Ryan Lambie Oct 25, 2017
A new 350-page book will celebrate classic sci-fi art from more than a century of books and magazines. But it needs your help...
Such writers as Hg Wells, Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein defined the way we thought about technology and the future, but in many cases, it was the work of an army of cover artists who got us to pick up their books in the first place.
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Whether their work graced the front of a first edition dust jacket or a pulp magazine, these illustrators - often working in relative obscurity - gave colour and shape to the author's future visions. Not all readers will be familiar with Chris Foss, say, but they'll more than likely recognise the exotic,...
A new 350-page book will celebrate classic sci-fi art from more than a century of books and magazines. But it needs your help...
Such writers as Hg Wells, Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein defined the way we thought about technology and the future, but in many cases, it was the work of an army of cover artists who got us to pick up their books in the first place.
See related Preacher season 2 episode 13 review: The End Of The Road Preacher season 2: Dominic Cooper interview 50 upcoming comic book TV shows, and when to expect them
Whether their work graced the front of a first edition dust jacket or a pulp magazine, these illustrators - often working in relative obscurity - gave colour and shape to the author's future visions. Not all readers will be familiar with Chris Foss, say, but they'll more than likely recognise the exotic,...
- 10/25/2017
- Den of Geek
Warning: This story contains spoilers for the movie “Get Out.”
When “Get Out” premiered in a secret midnight slot at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, nobody could have predicted it would become a cultural phenomenon. The $4.5 million Blumhouse production was billed as a satiric horror movie about race, directed by former “Key & Peele” sketch comedian Jordan Peele in his feature-length debut, and a cursory reading of those details suggested a wacky spoof of the “Scary Movie” variety.
Instead, Peele had made a genre-defying look at race relations in America, merging the interracial dynamics of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” with an outrageous B-movie premise worthy of George Romero. That premise — which finds wealthy white liberals using hypnosis and brain surgery to turn black people into their slaves — skewered the notion of a post-racial America from multiple directions at once, setting aside more obvious targets to unearth some of the worst...
When “Get Out” premiered in a secret midnight slot at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, nobody could have predicted it would become a cultural phenomenon. The $4.5 million Blumhouse production was billed as a satiric horror movie about race, directed by former “Key & Peele” sketch comedian Jordan Peele in his feature-length debut, and a cursory reading of those details suggested a wacky spoof of the “Scary Movie” variety.
Instead, Peele had made a genre-defying look at race relations in America, merging the interracial dynamics of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” with an outrageous B-movie premise worthy of George Romero. That premise — which finds wealthy white liberals using hypnosis and brain surgery to turn black people into their slaves — skewered the notion of a post-racial America from multiple directions at once, setting aside more obvious targets to unearth some of the worst...
- 10/17/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Netflix may have raised their prices, but they’re certainly delivering plenty of bang for your buck. This week they’ve got two, big auteur projects hitting the service. There’s Noah Baumbach‘s new film, “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected),” and David Fincher‘s new series, “Mindhunter.” And with the latter essentially looking like a TV show version of “Zodiac,” we’re all in.
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- 10/9/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Sure, there's a chewy Lgbtq true-crime doc, a stand-up comic's most personal special yet, another new anthology show, a late-night talkfest starring Sarah Silverman, a standout movie from Noah Baumbach and not one but two historical serial-killer dramas. But what you're waiting for is the return of Stranger Things, and rest assured, you're about to have your Reagan-era nostalgia itch oh-so-mightily scratched. Here's the lowdown on what you'll be streaming over the next month.
Acceptable Risk (Acorn, Oct. 16th)
Say a guy gets killed while on business in Berlin. Chances...
Acceptable Risk (Acorn, Oct. 16th)
Say a guy gets killed while on business in Berlin. Chances...
- 9/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Norman Lear is moving one step closer to making his long-gestating comedy “Guess Who Died” a reality.
Emmy-winning writer Peter Tolan (“The Larry Sanders Show,” “Rescue Me”) has joined the project as co-writer with Lear on the show, which is set in a retirement village. Lear has been working on the show for at least seven years, and frequently brings the project up in interviews. But until recently, he expressed dismay that it might never get made.
But now the legendary TV producer, at age 94, is on another hot streak. Following the recent successful remake of Lear’s 1970s sitcom “One Day at a Time,” now reimagined at Netflix with stars Justina Machado and Rita Moreno, Sony Pictures TV is developing “Guess Who Died” as a spec comedy script.
That means it’s still in very early stages of development, but the addition of Tolan gives it more momentum. Tolan...
Emmy-winning writer Peter Tolan (“The Larry Sanders Show,” “Rescue Me”) has joined the project as co-writer with Lear on the show, which is set in a retirement village. Lear has been working on the show for at least seven years, and frequently brings the project up in interviews. But until recently, he expressed dismay that it might never get made.
But now the legendary TV producer, at age 94, is on another hot streak. Following the recent successful remake of Lear’s 1970s sitcom “One Day at a Time,” now reimagined at Netflix with stars Justina Machado and Rita Moreno, Sony Pictures TV is developing “Guess Who Died” as a spec comedy script.
That means it’s still in very early stages of development, but the addition of Tolan gives it more momentum. Tolan...
- 7/13/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Few acting resumes include as many visionary, boundary-pushing auteur filmmakers as Chloë Sevigny’s. A selected list of the directors she’s worked with could easily fill an IndieWire top ten: Harmony Korine, Vincent Gallo, Lars Von Trier, Whit Stillman, Kimberly Peirce, Olivier Assayas, and David Fincher — to name a few. In fact, as IndieWire co-founder Eugene Hernandez put it at a sit-down with the actress at the Provincetown International Film Festival last weekend, Sevigny was at the epicenter of the independent film renaissance of the late 1990s and early 2000s that inspired IndieWire’s creation in the first place.
Read More: Why Chloe Sevigny Waited 20 Years To Make Her Directorial Debut With The Female-Friendly ‘Kitty’
“It was the work of Chloe and so many of her collaborators…that inspired the site we created. So without even knowing it, Chloe, you were part of what helped inspire us to do what we did at IndieWire,” said Hernandez in his introduction.
Sevigny was in Provincetown showing her short film, “Kitty,” the actress’ first foray into directing. It’s a visually lush and fantastical film based on a short story by Paul Bowles, whose work once led her to travel to Marrakech with Korine in the mid-’90s, “Just kind of following in his footsteps.” As the festival presented her with their Excellence in Acting Award, Sevigny and Hernandez sat down for a career-spanning talk that included some eyebrow-raising anecdotes from her days working with indie cinema’s most lauded (and eccentric) directors.
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Here are seven things you may not have known about Sevigny’s most memorable films, and some of the greatest (and most controversial) indies of the last twenty years, according to her:
1. Before “Boys Don’t Cry,” Drew Barrymore wanted to play Brandon Teena, and she asked Harmony Korine to direct it.
“Drew Barrymore had actually approached Harmony and she wanted to play [Brandon Teena] and she wanted me to play Lana in her version. There were some weird initial meetings around that, which obviously didn’t go very far. She sent in these kind of Herb Ritts photos of herself done up as a boy. She looked really attractive, but it wasn’t gonna work. And then I actually went and auditioned for the [Brandon Teena] part. Kimberly Peirce said, ‘You’ve never wanted to be a boy, have you?’ And I said, ‘No,’ and she was like, ‘Why don’t you come back in and try out for the other part?’ So I did, and I got it.”
