Today has been a rough day. First, the only new horror film on Netflix is “Alligator X”–which sucks even more since I saw the very entertaining “Occupant” yesterday and my standards and expectations are a bit higher than usual. Prior to that I had an argument with a colleague at work over their problem with […]
There’s something about how Denzel Washington plies his craft. He’s been at it awhile, and appears to have arrived at the point where he doesn’t have anything to prove. His roles he takes tend to be varied; he may be a villain here, or a hero there, but the majority of his films seem to […]
Sometimes it’s difficult to be a horror fan because, to paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield: “We don’t get no respect.” I don’t know what what other conclusion to reach when studios are turning out drivel like “Hellraiser: Revelations.” We want nuance. We want character development. We want pathos. And sure, we want some gore and violence accompanying […]
I like this poster. It’s dark, and Judge Dredd himself remains in shadow, as if whatever terrors may also hide in the dark, pale before his brand of harsh, uncompromising justice. Plus, it’s an odd sort of tease because, unlike in Danny Cannon‘s 1995 version, he will (probably) never take off his helmet, a trait shared […]
Guillermo Del Toro seems so concerned about Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” being similar to his (aborted?) version of H.P. Lovecraft’s “At The Mountains Of Madness,” that he appears to be considering abandoning what would be his passion project, a film that he has literally worked years to bring to the screen. What I have to say […]
Here’s the latest trailer for “The Bourne Legacy,” with Jeremy Renner in a role that originated with Matt Damon. Truth be told, I am more focused on writing a post in relation to Guillermo Del Toro (potentially) abandoning his passion project, a movie based upon H.P. Lovecraft’s “At The Mountains Of Madness.” Del Toro is […]
When I heard that Ben Kingsley was going to be in Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3,” I was hoping that he would appear as the Mandarin, especially since the character has been teased since the first film (The ‘Ten Rings’ organization). Well, it appears that someone has come to their senses, because rumors have it […]
Paul Verhoeven‘s “Starship Troopers” may not have been that faithful to Robert Heinlein‘s novel, but then again, I have never been much of a fan of Heinlein’s writing, so it’s all good. For my money Verhoeven is in the same company as David Cronenberg, or (lately), Don Coscarelli, in that just about everything they do […]
Today a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Rises,” was released, and despite being confident that I will not appear in it–despite being an extra–I intend to see it. It will be interesting to see if it manages to knock “The Avengers” off the perch it has come to occupy for the past three weeks […]
I am posting this because I am reasonably sure that there are enough fans of Bioware‘s “Dragon Age” video game that a trailer of the upcoming CGI-based film would interest them. Bioware also happens to be the studio that makes the ‘Mass Effect’ series of video games. That being said, I am not a huge […]
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