While preparing for a radio appearance this morning (Atlanta’s 92.9 Dave FM), I was asked if W. viewers could be categorized along political party lines. I thought, “There would have to be exit polls at the theater… just to gauge politics? Who’s going to spend money on that?” Well, someone spent money on that.
Here’s who saw […]
October 20th, 2008
Categories: Drama, Interviews, Comedies . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 1 Comment
posted by Allison, 10/7/08
When Clark Gregg set out to make Choke, he had everything he needed for his low-budget, 25-day shoot: an abandoned colonial theme park, an abandoned mental hospital, a zoo and the recently unemployed Sopranos crew, all in one spot. What can I say? That’s what NJ is there for.
I spoke with Gregg […]
October 7th, 2008
Categories: Independent Film, Interviews, Comedies . Author: Allison . Comments: No Comments
By his own admission, British director Paul Weiland has been unfairly accused of “paycheck directing,” of just taking the job. No one can throw that accusation at him for his latest film, Sixty Six, an autobiographical family comedy, based on Weiland’s painful experiences as a Bar Mitzvah-boy-to-be. It’s a long way from his debut film 20 years ago – […]
August 12th, 2008
Categories: Interviews, Comedies, International Cinema . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: No Comments
Well sort of. Sci-fi site io9 turned us onto an interview with McG, the single nicknamed director of Terminator Salvation (also occasionally known as Terminator 4), and McG reveals the following: The Terminator Salvation ending is, well, open-ended.
Another episodic cliffhanger for the Terminator series, appropriate to both the timeline (it’s 2018) and the eerie conclusion to T4’s immediate predecessor, Terminator […]
August 4th, 2008
Categories: Action Movies, Interviews, Science Fiction, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: No Comments
Shooting’s done on the upcoming Land of the Lost, and the good folks at Movieweb caught some video interviews with three major players behind the comedy. First, director Brad Silberling, he of the smart decision to make Sleestaks look just as silly / intimidating as they did in the 1970s. (Note: Silberling is interrupted early by […]
July 29th, 2008
Categories: Interviews, Comedies, Science Fiction, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: No Comments
Here’s some additional Land of the Lost stuff that’s been hanging around since our February post on Will Ferrell’s latest movie. (We dig up details so you don’t have to.)
:: Universal released this bug-eyed photo of a whole bunch of evil Sleestaks.
Why such a (welcome) similarity to the 1970s television series? Director Brad Silberling told USA Today: “There is […]
July 5th, 2008
Categories: Interviews, Comedies, Science Fiction, Movie Previews . Author: Norm Schrager . Comments: 3 Comments