McG Name Checks ‘Die Hard’ and Ryan Gosling While Announcing ‘Puzzle Palace’
McG’s latest film, the spy thriller/romantic comedy This Means War, just hit theaters this week, and, so far, I haven’t really talked to anybody who likes it. That’s pretty par for course at this...
View ArticleJim Caviezel Will Piss Off Stallone and Schwarzenegger in ‘The Tomb’
After waiting basically my entire childhood for a movie where Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger would team up, I ended up entering adulthood a disappointed, broken man. It wasn’t until...
View ArticleAustin Cinematic Limits: How Kelly Williams Became Austin’s Most In-Demand...
Occasionally, Austin Cinematic Limits is going to post interviews with key players in Austin’s film community. It might be common knowledge that there is a rich pool of directors in Austin, but there...
View ArticleWeekly DVD Drinking Game: Tower Heist
Have you ever wanted to stick it to those smarmy white-collar crooks who raid pension funds and embezzle money from hard-working citizens? Well, you may never get this chance, but you can do it...
View ArticleBox Office: ‘Safe House’ Barely Beats ‘The Vow’ and ‘Phanton Menace’ Becomes...
It took its second weekend – and even Saturday and Sunday of that – but Safe House slipped by the competition this President’s Day Weekend, just edging past The Vow‘s second weekend take and Ghost...
View ArticleMark Millar Takes Credit for ‘The Avengers’ Hype, Claims ‘Kick Ass 2′ Shoots...
There’s no director set. No cast. And Lionsgate wasn’t just thrilled about getting another Kick Ass out into the streets. Apparently none of that matters because comic creator Mark Millar is boasting...
View ArticleBerlin Film Festival Review: ‘Aujourd’hui’ is a Colorful, Sunny Exploration...
In his last day on the planet, Satché (Saul Williams) doesn’t go sky diving, and he doesn’t go skinny dipping. He probably doesn’t even have a bucket list. What he does have is a vibrant world at his...
View ArticleShort Film Of The Day: The Bizarre, Concentrated Comedy of ‘Games People Play’
Why Watch? With a sketch show premise given the short film treatment, Two Trick Pony delivers a young man trying to pitch his new board game to an eccentric figure that’s part parody and part...
View ArticleCulture Warrior: The Oscars Still Matter and Why That’s A Good Thing
For the first time in recent memory, I’m going into Oscar Sunday having no idea who is likely to take home many of the major awards. I’m sure there are entire websites out there devoted to an accurate...
View ArticleOver/Under: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ vs. ‘Gran Torino’
I was only eight in 1989, but from what I remember it was pretty much the year of Batman and Driving Miss Daisy; two movies that my 8-year-old self was less than impressed by. Perhaps we’ll talk...
View ArticleMichael Fassbender Officially Signs On for Ridley Scott’s ‘The Counselor’
Wegottold? Deadline Calabasas, ever an outlet to gracefully announce news, reports that Michael Fassbender is indeed committed to lead the Cormac McCarthy-written and Ridley Scott-directed The...
View ArticleThe Weinsteins Get in Bed With Netflix, Give Them Exclusive Rights to New Films
In an age where Hollywood studios finally seem to be wising up to the value of streaming rights to their content, I’ve been questioning the continued viability of all-you-can-watch subscription...
View ArticleHurting ‘Game of Thrones’ Through Piracy Won’t Change HBO’s Business, It Will...
Popular (I think) online comic website The Oatmeal recently uploaded an entry titled “I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened,” a riveting tale of online piracy. As this is the...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein Hopes to ‘Bully’ the MPAA Once Again
The Motion Picture Association of America has a history of questionable practices when it comes to their content rating of film releases. And Harvey Weinstein has a history of going up against the...
View ArticleNick Offerman to Lend His Mustache to Diablo Cody’s ‘Lamb of God’
When I first heard details about Diablo Cody’s upcoming inaugural foray into the directing world, Lamb of God, I was kind of on the fence with whether or not I was looking forward to seeing it. I...
View ArticleLarry the Cable Guy to Promote Good Oral Health for Kids; or, Hey, Did You...
Larry the Cable Guy only wants the best for the insides of your children’s mouths. In a publicity move in support of Tooth Fairy 2, a film that is as unlikely as a large redneck supporting the oral...
View Article‘Community’ Will Return on March 15
There is little additional commentary that one writer can add to such a headline. It’s simple: that show you and everyone you know loves so dearly, NBC’s redheaded stepchild from the twisted,...
View ArticleMovie News After Dark: John Carter, Doctor Who, Oscar and Other Manly Things;...
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly movie news column that decided to celebrate President’s Day in honor of its favorite United States President, Ulysses S. Grant. The beard on that...
View ArticleThis Week In DVD: February 21st
Welcome back to This Week In DVD! Some fun titles are hitting shelves today, and not a single one of them rocked the box office. Of course, some of them never had the chance… but Tower Heist? Pretty...
View ArticleMovie News After Dark: Archer Gets Justified, Women and Oscar, Badass Judy...
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly collection of movie news, notes and links that will make you very happy that you decided to stop and take a look at what’s going on. Seriously, it’s the...
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