Almost Famous auteur Cameron Crowe this Sunday invited you to go on tour with the Roadies for the Staton-House Band. Will you stick around for upcoming dates?
In quick (and shamelessly Showtime-y) fashion, Roadies first introduces us to tour manager Bill (played by Luke Wilson) as he unwittingly beds a bigwig promoter’s (very) young daughter — which is par for the course for the divorcé, production manager Shelli (Carla Gugino) later points out. The premiere revolves around the Staton-House Band’s tour stop in New Orleans, where we next meet Kelly Ann (Imogen Poots), an electrician on the cusp of...
In quick (and shamelessly Showtime-y) fashion, Roadies first introduces us to tour manager Bill (played by Luke Wilson) as he unwittingly beds a bigwig promoter’s (very) young daughter — which is par for the course for the divorcé, production manager Shelli (Carla Gugino) later points out. The premiere revolves around the Staton-House Band’s tour stop in New Orleans, where we next meet Kelly Ann (Imogen Poots), an electrician on the cusp of...
- 6/27/2016
- TVLine.com
Warning: The following post contains spoilers for Monday’s episode of Blindspot. Proceed with caution.
We hope you haven’t been getting too attached to any of Blindspot‘s major players. Judging by Monday’s episode, the show’s writers aren’t sentimental about keeping them around.
By the end of this week’s outing, our May Sweeps Scorecard racked up two more entries in the “Fatalities” section — and it wasn’t even the season finale!
RelatedNBC Fall Schedule: The Blacklist, Blindspot on the Move, Comedies Return to Thursday
The first casualty of Season 1’s penultimate episode? Bethany Mayfair, who...
We hope you haven’t been getting too attached to any of Blindspot‘s major players. Judging by Monday’s episode, the show’s writers aren’t sentimental about keeping them around.
By the end of this week’s outing, our May Sweeps Scorecard racked up two more entries in the “Fatalities” section — and it wasn’t even the season finale!
RelatedNBC Fall Schedule: The Blacklist, Blindspot on the Move, Comedies Return to Thursday
The first casualty of Season 1’s penultimate episode? Bethany Mayfair, who...
- 5/17/2016
- TVLine.com
My review of tonight's penultimate "Fargo" of season 2 coming up just as soon as I show you what a South Dakota necktie looks like... "It's just a flying saucer, Ed!" -Peggy There's a Roger Ebert review that's always nagged at me, not because it should be impossible for me to disagree with my favorite critic growing up, but because the reason for the disagreement has always seemed so small to me. Back in the summer of 1988, Ebert gave the original "Die Hard" only 2 stars, complaining that the movie's abundant technical merits, not to mention Alan Rickman's performance as the heavy, weren't enough to get him past the introduction of Paul Gleason as the Lapd deputy chief who refuses to believe that John McClane is a cop, or has anything useful to offer him and his men. "As nearly as I can tell," Ebert wrote, "the deputy chief is in...
- 12/8/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Well, this is lousy timing. Several horror movies, including "The Exorcist," "Night of the Living Dead," and "Interview with the Vampire" are leaving Netflix on October 1, right before Halloween.
Also leaving October 1, some spooky TV titles, including "The Dead Files."
More than 150 titles are leaving Netflix in October; here's the entire list of movies and TV shows that will disappear from Netflix streaming in October.
Leaving Oct. 1, 2015
"Aces High" (1976)
"A Fond Kiss" (2004)
"Agata And The Storm" (2004)
"A Good Day to Die" (2013)
"Alakazam The Great" (1960)
"All Is Lost" (2013)
"An Affair to Remember" (1957)
"Agora" (2009)
"A Liar's Autobiography" (2012)
"America Declassified" (2013)
"Analyze This" (1999)
"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues " (2013)
"Angela's Ashes" (1999)
"Annie Hall" (1977)
"Another Woman" (1988)
"Apocalypse Now" (1979)
"Apocalypse Now Redux" (2001)
"Axed" (2012)
"Baby's Day Out" (1994)
"Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession" (1980)
"Baron Blood" (1972)
"Beaufort" (2007)
"Belle of the Yukon" (1944)
"Big Night" (1996)
"Blue Velvet" (1986)
"Brewster's Millions" (1945)
"Buying & Selling" (2013)
"Caesar and Cleopatra" (1945)
"Caprica" (2009)
"Carve Her Name With Pride" (1958)
"Casanova...
Also leaving October 1, some spooky TV titles, including "The Dead Files."
More than 150 titles are leaving Netflix in October; here's the entire list of movies and TV shows that will disappear from Netflix streaming in October.