2. Sarah Polley was Kimberly Peirce’s first choice to play Lana in “Boys Don’t Cry.”
“I only got the part because Sarah Polley passed. That happened to me a lot in the ’90s. She got a lot of parts that I wanted.”
3. The reaction to that infamous blow job scene in Vincent Gallo’s “The Brown Bunny” still haunts her.
“I thought it would just kind of play to an art house audience, I don’t know why I thought it would just go under the radar. Vincent’s a real character. I love ‘Buffalo 66.’ I put my faith in him, believed in him. He’s also very seductive, as you can imagine… I think it was a way of kind of reclaiming myself, which sounds odd, but after the celebrity and stuff, being like: ‘No, that’s not who I am, I’m this other thing, and this is what I stand for.’ Or wanting to push the envelope. Like John [Waters], who’s here.” Sevigny gestured to Waters, who called out from the audience: “I loved the ‘The Brown Bunny’! The insects on the windshield…”
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4. “The Brown Bunny” didn’t hurt her career, but it did hurt some relationships.
“I got my first studio film after that. I’d never been offered a studio film. It was ‘Zodiac.’ I don’t think it really hurt me, necessarily. I mean, it hurt me, in a lot of ways… Some relationships have had trouble with it. Of course, my mom and I don’t talk about it.”
5. Whit Stillman is terrifying.
“He’s very precise, and he also likes to do things a lot… It becomes surreal. Not as much as Fincher — he does full takes. Whit just wants you to say one line or one word again and again and again in a series. It’s terrifying. So scared of that man. And yet I keep going back. Glutton for punishment.”
6. Lars Von Trier spanked her on the set of “Dogville” (often).
“I think that Lars tortures the main actresses, and the supporting players get a free ride. He was really into spanking me. But in a playful way. He’d always tease me, like I had to be punished. And he knew I was into Black metal so he was always teasing me about like going off and burning churches. We had a funny rapport. But I think he was harder on Nicole [Kidman].”
7. The Chloe videos hurt her feelings.
“Ugh, I have a really complicated relationship with those. I don’t want to say I’m offended, ’cause that’s such a strong word. But I don’t enjoy them. I think because he’s a comedian. If he was more of a drag performer, I would feel like less – they hurt my feelings. Maybe I should be tougher, I don’t know. But they do.”
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Read More: Why Chloe Sevigny Waited 20 Years To Make Her Directorial Debut With The Female-Friendly ‘Kitty’
“It was the work of Chloe and so many of her collaborators…that inspired the site we created. So without even knowing it, Chloe, you were part of what helped inspire us to do what we did at IndieWire,” said Hernandez in his introduction.
Sevigny was in Provincetown showing her short film, “Kitty,” the actress’ first foray into directing. It’s a visually lush and fantastical film based on a short story by Paul Bowles, whose work once led her to travel to Marrakech with Korine in the mid-’90s, “Just kind of following in his footsteps.” As the festival presented her with their Excellence in Acting Award, Sevigny and Hernandez sat down for a career-spanning talk that included some eyebrow-raising anecdotes from her days working with indie cinema’s most lauded (and eccentric) directors.
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Here are seven things you may not have known about Sevigny’s most memorable films, and some of the greatest (and most controversial) indies of the last twenty years, according to her:
1. Before “Boys Don’t Cry,” Drew Barrymore wanted to play Brandon Teena, and she asked Harmony Korine to direct it.
“Drew Barrymore had actually approached Harmony and she wanted to play [Brandon Teena] and she wanted me to play Lana in her version. There were some weird initial meetings around that, which obviously didn’t go very far. She sent in these kind of Herb Ritts photos of herself done up as a boy. She looked really attractive, but it wasn’t gonna work. And then I actually went and auditioned for the [Brandon Teena] part. Kimberly Peirce said, ‘You’ve never wanted to be a boy, have you?’ And I said, ‘No,’ and she was like, ‘Why don’t you come back in and try out for the other part?’ So I did, and I got it.”
2. Sarah Polley was Kimberly Peirce’s first choice to play Lana in “Boys Don’t Cry.”
“I only got the part because Sarah Polley passed. That happened to me a lot in the ’90s. She got a lot of parts that I wanted.”
3. The reaction to that infamous blow job scene in Vincent Gallo’s “The Brown Bunny” still haunts her.
“I thought it would just kind of play to an art house audience, I don’t know why I thought it would just go under the radar. Vincent’s a real character. I love ‘Buffalo 66.’ I put my faith in him, believed in him. He’s also very seductive, as you can imagine… I think it was a way of kind of reclaiming myself, which sounds odd, but after the celebrity and stuff, being like: ‘No, that’s not who I am, I’m this other thing, and this is what I stand for.’ Or wanting to push the envelope. Like John [Waters], who’s here.” Sevigny gestured to Waters, who called out from the audience: “I loved the ‘The Brown Bunny’! The insects on the windshield…”
Read More: ‘Lizzie’: First Look at Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny in Gothic Historical Murder Mystery
4. “The Brown Bunny” didn’t hurt her career, but it did hurt some relationships.
“I got my first studio film after that. I’d never been offered a studio film. It was ‘Zodiac.’ I don’t think it really hurt me, necessarily. I mean, it hurt me, in a lot of ways… Some relationships have had trouble with it. Of course, my mom and I don’t talk about it.”
5. Whit Stillman is terrifying.
“He’s very precise, and he also likes to do things a lot… It becomes surreal. Not as much as Fincher — he does full takes. Whit just wants you to say one line or one word again and again and again in a series. It’s terrifying. So scared of that man. And yet I keep going back. Glutton for punishment.”
6. Lars Von Trier spanked her on the set of “Dogville” (often).
“I think that Lars tortures the main actresses, and the supporting players get a free ride. He was really into spanking me. But in a playful way. He’d always tease me, like I had to be punished. And he knew I was into Black metal so he was always teasing me about like going off and burning churches. We had a funny rapport. But I think he was harder on Nicole [Kidman].”
7. The Chloe videos hurt her feelings.
“Ugh, I have a really complicated relationship with those. I don’t want to say I’m offended, ’cause that’s such a strong word. But I don’t enjoy them. I think because he’s a comedian. If he was more of a drag performer, I would feel like less – they hurt my feelings. Maybe I should be tougher, I don’t know. But they do.”
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- 6/22/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Sometimes the heart wants what it wants – even when the brain knows the heart is a lust-drunk idiot. Jil Soloway's brilliant new Amazon series I Love Dick is a darkly comic parable about the crossroads of art and sex, based on Chris Krauss' beloved 1997 cerebral cult novel. Kathryn Hahn is Chris, a struggling indie filmmaker who finds herself at an artists' retreat in Marfa, Texas, where she falls under the spell of local artist Dick, played by Kevin Bacon. Chris was just planning on passing through town to drop off...
- 5/18/2017
- Rollingstone.com
It's a battleground month, people, as streaming platforms bust out the big guns to keep viewers glued to their sofas while temperatures climb back into clemency. Three of Netflix's more notable original programs trot out new seasons; Amazon brings one of 2016's finest films to couch potatoes, as well as what may be the most radical show of 2017; and Hulu unveils a pair of documentaries shedding some well-deserved light on obscure corners of pop culture. And hey, Acorn's getting in the mix as well, importing a BBC gem for stateside viewing pleasure.
