RIGHTEOUS KILL: Preview and Trailer

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have certainly done their share of shameless mugging in the past 15 or so years, but there’s no denying their powers. Remember the famous coffee shop scene the two shared in Heat? Man, that was cool personified.
So, can we forget the slop that is 88 Minutes and Hide and […]

Debate: Will INDIANA JONES Be #1 This Summer?

During a radio appearance last week, I was asked if Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull would be the most popular movie of the summer. My answer was no.
I’ve now seen the film. You probably have too, or are going this evening. And Wednesday’s midnight hype screenings only fared well, at best (about $4.5 […]

Filmmaker Interview: CRAWFORD’s David Modigliani

Documentary director David Modigliani is pissed. He’s angry at the American tidal wave of political rhetoric–and the soapbox filmmaking that comes with it.
But Modigliani has actually done something about it. He’s the guy behind Crawford, an entertaining look inside the tiny Texas town the Bushes suddenly called their own. You know when the President talks about “the ranch?” You’d […]

THE HAPPENING Early Review… Not So Good

There’s a storm comin’…  
A review for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening has hit the web and Night’s newest doesn’t sound promising. A guest reviewer at Collider saw what sounds like a rough cut of the movie (sans score) and was wholly disappointed.
Here’s the Collider review, but please be aware:  First, this is a rough cut review. Second, […]

Trailer Tuesday: THE WACKNESS

Is it already time to reminisce about the 90s? I guess so, as The Wackness revels in all its New York 1994 glory. (see our Wackness Sundance coverage)
Starring Josh Peck (various Nickelodeon shows, Drillbit Taylor) and Ben Kingsley (this summer’s The Love Guru), The Wackness follows a recent high school grad’s summer plans to sell weed under the cover […]

Movie Poster Monday: THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN Remake

A&E tends to choose their movies carefully — Street Thief a prime example — so we’re intrigued by this two-part version of The Andromeda Strain, a remake of the 1971 Robert Wise original. Executive producers on this one are Tony and Ridley Scott…

Great tagline! As you can see, the cast is a hodgepodge of regular TV […]