Leaving Oct. 1, 2015
"Aces High" (1976)
"A Fond Kiss" (2004)
"Agata And The Storm" (2004)
"A Good Day to Die" (2013)
"Alakazam The Great" (1960)
"All Is Lost" (2013)
"An Affair to Remember" (1957)
"Agora" (2009)
"A Liar's Autobiography" (2012)
"America Declassified" (2013)
"Analyze This" (1999)
"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues " (2013)
"Angela's Ashes" (1999)
"Annie Hall" (1977)
"Another Woman" (1988)
"Apocalypse Now" (1979)
"Apocalypse Now Redux" (2001)
"Axed" (2012)
"Baby's Day Out" (1994)
"Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession" (1980)
"Baron Blood" (1972)
"Beaufort" (2007)
"Belle of the Yukon" (1944)
"Big Night" (1996)
"Blue Velvet" (1986)
"Brewster's Millions" (1945)
"Buying & Selling" (2013)
"Caesar and Cleopatra" (1945)
"Caprica" (2009)
"Carve Her Name With Pride" (1958)
"Casanova...
- 9/28/2015
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
Ahead of American Ultra’s release in UK cinemas, we look at the rise of the stoner in film, from the 30s to the present...
"The motion picture you are about to witness may startle you. It would not have been possible, otherwise, to sufficiently emphasize the frightful toll of the new drug menace which is destroying the youth of America in alarmingly increasing numbers. Marihuana is that drug - a violent narcotic - an unspeakable scourge - the Real Public Enemy Number One!
So reads the opening crawl to the now infamous film Reefer Madness. Originally released in 1936, it was designed as a hard-hitting expose of marijuana and its inherent dangers. The drug could cause "violent, uncontrollable laughter," the movie's introduction read. It could induce "dangerous hallucinations," "monstrous extravagances," all eventually leading to "shocking acts of physical violence... ending often in incurable insanity."
Reefer Madness was one of many...
"The motion picture you are about to witness may startle you. It would not have been possible, otherwise, to sufficiently emphasize the frightful toll of the new drug menace which is destroying the youth of America in alarmingly increasing numbers. Marihuana is that drug - a violent narcotic - an unspeakable scourge - the Real Public Enemy Number One!
So reads the opening crawl to the now infamous film Reefer Madness. Originally released in 1936, it was designed as a hard-hitting expose of marijuana and its inherent dangers. The drug could cause "violent, uncontrollable laughter," the movie's introduction read. It could induce "dangerous hallucinations," "monstrous extravagances," all eventually leading to "shocking acts of physical violence... ending often in incurable insanity."
Reefer Madness was one of many...
- 8/27/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Masters of Sex, The Strain, Devious Maids and Graceland!
1 | Would you watch a medical drama spinoff centered around Defiance’s Doc Yewll?
PhotosTV Stars Back at Work Gallery
2 | Did Killjoys intend for us to Lol when the surrogate walked out of the ship carrying the child she had given birth to mere minutes ago??
3 | Does Serena Williams’ comedically impressive 7 Days in Hell appearance make her a contender for a Saturday Night Live hosting gig?...
1 | Would you watch a medical drama spinoff centered around Defiance’s Doc Yewll?
PhotosTV Stars Back at Work Gallery
2 | Did Killjoys intend for us to Lol when the surrogate walked out of the ship carrying the child she had given birth to mere minutes ago??
3 | Does Serena Williams’ comedically impressive 7 Days in Hell appearance make her a contender for a Saturday Night Live hosting gig?...
- 7/17/2015
- TVLine.com
Ah, the sweet sound of success! Even more relevant in this movie article is the sweet movement of success. Thus, Shake A Tail Feather: Top Ten Dance Moments in the Movies will highlight some of the top-notch dance steps where moving your feet to the music is essential. Now this does not have to necessary be exclusive to musical-oriented films or dance-related flicks but hey…it could not hurt either, right?
Nevertheless folks, how about we take a free-wheeling look at some of the selections that were memorable (some more than others) spotlighted here in Shake A Tail Feather: Top Ten Dance Moments in the Movies were your finger-snapping, feet-stomping urges overcome you. Perhaps you have your brand of acceptable dance moments not included in this group? Well, let your thoughts be known if you feel compelled to do so. In the meantime, sit back and check out some of...
Nevertheless folks, how about we take a free-wheeling look at some of the selections that were memorable (some more than others) spotlighted here in Shake A Tail Feather: Top Ten Dance Moments in the Movies were your finger-snapping, feet-stomping urges overcome you. Perhaps you have your brand of acceptable dance moments not included in this group? Well, let your thoughts be known if you feel compelled to do so. In the meantime, sit back and check out some of...
- 2/22/2015
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Our Oscar coverage continues. Here we overview the best acting and best directing award nominees.
The Best Actor Nominees
Steve Carell - as John du Pont in Foxcatcher
Age: 52
Previously Best Known For:
The Office
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Owns and operates the Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts where he has a summer home.