- 5/1/2017
- Rollingstone.com
It was the jump that did it.
You know the one. It happens roughly a third of the way in to Fast & Furious 6. We're already deep into a chase scene, one involving a mustache-twirling British bad guy, Michelle Rodriguez's back-from-the-dead female badass Letty (she was never really dead, just had amnesia, but never mind that), Vin Diesel's Dom Toretto, his crew, a load of cars and, of course, a tank. As this high-pursuit cat-and-mouse game whizzes down the road, Dom and the tank find themselves on parallel...
You know the one. It happens roughly a third of the way in to Fast & Furious 6. We're already deep into a chase scene, one involving a mustache-twirling British bad guy, Michelle Rodriguez's back-from-the-dead female badass Letty (she was never really dead, just had amnesia, but never mind that), Vin Diesel's Dom Toretto, his crew, a load of cars and, of course, a tank. As this high-pursuit cat-and-mouse game whizzes down the road, Dom and the tank find themselves on parallel...
- 4/21/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Chuck Barris, the quirky host of the controversial and absurd Seventies series The Gong Show and creator of hit game shows like The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, died Tuesday. He was 87.
Barris died of natural causes at his home in Palisades, New York, his longtime publicist told The Associated Press.
Dubbed the "King of Schlock," Barris' long career in show business began behind the scenes, first on programs like American Bandstand and then as a songwriter thanks to Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park." The song peaked at Number...
Barris died of natural causes at his home in Palisades, New York, his longtime publicist told The Associated Press.
Dubbed the "King of Schlock," Barris' long career in show business began behind the scenes, first on programs like American Bandstand and then as a songwriter thanks to Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park." The song peaked at Number...
- 3/22/2017
- Rollingstone.com
A wise and wistful love letter from one remarkable character actor to another, John Carroll Lynch’s “Lucky” returns 90-year-old Harry Dean Stanton to the dusty desert environs he shuffled through in 1984’s “Paris, Texas,” and offers the rawboned legend one of the best roles he’s had since. Beginning as a broad comedy before blossoming into a wry meditation on death and all the things we leave behind (a transition that kicks into gear when one of Stanton’s old friends shows up and steals the show), Lynch’s directorial debut is a wisp of a movie, blowing across the screen like a tumbleweed, but it’s also the rare portrait of mortality that’s both fun and full of life.
Co-written by actors Drago Sumonja and Logan Sparks (who worked as Stanton’s assistant on “Big Love”), “Lucky” introduces us to its curmudgeonly title character with the kind...
Co-written by actors Drago Sumonja and Logan Sparks (who worked as Stanton’s assistant on “Big Love”), “Lucky” introduces us to its curmudgeonly title character with the kind...
- 3/11/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Avicii has announced that he’ll be following fellow Swedish producers Axwell Λ Ingrosso out the At Night door, leaving manager Ash Pournouri’s firm, where he’s been since the start of his career.
No word yet on why he’s decided to depart after working with Ash for so long and seeing much success with him, but the DJ, who’s now retired from doing live shows, also revealed that he’ll be putting out a new album next year.
“2x Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Tim Bergling and his production/publishing entity Avicii Music Ab have parted ways with manager Ash Pournouri, At Night Management. Bergling is signed to Universal Music Sweden and is expected to release an album next year,” said a representative.
Though he may not be playing shows or festivals anymore, it’s nice to see that Avicii is still intent on remaining a strong presence...
No word yet on why he’s decided to depart after working with Ash for so long and seeing much success with him, but the DJ, who’s now retired from doing live shows, also revealed that he’ll be putting out a new album next year.
“2x Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Tim Bergling and his production/publishing entity Avicii Music Ab have parted ways with manager Ash Pournouri, At Night Management. Bergling is signed to Universal Music Sweden and is expected to release an album next year,” said a representative.
Though he may not be playing shows or festivals anymore, it’s nice to see that Avicii is still intent on remaining a strong presence...
- 12/22/2016
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
The Baltic Event Coproduction Market Awards at the 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
The Baltic Event Coproduction Market, taking place since 2005, is the largest coproduction platform in the region of Northern and Central Europe. With a complete overview of the year’s audiovisual production in the region and a range of programs open for feature film projects, Baltic Event is the key production platform to be at in November.
For its 15th edition, Baltic Event selected 14 projects from its traditional roster of new EU territories, Scandinavia and Russia, as well as a project from Georgia in collaboration with Eave and 2 projects from this year’s focus country, Luxembourg. The Baltic Event Coproduction Market presented these 17 projects from November 22 to 24, 2016 to international coproducers and buyers at more than 500 one-to-one meetings during the 20th jubilee edition of the Black Nights Film Festival.
The Baltic Event team was satisfied by the exceptionally...
The Baltic Event Coproduction Market, taking place since 2005, is the largest coproduction platform in the region of Northern and Central Europe. With a complete overview of the year’s audiovisual production in the region and a range of programs open for feature film projects, Baltic Event is the key production platform to be at in November.
For its 15th edition, Baltic Event selected 14 projects from its traditional roster of new EU territories, Scandinavia and Russia, as well as a project from Georgia in collaboration with Eave and 2 projects from this year’s focus country, Luxembourg. The Baltic Event Coproduction Market presented these 17 projects from November 22 to 24, 2016 to international coproducers and buyers at more than 500 one-to-one meetings during the 20th jubilee edition of the Black Nights Film Festival.
The Baltic Event team was satisfied by the exceptionally...
- 11/26/2016
- by Tara Karajica
- Sydney's Buzz
Comic Book Reviews: DC Round Up Week 08-03-2016
When I first started writing reviews for Lrm I stated I would stick with all the DC Rebirth Issues until at least issue 6 before considering any to drop. So far, I’ve pleasantly been surprised by my complete interest in All the Rebirth Titles thus far! We are approaching issue 4 for most of the newly revamped series, with still many more trickling in that show promise. As the first “wave” of books get closer to issue 6, I’ll do a quick rundown on those series and try to help new readers choose which books might be best for them. Until then, be sure to sound off in the comments on how you’re liking (or disliking) the DC Rebirth!
Aquaman #4
Story: Dan Abnett Art: Philippe Briones Colors: Gabe Eltaeb
Review: Aquaman has become a sort of love hate series for me in this DC Rebirth.
When I first started writing reviews for Lrm I stated I would stick with all the DC Rebirth Issues until at least issue 6 before considering any to drop. So far, I’ve pleasantly been surprised by my complete interest in All the Rebirth Titles thus far! We are approaching issue 4 for most of the newly revamped series, with still many more trickling in that show promise. As the first “wave” of books get closer to issue 6, I’ll do a quick rundown on those series and try to help new readers choose which books might be best for them. Until then, be sure to sound off in the comments on how you’re liking (or disliking) the DC Rebirth!
Aquaman #4
Story: Dan Abnett Art: Philippe Briones Colors: Gabe Eltaeb
Review: Aquaman has become a sort of love hate series for me in this DC Rebirth.
- 8/9/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Round-up Week 07-27-2016
DC’s Rebirth is going strong, as the company gives us some fantastic books with great creative teams. Geoff Johns begin given more power and helping craft this road for the company was definitely the smart choice here. So with all the praise being given, there are a few areas I’d like to see some improvement. The most important is being “continuity”. Part of what brought about this change was getting the characters back to basics, back to remnants of their pre-new52 personas which so many readers were drawn too. That’s great, and I think it’s starting to show through the writers the company has on each title (thus far). However, there are some aspects that make feel like these books exist in their own self-contained worlds, which is fine, but then at other points some series try to reference other series,...
