Part of being an adult is having the ability to know when not to say what’s on your mind, a skill lost on most children, whose nature lends itself to an almost brutal honesty. For instance, if you’re feeling vulnerable, don’t ask a child a question with an expectation that the answer will somehow buttress […]
It’s pretty well established by anyone who has any sense of what good comic book art is like that Rob Liefeld isn’t a very good artist (which is why his success has always mystified me, and goes a long way towards proving that it’s not what you know, but who) despite his success. Though what […]
I recently read, via the ever reliable Deadline, that “The Walking Dead” has a new showrunner, someone by the name of Scott Gimple. I don’t mean to disparage Gimple, after all, he may be an awesome showrunner, but it seems to me that if he does the least thing that runs afoul of AMC brass […]
I am not quite sure what it is about old television shows (particularly British though I am also a big fan of some Quinn Martin productions, such as “The Invaders,” “Barnaby Jones” and “The Streets Of San Francisco,” as well as shows like “The Night Stalker,” Hawaii Five-O,” among others) that make them so appealing. […]
The second trailer for Fede Alvarez’s reboot of Sam Raimi’s the “Evil Dead” came out a few days ago, and it goes without saying that it’s not exactly safe for work. Or children. Or anyone bothered by violence bordering on sadism. That being said, it’s hard to tell from the trailer if the reboot offers […]
DreamWorks’ “Rise of the Guardians, according to one analyst, is not only a failure, but requires somewhere in the neighborhood of a $95 million dollar write-off. Sure, that’s not a John Carter-sized sized screwup, but it’s pretty large. Though, when you think about it, that doesn’t really make sense, and here’s why: The budget of […]
I was drifting around the Internet, when I found this YouTube post from Jace Hall (the guy who’s spearheading the upcoming (?) “Space: 2099”). The recording isn’t the best, and Landau (Commander Koenig from the original series) doesn’t say all that anything that most fans of the original series don’t already know, but it’s good […]
“”This Is 40” is an oddly self-indulgent movie about people who’s problems have nothing to do with their age.” There are mild spoilers, so if you have not seen the film, please consider seeing it before reading. Growing up, my family used to watch shows like “Dynasty,” Falcon’s Crest” and “Flamingo Road;” stories about very […]
Has any movie taunted fans as much as Don Coscarelli’s “John Dies At The End?” For the past few year or two drips and drabs of information about this film has appeared on the Internet, yet it somehow never manages to reach theaters, or VOD, or iTunes, or any venue that might let someone view […]
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is supposedly being considered for the role of Peter Quill on Marvel’s upcoming “Guardians Of The Galaxy.” That’s an interesting bit of news, though not for the reasons that are often quoted. If you read further, you’ll probably hear lots of mentions of his performance in […]
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