The Great Lakes Expendables: What An Asylum Expendables Movie Would Look Like
When The Expendables first came to our attention, we were all psyched. By “our” and “we” I’m referring, of course, to just about every male born before 1990. These were our guys. Our heroes. All of...
View ArticleReview: ‘Twins of Evil’ Is Bloody, Bouncy Goodness From Hammer Films
Everyone knows that twins are evil, right? There’s something inherently creepy about the identical variety in particular that should really warrant their immediate incarceration. Sadly, I don’t make...
View ArticleLet The Games Begin! 6 Great Fights to the Death to Watch with ‘The Hunger...
Today, the odds may ever be in your favor. Just as The Hunger Games was named by Amazon to be the e-tailer’s all-time best selling book series, the film adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence hits...
View ArticleHe’s Back: A Guide to the Upcoming Schwarzenegger Resurgence
Just like a cybernetic killing machine from the future, Arnold Schwarzenegger just can’t be stopped. Sure, he can take long breaks between sequels or be a two-term Governor of one of the biggest...
View ArticleThe Anti-Expendables: 10 Bad Guys Who Should Team Up Against Sly and the Gang
2010′s The Expendables gave fans of iconic action hero badasseration a taste of what it would be like to experience some of our favorite face punching, public property demolishing, one-liner dropping...
View ArticleChuck in HD! ‘A Force Of One’ Proves That Chuck Norris Does In Fact Spell...
Scientists have worked tirelessly since the invention of Blu-ray looking for a way to capture the essence of Chuck Norris onto a high-definition disc. No matter how hard they tried though his fists,...
View ArticleFade Out: Tony Scott (1944 – 2012)
Tony Scott – the director of Top Gun, True Romance, Man on Fire and many others – has died. According to USA Today, the filmmaker jumped off of the Vincent Thomas Bridge at the Port of Los Angeles,...
View Article‘Super’ Director James Gunn May Go From Mocking Superheroes to Helming...
At this point, it’s not surprising when Marvel picks a left field director for their movies. They’ve practically made a formula of choosing filmmakers that the public would scratch their head over. In...
View ArticleSamuel L. Jackson Won’t Be the Squid But Will Be in ‘Oldboy’
Bittersweet news today as Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of Spike Lee‘s Oldboy remake in a vital role. According to the LA Times, the actor is in for Spike Lee’s remake, but he won’t be playing...
View ArticleThe Greatest Movies of All Time: Who’s the Victim in ‘Vertigo’?
Looking for any excuse, Landon Palmer and Cole Abaius are using the Sight & Sound poll results as a reason to take different angles on the greatest movies of all time. Every week, they’ll discuss...
View ArticleWhat Works for Austin Filmmakers?
Last Wednesday, Austin Film Society moderated a discussion at Austin Studios between Kelly Williams, Kat Candler, David Zellner and Clay Liford titled Short Filmmakers Bridging the Gap to Features....
View ArticleTake a Look Behind-the-Scenes of Tom Jane’s Punisher Short ‘Dirty Laundry’
At the 2012 San Diego Comic Con we got an exclusive first look at Tom Jane‘s Dirty Laundry, a short film that saw the fan favorite actor return to the role of Frank Castle – The Punisher. It was an...
View ArticleWatch: Tony Scott’s First Short Film, ‘One of the Missing’
Why Watch? It’s tragic that Tony Scott took his own life, but this short film is more than just a reminder of the creative spirit that’s left. It’s a sumptuously shot black and white story of a Civil...
View ArticleChuck In HD! One Punch From Chuck Norris Is Enough To Turn A Square Into ‘The...
Scientists have worked tirelessly since the invention of Blu-ray looking for a way to capture the essence of Chuck Norris onto a high-definition disc. No matter how hard they tried though his fists,...
View Article10 Badass Moments from ‘The Expendables 2′ (And 5 Not-So Badass)
Sylvester Stallone‘s The Expendables undeniably got a lot of people excited when it was first announced. It sounded like a dream come true but the stark reality of it was somewhat more disappointing....
View ArticleNina Simone’s Daughter Speaks Out On “Unauthorized” and Incorrect Zoe...
A Nina Simone biopic has been in the works for years now, with Cynthia Mort set to direct from her own script since 2005, and singer Mary J. Blige once attached for the lead role that has now...
View ArticleMake Death Matter and Give Characters Their Due
Death is a profound thing. It has long been utilized in the art of storytelling to make the fiercest of impacts. From the first written work of fiction (“Beowulf”) to the works of Shakespeare to the...
View ArticleFantasia Fest 2012 Review: Norway’s ‘Jackpot’ Is Exactly That
Oscar is having a bad day. When we first meet him, he’s lying underneath a massive woman clutching a shotgun at a strip club full of corpses. The police are obviously curious as to his connection with...
View ArticleBaz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ Needs A Loan
The trailer for Baz Luhrmann‘s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s The Great Gatsby was all kinds of flashy and promising, so when the news of the film’s Christmas release getting scrapped broke, it...
View Article‘Machete Kills’ Adds One More Badass To the Mix
The cast for Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills has been swelling to epic proportions with everyone from Mel Gibson to Lady Gaga taking a shot at the baddest Mexican on the planet, but its adding one...
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