DC’s Rebirth is going strong, as the company gives us some fantastic books with great creative teams. Geoff Johns begin given more power and helping craft this road for the company was definitely the smart choice here. So with all the praise being given, there are a few areas I’d like to see some improvement. The most important is being “continuity”. Part of what brought about this change was getting the characters back to basics, back to remnants of their pre-new52 personas which so many readers were drawn too. That’s great, and I think it’s starting to show through the writers the company has on each title (thus far). However, there are some aspects that make feel like these books exist in their own self-contained worlds, which is fine, but then at other points some series try to reference other series,...
- 7/29/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
I enjoy a good horror movie, but there’s something about horror films that are based on true stories that makes them even scarier. The fact that something crazy like that actually happened in the real world makes the horror more real. It's like it could happen to you.
Screen Rant has released a video that breaks down ten real stories that behind some of our favorite terrifying horror movies. These films include The Strangers, The Hills Have Eyes, Psycho, Scream, Zodiac, and more. Some of the films mentioned in the video might be considered more as psychological thrillers, but the events surrounding these stories are pretty horrific.
Moviegoers have always been captivated by what they don't understand, and one of the biggest mysteries of human nature is a dark one: why do we kill? While there is a plethora of social science research into the issue of murder, it...
Screen Rant has released a video that breaks down ten real stories that behind some of our favorite terrifying horror movies. These films include The Strangers, The Hills Have Eyes, Psycho, Scream, Zodiac, and more. Some of the films mentioned in the video might be considered more as psychological thrillers, but the events surrounding these stories are pretty horrific.
Moviegoers have always been captivated by what they don't understand, and one of the biggest mysteries of human nature is a dark one: why do we kill? While there is a plethora of social science research into the issue of murder, it...
- 10/29/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including Show Biz After Hours with Frank Dilella Featuring Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Classic Broadway at the Metropolitan Room Comfort Women In Concert Ghost LIGHTSongs and Creepy Stories from Broadway and Beyond To Get You In The Halloween Spirit and Into Sweeney Todd's Woods.
- 10/25/2015
- by Louisa Brady
- BroadwayWorld.com
Seventy-five years ago, The Shadow and Doc Savage made their four-color debut on January 21st, 1940 in Shadow Comics #1, which also featured the first comic book appearances of Nick Carter, Bill Barnes, Frank Merriwell, Iron Munro and a variety of other popular Street & Smith pulp characters.
With the possible exception of Walt Disney’S Comics & Stories, it is unlikely that any other comic magazine ever debuted with as many pre-proven famous characters. The Shadow had already starred in nearly 200 pulp novels and several films, while his weekly radio show had the highest audience ratings in daytime radio. Iron Munro was based on John W. Campbell’s novel The Mightiest Machine, one of the inspirations for Jerry Siegel’s Superman, and featured the exploits of a human born and raised under Jupiter’s high gravity who arrived on Earth to discover that his denser molecular structure gave him invulnerability, super strength and...
With the possible exception of Walt Disney’S Comics & Stories, it is unlikely that any other comic magazine ever debuted with as many pre-proven famous characters. The Shadow had already starred in nearly 200 pulp novels and several films, while his weekly radio show had the highest audience ratings in daytime radio. Iron Munro was based on John W. Campbell’s novel The Mightiest Machine, one of the inspirations for Jerry Siegel’s Superman, and featured the exploits of a human born and raised under Jupiter’s high gravity who arrived on Earth to discover that his denser molecular structure gave him invulnerability, super strength and...
- 1/21/2015
- by Anthony Tollin
- Comicmix.com
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Originally planned to screen as a 30-minute preview at AFI Fest, Ava DuVernay’s Selma, centered on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, premiered in its entirety and stirred up more Oscar buzz ahead of its Christmas Day release.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Farber says the film is “intelligently written, vividly shot, tightly edited and sharply acted,” and that it “represents a rare example of craftsmanship working to produce a deeply moving piece of history.” Meanwhile, Paul Webb’s screenplay and David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Dr. King have been praised. The Wrap’s James Rocchi says, “Oyelowo’s performance would be impressive enough if it merely recreated the icon we now revere as perfectly as he does through a variety of methods… But Oyelowo, and Webb’s screenplay, also give us a rich, rewarding portrait of King as a man,...
Managing Editor
Originally planned to screen as a 30-minute preview at AFI Fest, Ava DuVernay’s Selma, centered on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, premiered in its entirety and stirred up more Oscar buzz ahead of its Christmas Day release.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Farber says the film is “intelligently written, vividly shot, tightly edited and sharply acted,” and that it “represents a rare example of craftsmanship working to produce a deeply moving piece of history.” Meanwhile, Paul Webb’s screenplay and David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Dr. King have been praised. The Wrap’s James Rocchi says, “Oyelowo’s performance would be impressive enough if it merely recreated the icon we now revere as perfectly as he does through a variety of methods… But Oyelowo, and Webb’s screenplay, also give us a rich, rewarding portrait of King as a man,...
- 11/14/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
Nathaniel's adventures in Toronto. Day whichever.
Three more quick takes on Norway's Oscar submission, a Lgbt romance of sorts in the Dominican Republic and a surprisingly intense film from Germany that I hadn't heard of before arriving.
Bent Hamer directs Ane Dahl Trop in the Norwegian Oscar submission "1001 Grams"
1001 Grams
How much does a soul weigh? I don’t mean to bring up painful memories of 21 Grams, but everything in 1001 Grams must be effortfully measured. Lab technician Marie is just such a meticulous woman, in charge of the official Norwegian kilo, which is to be weighed and calibrated in Paris at an annual seminar to ensure that all countries kilos are the same or else: chaos! Though the oddity of this international standards milieu suggests a comedy, what we get is stonefaced drama... or possibly comedy so dry, I needed a humidifier in the room to get it. Bent Hamer,...
Three more quick takes on Norway's Oscar submission, a Lgbt romance of sorts in the Dominican Republic and a surprisingly intense film from Germany that I hadn't heard of before arriving.
Bent Hamer directs Ane Dahl Trop in the Norwegian Oscar submission "1001 Grams"
1001 Grams
How much does a soul weigh? I don’t mean to bring up painful memories of 21 Grams, but everything in 1001 Grams must be effortfully measured. Lab technician Marie is just such a meticulous woman, in charge of the official Norwegian kilo, which is to be weighed and calibrated in Paris at an annual seminar to ensure that all countries kilos are the same or else: chaos! Though the oddity of this international standards milieu suggests a comedy, what we get is stonefaced drama... or possibly comedy so dry, I needed a humidifier in the room to get it. Bent Hamer,...
- 9/11/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
This article is based on a true story.
In a rather perfect example of the Coen Brothers’ irreverent mischievousness, their 1996 masterpiece Fargo opens with the text ‘This is a true story‘. Mainly employed to set the tone for their story, which is at its heart a deeply cynical look at human greed and folly, it was a knowingly bogus claim that virtually everyone was aware of from the get-go. A blatant lie rather than a half true, it escapes genuine criticism mostly due to its audacity. Even so, it sparked an infamous urban legend that a woman went in hunt of the loot and froze to death, having seen the movie and the truthfulness claim and taking it that real money was buried somewhere in the snowfields of Minnesota. While it has since proven to be a false story, either fabricated or mis-attributing a real death to a fictional premise,...
