February 1, 2008 – 11:50 am
From the Guardian’s Del Toro to take charge of The Hobbit: “Guillermo del Toro has officially signed up to direct The Hobbit…The Pan’s Labyrinth creator will oversee a double-bill of films based on JRR Tolkien’s fantasy adventure, which paved the way for The Lord of the Rings.”
December 1, 2007 – 03:08 pm
From a post on A Writer’s Blog, entitled From the Picket Lines - “Is Hollywood a Shit Factory? The Cause and The Cure”: “If we’re going to go to war, let’s go to war for something that matters. It’s time to take movies back and make them matter again.”
November 2, 2007 – 03:42 pm
From CNET’s Tech Blog post, Say goodbye to Blockbuster: “It looks like the bottom has finally fallen out of Blockbuster. After numerous failed attempts at attracting new customers, the company is finally spiraling out of control. Sad as it is, the end is near for Blockbuster, and all that pressure it has been placing on [...]
September 4, 2007 – 03:23 pm
I thought this was pretty fucking funny.
The 20 Best “That Guys” Of All Time: Let me say that I think #1 doesn’t belong on the list, having transcended ‘that guy’ status, that #3 should be #1, and that #6 should be #2, and that #2 doesn’t belong in the top 5.
Man Clad In Underwear Pins Leopard: “A man clad only in [...]
The Democrats’ Pledge“This year, the Democrats pledged to use their new majority to begin repairing the profound damage the law has done to the nation’s justice system and global image….Rewriting the [Military Commissions Act of 2006] should start with one simple step: restoring to prisoners of the war on terror the fundamental right to challenge [...]
January 16, 2007 – 11:50 am
Maxim presentsThe Greatest Martial Arts Scenes Ever, with video!
January 12, 2007 – 02:11 pm
From The Unfilmables: A List of the Hardest Novels to Film: “Below are what I consider to be the most difficult novels to adapt, and who, if any, is fit to do that job.”
November 27, 2006 – 07:15 pm
There’s an “article” in NYT about trendy advertisers cashing in on the classic Christmas movie, ‘A Christmas Story’. From the adver..er..article: “A commercial for Cingular Wireless by the Atlanta office of BBDO Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group, recreates the central narrative of the film in 30 seconds, replacing the BB gun that Ralphie [...]
September 21, 2006 – 12:59 pm
Are you prepared to rock your socks off? Are you ready to give it up for JB and KG? Do you know what telekinesis is? If you, aim your mind bullets at Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny.
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