When you think of the name Joe Wright, you think of period pieces like Atonement and Pride & Prejudice – not action flicks that twist fairytale themes into something the Brothers Grimm would approve of. You certainly wouldn’t expect him to do it so well, either, but Hanna is an absorbing, hugely entertaining movie.
Michelle finally Reviews a Movie – Your Highness!
James Franco is a weird actor. He’s one of those guys who seems like he’d be cool to hang out and have a beer with, but as an actor always lacked that certain something. With Pineapple Express he seems to hit upon the Sean Penn stoner gimmick which he milks again with the adventure/comedy Your […]
The History of the World in 75 Minutes! I Can Deal with That!
This evening at 10/9C, HBO is presenting Colin Quinn’s comedy special, Long Story Short – We Came. We Saw. We Screwed Up. The History of the World in 75 Minutes. It seems to me that this is the kind of guy I could get behind – wouldn’t he have made a great high school history […]
Go Behind The Scenes On HBO’s Game of Thrones!
Check out this twenty-five minute ‘making of’ featurette on HBO’s Game of Thrones. This featurette gives you a chance to get to know some of the show’s impressive and numerous cast of characters a bit better. I just finished rereading the book and have to say that, so far, it looks as if HBO has […]
John Barrowman and Bill Pullman Tease Torchwood: Miracle Day!
The guys at YouTube’s Mipmarket’s channel had the chance to chat with John Barrowman and Bill Pullman of Torchwood: Miracle Day. These guys know how to tease a project. Check it out.
Relativity Reboots The Crow!
Relativity Media, whose Limitless was their most recent success, has announced plans to reboot The Crow, based on the cult favorite comics series by James O’Barr. The feature is to be directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the highly regarded directed of 28 Weeks Later and Intacto. The press release follows the jump.
Ben Waters to release Boogie 4 Stu on April 19th
For those of you that are fans of old time boogie/blues music, you may be interested in this upcoming album from Ben Waters. The album is called Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart and will be released April 19th, 2011 on the Eagle Records label. Here’s what the press release had to say:
Soul Surfer’s Remarkable True Story Surmounts Sports Movie Clichés!
Soul Surfer hits pretty much all the standard sports movie clichés – but it has the benefit of a superb cast, an unusual subject sport and a knack for mostly avoiding becoming ham-fisted in its treatment of faith.
NIKITA Makes an Outstanding Thursday Return
Gamechanger. NIKITA returns tonight after several weeks’ hiatus to an explosive (literally) and truly outstanding episode titled “Covenants” that can easily be labeled a ‘gamechanger’ among many other positive adjectives. Even if you have not been following this new Nikita very closely, you can easily treat yourself as a viewer to a most entertaining, emotional, […]
CSI This Week: Meet Doctor/Lady Heather!
It’s been a while, but this week, CSI [CBS, Thursdays, 9/8C] brings back one of its all-time favorite recurring characters – Lady Heather. It’s an unusual episode because it looks into role playing as therapy, the concept of ‘human pets’ [not a fictional creation for the show] and cyber-bullying.
Preview: FOX’s New Comedy “Breaking In”
Attendees at WonderCon had the unique opportunity to screen the Pilot episode of FOX’s new comedy series “Breaking In” right before the panel discussion. The series will be premiering Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 9:30pm immediately following ratings behemoth American Idol. FOX’s description of the series is as follows: BREAKING IN is an offbeat half-hour […]