In a rather perfect example of the Coen Brothers’ irreverent mischievousness, their 1996 masterpiece Fargo opens with the text ‘This is a true story‘. Mainly employed to set the tone for their story, which is at its heart a deeply cynical look at human greed and folly, it was a knowingly bogus claim that virtually everyone was aware of from the get-go. A blatant lie rather than a half true, it escapes genuine criticism mostly due to its audacity. Even so, it sparked an infamous urban legend that a woman went in hunt of the loot and froze to death, having seen the movie and the truthfulness claim and taking it that real money was buried somewhere in the snowfields of Minnesota. While it has since proven to be a false story, either fabricated or mis-attributing a real death to a fictional premise,...
- 7/20/2014
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Day 3 of Sdcc '14 marks the end of an era with "True Blood's" last panel. It's joined by fellow fangers "The Vampire Diaries," the witches of "Salem" and "Ahs: Coven," "Grimm," Sin City, "Constantine," Troma, and lots more.
Per usual, we have the horror highlights along with info on a few other panels that should be of general interest (plus a couple of things for the kids). Be sure to visit the official 2014 San Diego Comic-Con website for the full lineup.
Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014
10 Am - The Simpsons
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons-no gifts please-with creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director Mike Anderson, and director for life David Silverman. Topics include the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, a visit from Homer Simpson and much, much more.
Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am - Ballroom 20
10 Am - Idw: Summer Blockbusters!
Idw...
Per usual, we have the horror highlights along with info on a few other panels that should be of general interest (plus a couple of things for the kids). Be sure to visit the official 2014 San Diego Comic-Con website for the full lineup.
Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014
10 Am - The Simpsons
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons-no gifts please-with creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director Mike Anderson, and director for life David Silverman. Topics include the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, a visit from Homer Simpson and much, much more.
Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am - Ballroom 20
10 Am - Idw: Summer Blockbusters!
Idw...
- 7/13/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
If the creepy legends passed down by decades of students at Drew University are true, then nearly every building on the campus of this New Jersey college could be occupied by legions of ghosts. The caretakers of Drew U's online archives encourage students and alumni to submit their own ghost stories via a dedicated link. The first entry is the chilling article "Guess Who's Sleeping in Your Attic?" written by Lisa Spits and originally published in Acorn magazine over thirty years ago. “[T]here are certain buildings you won't walk in to by yourself,” said a '83 Drew graduate. “[Y]ou couldn't pay me to go in by myself.” Photo: Jim Henderson The article collects tales of Drew U hauntings that go back to the early 19th century, and include alleged hauntings by the school's founder Roxanna Mead Drew, who is said to haunt her namesake building, Mead Hall (shown above...
- 2/13/2014
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Brace yourselves. This list of the Top 100 Greatest Gay Movies is probably going to generate some howls of protest thanks to a rather major upset in the rankings. Frankly, one that surprised the hell out of us here at AfterElton.
But before we get to that, an introduction. A few weeks ago we asked AfterElton readers to submit up to ten of their favorite films by write-in vote. We conducted a similar poll several years ago, but a lot has happened culturally since then, and a number of worthy movies of gay interest have been released. We wanted to see how your list of favorites had changed.
We also wanted to expand our list to 100 from the top 50 we had done previously. We figured there were finally enough quality gay films to justify the expansion. And we wanted to break out gay documentaries onto their own list (You'll find the...
But before we get to that, an introduction. A few weeks ago we asked AfterElton readers to submit up to ten of their favorite films by write-in vote. We conducted a similar poll several years ago, but a lot has happened culturally since then, and a number of worthy movies of gay interest have been released. We wanted to see how your list of favorites had changed.
We also wanted to expand our list to 100 from the top 50 we had done previously. We figured there were finally enough quality gay films to justify the expansion. And we wanted to break out gay documentaries onto their own list (You'll find the...
- 9/11/2012
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
Usually there are several layers to Best Movie Ever? candidacy: acting, cinematography, direction, screenwriting, the way Madeline Kahn squawks, fist fights with Elizabeth Taylor, etc. But in the case of today's candidate Public Speaking, the 2010 HBO documentary about longtime wit Fran Lebowitz, there's only one criterion I care about: priceless quotations. Director Martin Scorsese closes in on Lebowitz's unamused mug at her signature booth in Manhattan's Waverly Inn, allows her to crank out commentary and witticisms on any number of topics for 82 minutes, and lets her salty confidence stand for itself. There's no moral. No rebuttal. Public Speaking is just a good talker talking, then stopping when she's done. Also interspersed are wonderful archive clips of James Baldwin debating with William F. Buckley Jr., Cole Porter trilling "You're the Top," and of course Dorothy Parker -- Lebowitz's natural forebear -- deadpanning one of her wittiest and most dour poems. There've been plenty of deified wits,...
- 8/14/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
The full Frank Ocean interview with The Guardian is out, and it's worth a read. Several passages really stuck with me, but I really liked this one about why he put the liner notes out like he did. "It was important for me to know that when I go out on the road and I do these things, that I'm looking at people who are applauding because of an appreciation for me. I don't have many secrets, so if you know that, and you're still applauding … it may be some sort of sick validation but it was important to me. When I heard people talking about certain, you know, 'pronouns' in the writing of the record, I just wanted to – like I said on the post – offer some clarity; clarify, before the fire got too wild and the conversation became too unfocused and murky." Words of wisdom more than a few celebrities could learn from.
- 7/22/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Here’s an Archive of every TV Recap we’ve ever done here at Bwe.tv, organized by show and season, for Breaking Bad, Lost, The Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones, Mad Men, The Office, Teach: Tony Danza (essential), American Idol, The Real Housewives, Boardwalk Empire, and Top Chef. Feel free to read them at your recap-needing leisure, or all right now in a row (mini photo-spoilers): Breaking Bad Breaking Bad Season 4: Episode 1 – “Box Cutter” Episode 2 – “Thirty-Eight Snub” Episode 3 – “Open House” Episode 4 – “Bullet Points” Episode 5 – “Shotgun” Episode 6 – “Cornered” Episode 7 – “Problem Dog” Episode 8 – “Hermanos” Episode 9 – “Bug” Episode 10 – “Salud” Episode 11 – “Craw Space” Episode 12 – “End Times” Episode 13 – “Face Off” Lost Lost Season 4: Episode 1 – “The Beginning of the End” Episode 2 – “Confirmed Dead” Episode 3 – “The Economist” Episode 4 – “Eggtown” Episode 5 – “The Constant” Episode 6 – “The Other Woman” Episode 7 – “Ji Yeon” Episode 8 – “Meet Kevin Johnson” Episode 9 – “The Shape of Things to Come” Episode 10 – “Something Nice...
