For awhile the rumor mill said that the title of the upcoming James Bond film would be called Carte Blanche, which I still think is a bit staid and a lot hoity toity, especially for the Daniel Craig incarnation of James Bond. It appears that perhaps someone else had the same thoughts, because the now […]
Edited 10/29/11 While it’s great to see George R.R. Martin, and his superlative writing, finally getting some attention with HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” though when I thought about which of his books that I would like to see as a movie, that particular series wasn’t my first choice. That would have been “Wild Cards” (and […]
“Streets of Fire,” “48 Hrs.,” “Another 48 Hrs.,” “Last Man Standing,” “Supernova” (which he disowned because of creative differences between him and the studio that released the film) are among the films directed by the uber-talented Walter Hill. If that were the only role he played in Hollywood, there would be enough material for a […]
Here’s the trailer for “Tyrannosaur,” which looks to be a really cool movie, though in the name of honesty I have to admit that when I heard the name of the film I was a tad disappointed that there were no tyrannosaurs running about. In Tyrannosaur’s defense (the movie, not the extinct dinosaur), Peter Mullan […]
Edited 10/26/11 For a while Netflix really bothered me. First there was the price increase, which I understand the necessity of, though it was handled really, really badly. Then there was the whole Quikster debacle, and recently not only has the company lost somewhere around 800,000 viewers in the United States, but the stock price […]
Nothing in the way of spoilers, so read with confidence I have been watching the second season of “The Walking Dead,” and beside certain odd beats (Why was the smell of the dead on the highway a non-issue, while a rotting corpse in a tent makes everyone gag? These are some of the same people […]
If anyone doesn’t remember my Seattle’s Real-Life Superheroes post from earlier this month, it revolved around self-styled superheroes, like Phoenix Jones and Red Dragon, doing what they could to keep their city safe. Once I write a piece, I tend to move on to the next thing of interest. That is, till I happened to […]
According to Collider, some say that Simon Baker, of “The Mentalist” would make a good Doctor Strange. While I am sure that he could handle the role–after all, he’s a decent actor–there’s no way that he is a good fit for the character. Mainly because he looks nothing like him. In the past, I have […]
Frank Castle, when his family is gunned down by mobsters, declares an all-out war on crime as The Punisher. As a comic character, his popularity at times has approached that of DC Comics’ Batman, though he never successfully made the leap to feature films. First Dolph Lundgren tackled the character, and while physically his portrayal […]
At first glance, it doesn’t appear to be the type of film that I tend to be interested in. On second glance, there appears to be elements of a mystery, disturbing behavior and a very sinister, Jim Jones-vibe from John Hawkes. Still not quite my cup of tea, but if a friend were interested in […]
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