It’s been a grim week or so: first Ron Asheton, now Ricardo Montalban. As slashdot remarked, “The voice of Rich Corinthian Leather is silenced, but we still have the memories.”
Jan
15
May
25
30 Years of Star Wars
There’s tons of hoopla going around of late–NPR stories, postage stamps, etc. regarding the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of Star Wars in the U.S., which is today. While the whole Star Wars machine these days can be cynically viewed solely as an entity which produces lackluster films designed to sell cheap crap to little… Continue reading »
Jan
28
Pan’s Labyrinth
I don’t have the background or expertise to write a film review that would even be considered well-informed (I’m all about the comics, see?…) but I will say that the new Guillermo Del Toro film, Pan’s Labyrinth, is awesome. Go see it. Given that all of my sketchbook doodles for some reason wind up with… Continue reading »
Dec
22
Upcoming Superhero Movie from The Phillippines
Philippine Entertainment Portal | News | “ZsaZsa Zaturnnah” rated A by CEB Based on this still, I predict that this will be the greatest film ever made.
Oct
25
Lucas vs. Diesel Sweeties
Here’s an interesting page some folks have been linking to, in the aftermath of the Lucasfilm “cease and desist” letter to Richard Stevens, creator of the webcomic Diesel Sweeties as well as vendor of some admittedly Star Wars-ey merch (note: images of said merch will likely be gone in a few days). Re. the page:… Continue reading »
Sep
15
Untitled Mike Judge Comedy
Apparently there’s a new Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, Office Space, etc.) movie “out.” I use quotes because it looks like the studio (Fox) is doing everything it can to not let it be seen. (Click for larger image) More here.
Aug
13
Sam Jackson on the Line
I just received a taped phone message from Samuel L. Jackson, imploring me to go see the forthcoming film Snakes on a Plane. A quick google search reveals that you can sign up pretty much anyone for a good old Mace Windu-style phone pestering via the everlovin’ interweb: http://snakesonaplane.varitalk.com/
Aug
03
Maaaaaattttt Daaaammooon
Star Trek XI (2008) If Matt Damon plays Jim Kirk in this upcoming Star Trek movie, I’m going to Join Al-Qaeda.
Jun
15
New Bond Can’t Drive a Stick
You know, I really want to like this new Bond actor that’s been cast for the upcoming Casino Royale, but I was stunned to hear on the radio this morning that he had to be taught how to drive a manual transmission for the chase scenes in the film! It’s bad enough that the modern… Continue reading »