- 6/14/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Both starlets have channeled their inner Hollywood icon, but we have to ask the question: who does Elizabeth Taylor better? Lindsay Lohan stunned in a leopard one-piece bathing suit while filming the Lifetime biopic Liz and Dick. Lilo has been very vocal about playing her icon and we have no doubt she's going to do a great job! But another starlet in Hollywood also looks up to Elizabeth -- back in January Kim Kardashian posed as Elizabeth in Cleopatra in Harper's Bazaar. So we have to ask the question, HollywoodLifers. Who do You think depicts Elizabeth Taylor better: LiLo or Kimmy K? Vote and weigh in below! -- Nicole Karlis More Kardashian Stories: Kris Doesn't Want Kim's $2 Million Ring Back! Kris Jenner: Kim Will Be Ok! Kim & Kris Slept In Separate Bedrooms In NYC! [polldaddy poll=6287168]...
- 6/4/2012
- by Nicole Karlis
- HollywoodLife
The big winner on Friday appears to be a movie that isn't even out yet*audiences largely rejected all four brand-new movies, which may be the latest sign that anticipation for The Avengers is reaching a fever pitch. Thanks to the middling performance of the newcomers, Think Like a Man and The Lucky One easily held on to the top two spots.Think Like a Man fell 55 percent to an estimated $5.5 million on Friday. It's now made $48.4 million, and is just two days away from topping Titanic 3D to become April 2012's highest-grossing movie. Meanwhile, The Lucky One dropped a slightly steeper 57 percent to $3.9 million. The Zac Efron-Nicholas Sparks romantic drama has earned a solid $32.5 million through eight days.Even with what looked like the formula for rom-com success, The Five-Year Engagement only managed to generate $3.5 million in ticket sales on Friday. That's less than half the opening...
- 4/28/2012
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Well, that answered that: Eddie Murphy wasn’t ready to make his return to Saturday Night Live, after all. When news surfaced this week that the former SNL cast member could possibly bury the hatchet with his former employers (the upcoming Oscars emcee reportedly took issue with the late night show after David Spade referred to him as “a falling star” in a Hollywood Minute segment in the ’90s) by making an appearance during last night’s show, hopeful fans were left with only disappointment from the Ben Stiller-hosted episode. Disappointment… and Kenny G.
But, even with the possibility...
But, even with the possibility...
- 10/9/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
It seems like San Diego Comic-Con 2011 is right around the corner, and it's going to be one hell of a glorious weekend of geek awesomeness. Comic-Con International has unleashed the full schedule for Friday July 22nd, once again we have a full day of fun and excitement. There's so much I want to see here, including The Amazing Spider-Man, The Walking Dead, Total Recal, Batman: Year One, Locke & Key, Haywire, Raven and more!
I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con, what will you be checking out?
GeekTyrant will once again be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you the best maximum super rad coverage.
I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con, what will you be checking out?
GeekTyrant will once again be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you the best maximum super rad coverage.
- 7/8/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Hop didn't reach Alvin and the Chipmunks levels for its first seven days, though it did post the best week of 2011. Source Code fell short of matching recent thrillers, while Insidious had a fine opening that was a bit below average for its genre. Overall box office was down a whopping 35 percent from last year, as that period was bolstered by the Easter holiday and strong performances from Clash of the Titans and How to Train Your Dragon.Hop's $46.5 million opening week barely topped Battle: Los Angeles ($46 million) and Rango ($45.6 million) to claim the year's best seven-day start. Still, it trailed Alvin and the Chipmunks ($55.9 million), its most directly comparable title, and was way behind Illumination Entertainment's previous movie, Despicable Me ($85.6 million). With the Easter holiday quickly approaching, though, Hop will inevitably continue to cash in for weeks to come. Source Code grossed $19.6 million in its first week, which was...
- 4/8/2011
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
On the latest "Bachelor" episode, it's the episode of Sad Stories. It's like the girls are on "Queen for a Day," where they have to relay the horrible things that have happened to them in order to win a Maytag washer and dryer Brad Womack's heart.
And (spoiler alert!) Emily is "Queen for a Day." Twice.
Ashley's Date
The first date card is for Ashley S., the 12-year-old First Impression Rose girl or Ashley With the Dead Dad. There are many things about her that annoy us, hopefully Brad figures that out and sends her packing.
At Capitol Records, they record "Kiss From a Rose." Ughhhh. We enjoy that song -- you know, if it's 1995. And if it's not being sung by people who sound like manatees in the throes of passion. The redeeming part of this trainwreck of a date is that Seal is there to perform...
And (spoiler alert!) Emily is "Queen for a Day." Twice.
Ashley's Date
The first date card is for Ashley S., the 12-year-old First Impression Rose girl or Ashley With the Dead Dad. There are many things about her that annoy us, hopefully Brad figures that out and sends her packing.
At Capitol Records, they record "Kiss From a Rose." Ughhhh. We enjoy that song -- you know, if it's 1995. And if it's not being sung by people who sound like manatees in the throes of passion. The redeeming part of this trainwreck of a date is that Seal is there to perform...
- 1/18/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
This is a recap for the sixth episode of Season 4 of Mad Men starring Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, January Jones, and a slew of other talented actors, on an episode called “Waldorf Stories.” And here is your For Your Consideration Recap: The Cure For The Common Wasp This dude that Roger sends into Don’s office for an interview is basically Jon Lovitz in J. Crew critter pants. Could a human being make a worse impression in a job interview? No. Forgetting the fact that he is only an inch taller than Scdp’s brand new (spoiler) Clio Award, he just doesn’t seem to be a good fit in the world of the dapper advertising scene. Hell, even Miss Blankenship hates the guy. Most Likely To Get Knocked Down A Peggy You’ll notice a running theme in this episode… Don being a supreme Dick to Peggy.
- 9/1/2010
- by Michelle Collins
- BestWeekEver
Another stellar "Mad Men" episode aired Sunday, at the same time the series was winning its third consecutive Emmy Award for TV drama. And at this rate, it already is poised to win its fourth in 2011 -- one that may be its most deserved. I won't say the show is better than other dramas such as "Breaking Bad" or "Dexter," though of course it's safer and thus more likable by Emmy voters (who are forever dead to me for overlooking "The Wire" during its run). But on its own terms, "Mad Men" is finding the perfect balance of drama and humor this season.
Sunday's "Waldorf Stories," the sixth episode, played as a nice origins story, whether we were seeing how Don first got his foot in the door at Sterling Cooper or watching the train wreck of an interview Don was conducting in present time with a wide-eyed copywriter, Danny Siegel (Danny Strong,...
Sunday's "Waldorf Stories," the sixth episode, played as a nice origins story, whether we were seeing how Don first got his foot in the door at Sterling Cooper or watching the train wreck of an interview Don was conducting in present time with a wide-eyed copywriter, Danny Siegel (Danny Strong,...
- 8/31/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
This week’s Wamg Top 10 is having a look at all the on and off-screen couples of Hollywood. The Drew Barrymore/Justin Long romantic-comedy, Going The Distance, comes out next Friday on September 3rd, so we thought we’d give it a go with our list of favorite “Work and Play Couples.” Let us know what you think and who you would put on the list in the comments section below.
Honorable Mention: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball was a rising star under contract to Rko Studios when she was cast as the female lead in the film version of the Broadway smash Too Many Girls. Prior to the start of filming she was introduced to the young Cuban singer who had taken New York City by storm, Desi Arnaz. Stories from several sources in that Rko office said that sparks flew when they locked eyes on each other.
Honorable Mention: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball was a rising star under contract to Rko Studios when she was cast as the female lead in the film version of the Broadway smash Too Many Girls. Prior to the start of filming she was introduced to the young Cuban singer who had taken New York City by storm, Desi Arnaz. Stories from several sources in that Rko office said that sparks flew when they locked eyes on each other.
