Andy Fickman‘s Parental Guidance looks inoffensive. The family film stars Billy Crystal and Bette Midler as a set of grandparents finally...
View Article‘Admission’ Trailer Forces Tina Fey and Paul Rudd Into a Series of Comedy...
How could a modern woman possibly handle becoming a mother when it already takes all of your focus to reach your goals in the professional world? It’s a question that’s been one of the major...
View ArticlePeter Ramsey, ‘Rise of the Guardians’ Director, Takes Russian Santa Very...
Rise of The Guardians is a step forward for Dreamworks Animation in the way How to Train Your Dragon was. Both films tossed away the company’s signature pop culture references, gag-driven narratives,...
View Article‘Insidious 2’ Is Bringing Back the Original Cast, But Does That Make Sense?
Despite producer Jason Blum’s initial comments that he wouldn’t get behind a sequel to 2010’s possession horror, Insidious, unless he was presented with a story that really made sense, it always...
View ArticleTolkien Estate Sues New Line Over Slot Machines But ‘The Hobbit’ is Safe
According to Variety, the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien is filing suit against Warners, New Line and the Saul Zaentz Company for what they claim is a breach of their original 1969 licensing agreement. The...
View ArticleA Movie For a Purple America: How ‘Lincoln’ Belongs to the Future
In 1989, two major studios released films about race relations in America that couldn’t be more different. Driving Miss Daisy, Bruce Beresford’s adaptation of Alfred Uhry’s successful off-Broadway...
View ArticleAnother Sci-Fi Film From Pedro Almodovar? Yes, Please
In all honesty, the headline here could be “Another Film From Pedro Almodovar? Yes, Please” because the man can make as many movies as he damned well pleases. However, there’s a certain thrill to...
View ArticleMike Myers’‘Wayne’s World 3′ Script Story Is a Hoax
If you saw a story floating around online about Mike Myers finishing a first draft for the Wayne’s World 3 script, and your bullshit detector lit up, you were right. That bullshit detector was a great...
View Article‘Chasing Ice’ Trailer: Watch Global Warming Happen Right Before Your Eyes
Just in time for Thanksgiving tables where politics reluctantly come up, the Chasing Ice trailer provides some excellent visual proof for those in the world that still doubt that the world is getting...
View ArticleAvenge the Original ‘Red Dawn’ With This Drinking Game
Forget the North Koreans. It was the Soviets with their Cuban and Nicaraguan allies that once posed a real threat to this nation. After all, it doesn’t take much to establish a beachhead in Washington...
View ArticleSFotD: ‘In the Pines’ is a Stunning Study in Close-Up Encounters
Why Watch? Convinced she’s made contact with aliens, a young woman buries herself in obsession and the beauty of her own planet’s landscape. This short film from Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell is a...
View ArticleHow ‘Moneyball’ Failed By Not Being the Baseball Movie ‘Major League’ Is
While inspirational sports stories usually prove to be box office draws, when you make them you still run the risk of alienating the portion of the film-going audience who just don’t like sports. If...
View Article‘Evil Dead’ Poster Pairs a Ballsy Claim With an Image of Bloody Defeat
Most terrifying film ever? That’s a pretty bold claim to make, and it also signals (like the recent trailer did) that this is not your daddy’s Evil Dead. The film looks to be almost old school in its...
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