Yes, in the distributor buying game called the Sundance Film Festival, Fox Searchlight has purchased director Clark Gregg’s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Choke. Why should you care? Well for starters, because Choke is the fourth novel by writer Palahniuk (pronounced “Paula-Nick”), who is also responsible for the cult favorite Fight Club. ChuckPalahniuk.net reports the [...] [...more]
“Life is like a mop. Sometimes life gets full of dirt and crud and hairballs and things and you gotta clean it out. You gotta stick it in here and rinse it off and start all over again. And sometimes life sticks to the floor so much that a mop, a mop, it’s not good [...] [...more]
Well, seeing as how I have yet to review an Indie film. I thought it was about time. I figure that I’ll do “The Science Of Sleep” considering that it is my favorite indie film. It is about a guy named Stephan that can’t tell if he is dreaming or if it is reality. He [...] [...more]
I was watching The Big Lebowski last night and wondered “What the hell has John Goodman been up to?” With very little looking I have found out. He is doing the new live action Speed Racer movie. I did some poking around to find that it looks like it isn’t going to be all that [...] [...more]
If you’re a fellow movie geek, chances are you’ve encountered this very same situation. You’re out and about, shopping, hanging out or whatever, and you happen to run into someone and strike up a casual conversation. (This can also be applied to friends and family, but keep in mind you have a much more likely [...] [...more]
With the barf bags still cooling on the theater floors of the motion-sickness-inducing hit Cloverfield, Paramount is springing into action to ensure that the monster’s reign of terror is far from over. Variety reports that Cloverfield director Matt Reeves is in talks with the company to make directing the sequel his next project. If so, [...] [...more]
Y: The Last Man is a comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, about the only man to survive the mysterious simultaneous death of every male mammal on Earth. The series has received considerable acclaim from a wide array of critics. The series was published in 60 issues by Vertigo, and collected [...] [...more]
With reality shows like “Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen” taking over the air waves I’ve had more time to go back and enjoy some of my favorite movies again. One that’s tops on my list is Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. We hear a lot about Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Kill Bill but not [...] [...more]
Zac: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost have re-teamed for a send of buddy action films and they do a marvelous job for the most part, but still fall short of their previous effort Shaun of the Dead. Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is the premier officer in London, capturing numerous medals and awards for his valor. Angel [...] [...more]
Zac: Billy Ray’s directorial follow up to the excellent Shattered Glass is a solid political thriller that is diminished by the fact that we know the outcome from the opening frame. The story tells the events leading up to the arrest of Robert Hanssen, a FBI operative who was the biggest double agent spies in the history [...] [...more]
For all you “hipsters” out there, I decided to go ahead and post all of these iPhone wallpapers I made for my iPhone. What is the greatest coupling of geeks, and movies? The wearemoviegeeksdotcom iPhone wallpapers..thats what. [...more]
What happened Jean-Claude? Why did all of the great 80’s action stars go the way of the direct to dvd releases? Lets take a look back at the “classics”: ‘Bloodsport‘, ‘Kickboxer‘, ‘Lion Heart‘, ‘Death Warrent‘, and ‘Universal Soldier‘. ‘No Where to run‘ was pretty good, but the first 5 are Jean Claude 80’s gold. ‘Bloodsport‘ really got him [...] [...more]
First it was the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake and its series prequel, TCM: The Beginning. Now, following up the Friday the 13th remake scheduled to start shooting this May, Variety is reporting that Michael Bay is officially going forward with his A Nightmare On Elm Street remake. Planning to revitalize the almost 24 year old [...] [...more]
Zac: Woody Allen’s second endeavor into crime drama, after the excellent Match Point, is another solid effort with excellent work from the cast, but a story that doesn’t really surprise on many levels. We are quickly introduced to Ian and Terry (Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell, respectively) who are looking to purchase a small sail boat. We [...] [...more]
The horror community seams to be all atwitter over this new British film, “The Cottage,” another horror/comedy hybrid. It stars Andy “Gollum” Serkis, who is phenomenally batshit in the film “Deathwatch,” and co-stars Reece Shearsmith, a familiar face if you are a fan of “Spaced” or “The League of Gentlemen.” Empire Online has the exclusive trailer. [...] [...more]
With the success of No Country For Old Men, and with The Road now in pre-production, a third Cormac McCarthy novel is in preparation for the film treatment. This time it’s Blood Meridian : Or The Evening Redness In The West. The grueling western is arguably McCarthy’s masterpiece, but it’s also his [...] [...more]
Yesterday the AP revealed the big requirements necessary to bring this year’s Bond film, Quantum of Solace, into completion for its scheduled November 7th release date: *Five, count ‘em, FIVE sound stages at Britian’s Pinewood studios, recreating a medieval Italian town, locations from South America, and of course British intelligence headquarters, MI6. *A cast and [...] [...more]
Dennis Quaid has been cast as General Hawk in the upcoming G.I. Joe movie. I think this will be a good fit. This from Variety “Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum have been set as the leads in Paramount’s actioner “G.I. Joe.” Quaid will play General Hawk, the grizzled team leader and Tatum will play Duke Hauser, the [...] [...more]