- 8/24/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We’ve got a bit of a treat for all those people out there looking forward to the Beauty and the Beast Blu ray released later on this year as we’ve managed to find bits of what exactly is on the Blu which is released in the UK 1st November (you can pre-order it here).
We got to chat with Don Hahn recently for the upcoming release of the blu ray so keep your eyes peeled on HeyUGuys for a two part interview which we’ll be posting in the coming months. But for now, we can give you some more information on what exactly is going to be on the blu ray special features. Here’s what we know:
The documentary on the disc is called Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind Making Beauty and the Beast and in total, there are 3 hrs and 42minutes of it, plus,...
We got to chat with Don Hahn recently for the upcoming release of the blu ray so keep your eyes peeled on HeyUGuys for a two part interview which we’ll be posting in the coming months. But for now, we can give you some more information on what exactly is going to be on the blu ray special features. Here’s what we know:
The documentary on the disc is called Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind Making Beauty and the Beast and in total, there are 3 hrs and 42minutes of it, plus,...
- 6/23/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
David Fincher is set to replace McG at the helm of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, as news comes through of a rival version from the Scott brothers too...
Stories of a Hollywood adaptation of Jules Verne's 19th Century novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea have been doing the rounds for over a year now, but the news that McG had permanently disembarked from the project last November was thought to have sunk the production all together.
According to Heat Vision, however, the 20,000 Leagues movie is still very much afloat. David Fincher has signed up to direct, while Bourne Ultimatum writer Scott Z Burns will be handling the script.
The project will mark a real departure for Fincher, a director more closely associated with the decidedly family unfriendly likes of Fight Club and Zodiac rather than anything distributed by Disney, though his name was initially attached to the original Spider-Man movie...
Stories of a Hollywood adaptation of Jules Verne's 19th Century novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea have been doing the rounds for over a year now, but the news that McG had permanently disembarked from the project last November was thought to have sunk the production all together.
According to Heat Vision, however, the 20,000 Leagues movie is still very much afloat. David Fincher has signed up to direct, while Bourne Ultimatum writer Scott Z Burns will be handling the script.
The project will mark a real departure for Fincher, a director more closely associated with the decidedly family unfriendly likes of Fight Club and Zodiac rather than anything distributed by Disney, though his name was initially attached to the original Spider-Man movie...
- 5/17/2010
- Den of Geek
You know who I would gladly kick in the balls right about now? Ronald fucking Emmerich. He ruined my Sunday and I demand retribution. And I will only accept ball kicking.
See, I was having a pretty awesome weekend. The temperature dropped by about 20 degrees for two days, and it's been all nicely cloudy and cool as a last respite before it gets into the 90s on Tuesday. I made an awesome pasta with shrimp and a Caesar salad. I called my mom (who is the best mom ever and I don't want to hear any arguments) and was all nostalgic because we always had a giant party for Mother's Day and I was missing it.
Then we decided to finish watching 2012. We had watched most of it last night before stopping it so we could watch Betty White kick ass. Someone should've told me to skip the ending and...
See, I was having a pretty awesome weekend. The temperature dropped by about 20 degrees for two days, and it's been all nicely cloudy and cool as a last respite before it gets into the 90s on Tuesday. I made an awesome pasta with shrimp and a Caesar salad. I called my mom (who is the best mom ever and I don't want to hear any arguments) and was all nostalgic because we always had a giant party for Mother's Day and I was missing it.
Then we decided to finish watching 2012. We had watched most of it last night before stopping it so we could watch Betty White kick ass. Someone should've told me to skip the ending and...
- 5/10/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Release Date: Oct. 1
Studio: Sony
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Aaron Sorkin (based off the novel The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich)
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones, Joseph Mazzello, Malese Jow, Brenda Song, Rooney Mara, Max Minghella
Studio Description: A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook.
Analysis: Founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, social-networking site Facebook now has over 300 million users worldwide and is reportedly worth billions of dollars. This aggressive growth hasn't come without a bit of controversy, though, which was recently detailed by author Ben Mezrich in The Accidental Billionaires. Aaron Sorkin, the creator of The West Wing and writer of A Few Good Men ($141.3 million), The American President ($60.1 million) and Charlie Wilson's War ($66.7 million), began work on an adaptation before the book was even released, and the big-screen version, titled The Social Network, is set to hit theaters Oct.
Studio: Sony
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Aaron Sorkin (based off the novel The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich)
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones, Joseph Mazzello, Malese Jow, Brenda Song, Rooney Mara, Max Minghella
Studio Description: A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook.
Analysis: Founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, social-networking site Facebook now has over 300 million users worldwide and is reportedly worth billions of dollars. This aggressive growth hasn't come without a bit of controversy, though, which was recently detailed by author Ben Mezrich in The Accidental Billionaires. Aaron Sorkin, the creator of The West Wing and writer of A Few Good Men ($141.3 million), The American President ($60.1 million) and Charlie Wilson's War ($66.7 million), began work on an adaptation before the book was even released, and the big-screen version, titled The Social Network, is set to hit theaters Oct.
- 2/8/2010
- by Raymond Subers
- Box Office Mojo
Ever consider that person you're dating? Just what would they do without you? More importantly, what would they do if you left them? Some women say they can't live without their men. Others say they won't let their man live without them.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we know you're hungry for some horror entertainment. So turn off the lights, turn on the radio, and prepare to eat your fill. From the mind of author Scott A. Johnson comes Dreadtime Stories, a new experience in old-school horror.
Tonight's episode is entitled "The Dinner Party"
Click on the book below to listen, and look for this episode to hit iTunes a little later on in the day.
Check out the official Dreadtime Stories Facebook page here, which is riddled with pictures from the recording sessions, and follow @dreadtimestrys on Twitter!
This Week's Players
Scott A. Johnson
Becca Stokinger
Tabatha Johnson...
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we know you're hungry for some horror entertainment. So turn off the lights, turn on the radio, and prepare to eat your fill. From the mind of author Scott A. Johnson comes Dreadtime Stories, a new experience in old-school horror.
Tonight's episode is entitled "The Dinner Party"
Click on the book below to listen, and look for this episode to hit iTunes a little later on in the day.
Check out the official Dreadtime Stories Facebook page here, which is riddled with pictures from the recording sessions, and follow @dreadtimestrys on Twitter!
This Week's Players
Scott A. Johnson
Becca Stokinger
Tabatha Johnson...
- 11/13/2009
- by Sifu Scott
- DreadCentral.com
Yesterday at the Worldwide Partners Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner regaled attendees with a tale of the "greatest single phone call in the history that I've ever taken in business." Not to be tripped up by a grammatical error or two, Turner went on to tell the crowd that Apple's legal team dialed him up a couple weeks ago demanding Microsoft pull its successful "Laptop Hunters" ad campaign from the air (Apple had lowered its prices and the ads, they claimed, were now misleading). There's no telling whether or not the call went down exactly as Turner said, but who cares? It's more entertaining to think it did. Which got us thinking of some other epic phone calls we wish we'd been privy to (whether they happened this way or not).
1. Lehman Brothers' CEO Dick Fuld and former Treasury Secretary Hank PaulsonWe're not sure which phone call got Dick Fuld's...
1. Lehman Brothers' CEO Dick Fuld and former Treasury Secretary Hank PaulsonWe're not sure which phone call got Dick Fuld's...
- 7/16/2009
- by Clay Dillow
- Fast Company
In his recent post, "Design is Too Important to be Left to Thinkers," Robert Brunner made a good point about how every Tom, Dick, corporate strategist, and engineer is now calling himself a "design thinker." This issue needs a deeper look.
In 1921, Albert Einstein won a Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect, based on a paper he published in 1905. The physics behind every solar panel was effectively described and understood by Einstein. Does that mean Einstein was a designer?
I'm guessing if he were living today, many design institutions and pundits would rush to declare him "The Grand Designer of All Things Solar!" However, I would disagree. Einstein is obviously one of humanity's greatest minds, absolutely the gold-standard for creative thinking, and one seriously interesting character.
Still, not a designer.
Think of another example: Rembrandt's fabulous painting, The Night Watch. It was commissioned by Captain Frans Banning...
In 1921, Albert Einstein won a Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect, based on a paper he published in 1905. The physics behind every solar panel was effectively described and understood by Einstein. Does that mean Einstein was a designer?
I'm guessing if he were living today, many design institutions and pundits would rush to declare him "The Grand Designer of All Things Solar!" However, I would disagree. Einstein is obviously one of humanity's greatest minds, absolutely the gold-standard for creative thinking, and one seriously interesting character.
Still, not a designer.
Think of another example: Rembrandt's fabulous painting, The Night Watch. It was commissioned by Captain Frans Banning...
- 6/23/2009
- by Gadi Amit
- Fast Company
When DC Comics rebooted much of its continuity in 1986, it became a priority to re-establish the origins and early days of several characters. Various story arcs and miniseries came out these revised, older takes on character histories, making them fresh for a new audience and surprising for older fans. The most successful of these revised origins was a story called “Batman: Year One” by “Sin City” creator Frank Miller.
Since then, the term “Year One” has been used for many other DC characters and the phrase is now synonymous with the term “secret origin.” With Jack Black and Michael Cera having their own “Year One” adventure in theaters this weekend, here’s a list of several “year one”-type comic book stories that we recommend for your reading pleasure.
“Jla: Year One” (DC): For years, DC fans had known how the original Justice League of America had first...
Since then, the term “Year One” has been used for many other DC characters and the phrase is now synonymous with the term “secret origin.” With Jack Black and Michael Cera having their own “Year One” adventure in theaters this weekend, here’s a list of several “year one”-type comic book stories that we recommend for your reading pleasure.
“Jla: Year One” (DC): For years, DC fans had known how the original Justice League of America had first...
- 6/19/2009
- by Alan Kistler
- MTV Splash Page
We're all for getting out in the summertime, but there might not be anything more refreshing than cooling off in a movie theater... or seeing a movie in the comfort of your air-conditioned home on demand, on DVD, or online... or better yet catching a classic on the big screen at a nearby repertory theater. With literally hundreds of films to choose from this summer, we humbly present this guide to the season's most exciting offerings.
May 1
"Eldorado"
The Cast: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Franise Chichy
Director: Bouli Lanners
Fest Cred: Cannes, Warsaw, Glasgow, Palm Springs,
The Gist: When Elie (Adde), a hapless young thief attempts to rob Yvan (Lanners), a 40-year-old car dealer, the two form a unlikely friendship that leads to a road trip across Belgium in this slight comedy that won the Best European Film at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes last year.
May 1
"Eldorado"
The Cast: Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde, Philippe Nahon, Didier Toupy, Franise Chichy
Director: Bouli Lanners
Fest Cred: Cannes, Warsaw, Glasgow, Palm Springs,
The Gist: When Elie (Adde), a hapless young thief attempts to rob Yvan (Lanners), a 40-year-old car dealer, the two form a unlikely friendship that leads to a road trip across Belgium in this slight comedy that won the Best European Film at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes last year.
- 5/6/2009
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
“Everybody has their guy,” says Barbara Brancaccio, one half of the team behind Cropsey, a standout film at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. And she’s absolutely right. Horror, no matter what artistic form it takes, didn’t create the boogeyman; he created horror, and we’ve been telling stories about him since the beginning. In every neighborhood across the country, he comes in a different form, with a different past, but he exists in the darkest reaches of our minds and communities, starring in cautionary tales that warn us of places we shouldn’t go and things we shouldn’t do.
In upstate New York, he was called Cropsey (or Cropsy), a burned judge, or camp counselor (depending on who you speak with) who took vengeance on the foolish children that accidentally killed his wife and daughter (supposedly). By the time this urban legend floated down the Hudson River and onto Staten Island,...
In upstate New York, he was called Cropsey (or Cropsy), a burned judge, or camp counselor (depending on who you speak with) who took vengeance on the foolish children that accidentally killed his wife and daughter (supposedly). By the time this urban legend floated down the Hudson River and onto Staten Island,...
- 4/22/2009
- Fangoria
I don't want to believe; that's part of it. But really: Total Recall? Weird and scary and totally singular Total Recall? The one with the people being turned into mutants by cosmic rays and the villain who turns Martians into slaves by controlling the air supply? The one where that dude takes off his glove to reveal that holy crap, he's a mutant too? And the three boobs? Remember the three boobs?
Okay, I'm obviously working out some issues here, the main one being that I saw Total Recall as a very young boy and it scared and confused the ever-loving bejeezus out of me (in the best possible way, natch). But really, there's no way to remake Verhoeven's bizarro masterpiece, as I Am Legend (and Made of Honor!) producer Neal H. Moritz claims he's going to do. They might re-adapt the Philip K. Dick story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,...
Okay, I'm obviously working out some issues here, the main one being that I saw Total Recall as a very young boy and it scared and confused the ever-loving bejeezus out of me (in the best possible way, natch). But really, there's no way to remake Verhoeven's bizarro masterpiece, as I Am Legend (and Made of Honor!) producer Neal H. Moritz claims he's going to do. They might re-adapt the Philip K. Dick story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,...
- 2/26/2009
- by Eugene Novikov
- Cinematical
As many of you know, the 2009 Oscar winners were just announced on Sunday, but weeks before those little accountant-stuffed envelopes were opened and the 'Slumdog Millionaire's hit the stage 8 times to accept every award you could think of, film sites were already predicting which movies may be award contenders in 2010.
I was happy to see that Channing Tatum's drama 'Public Enemies' was on the shortlist as a potential Oscar nominee in all of the articles I read about the 2010 predictions.
The experts feel that the movie could garner nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Mann, Best Actor for Johnny Depp and/or Christian Bale, and below you will find snippets of an article from the Times Online in the UK that picks our very own Channing Tatum as a possible contender for Best Supporting actor for his role as Pretty Boy Floyd...
Who's...
I was happy to see that Channing Tatum's drama 'Public Enemies' was on the shortlist as a potential Oscar nominee in all of the articles I read about the 2010 predictions.
The experts feel that the movie could garner nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Mann, Best Actor for Johnny Depp and/or Christian Bale, and below you will find snippets of an article from the Times Online in the UK that picks our very own Channing Tatum as a possible contender for Best Supporting actor for his role as Pretty Boy Floyd...
Who's...
- 2/25/2009
- by Blog Expert
- Channing Tatum Unwrapped
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