Bradley Cooper - as Chris Kyle in American Sniper
Age: 40
Previously Best Known For:
The Hangover
Silver Linings Playbook
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2013- as Richie Dimaso in American Hustle
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2012 - as Pat in Silver Linings Playbook
Interesting Fact: Had to miss his graduation commencement at Georgetown University because he was filming Wet Hot American Summer.
Benedict Cumberbatch - as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game...
The Best Actor Nominees
Steve Carell - as John du Pont in Foxcatcher
Age: 52
Previously Best Known For:
The Office
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Owns and operates the Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts where he has a summer home.
Bradley Cooper - as Chris Kyle in American Sniper
Age: 40
Previously Best Known For:
The Hangover
Silver Linings Playbook
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2013- as Richie Dimaso in American Hustle
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2012 - as Pat in Silver Linings Playbook
Interesting Fact: Had to miss his graduation commencement at Georgetown University because he was filming Wet Hot American Summer.
Benedict Cumberbatch - as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game...
- 2/18/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
We’ve reviewed every summer movie season since 1980 to find out which are the best, and which are the worst. Last week we posted our picks for the worst, and here we post our picks for the best.
2015 and 2016 may just be the most overthetop summer movie seasons yet. It seems like nearly every movie slated for a summer 2015 or 2016 release is heavily anticipated. Because of these impending summers of movie awesomeness, we’ve decided to take a look back at summer movie seasons of years past. The idea of the summer movie season is currently in full swing, but it didn’t catch on immediately. Hollywood had to do its fair share of experimenting to determine what types of films would be most successful. As a result, some summer movie seasons have been better than others. We’ve reviewed them all for you and ranked them from worst to best.
2015 and 2016 may just be the most overthetop summer movie seasons yet. It seems like nearly every movie slated for a summer 2015 or 2016 release is heavily anticipated. Because of these impending summers of movie awesomeness, we’ve decided to take a look back at summer movie seasons of years past. The idea of the summer movie season is currently in full swing, but it didn’t catch on immediately. Hollywood had to do its fair share of experimenting to determine what types of films would be most successful. As a result, some summer movie seasons have been better than others. We’ve reviewed them all for you and ranked them from worst to best.
- 9/15/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
A review of tonight's "Masters of Sex" coming up just as soon as my pretzels are syndicated... "Blackbird" takes us to the midpoint of season 2, and it's the first time I've felt any genuine concern about the direction Michelle Ashford and company chose for this season. I understand why the creative team decided to begin season 2 so close to the events of season 1, even though there's so much of the Masters and Johnson story to tell in the '60s and beyond. Bill and Virginia's relationship is the core of the show even more than the sex study, and to jump a year or more ahead in time after ending season 1 on Bill confessing his feelings to Virginia would have felt like a major missed opportunity to deal with that core. The problem is, we've landed in a relatively uneventful period for the duo, career-wise, and the show has had...
- 8/18/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
"Fargo" concluded its first (and possibly only) season last night. I reviewed the finale here, and I spoke with the show's creator, Noah Hawley, about some of the big developments in the finale, and the possibility of future "Fargo" adventures, coming up just as soon as I go into space despite being afraid of spiders... Before we get to the Q&A, I should note that having just moderated two different panels with Hawley at the Atx Television Festival (including one right after a screening of last week's episode, which you can hear the audio of at the end of the latest Nerdist Writers Panel podcast), I tried to avoid asking him a bunch of repeat questions. I think the only ground we trod over again was on the question of a sequel season, but here's what I can recall from other notable bits of discussion: * Mr. Wrench was inspired...
- 6/18/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
A review of tonight's "Mad Men" coming up just as soon as I park my white horse outside... "I know I am flawed, but I am offering you more than anyone else ever will." -Bob Benson Five years ago, after a long night at press tour, Matt Weiner and I sat down to discuss the third season premiere of "Mad Men," "Out of Town." It was a sprawling conversation, covering not just the episode, but past decisions about the show and even, near the end, his future hopes for it. As the series has gone on, Weiner has grown more close-mouthed about what's coming next, but this was far away from the hypothetical end of the series that he felt comfortable talking a little about what he envisioned for it: I would like to see them get to the end of this (decade), and that was my original intention when I wrote the pilot.
- 5/19/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
The city’s first Film Czar was praised by La Mayor Eric Garcetti today in his inaugural State of the City address. “With the help of my dear friend the late Tom Sherak and Ken Ziffren, who’s continued the fight, we reignited the movement to expand film tax credits in Sacramento,” said the SAG-aftra card carrying politician this evening. A couple of months after Garcetti took office, the former AMPAS president and studio exec was named head of La’s Film Office late last September in an effort to expand and evolve production in the city after years of decline due to runaway production. After Sherak passed away on January 28, heavyweight entertainment lawyer Ziffren was appointed La’s second Film Czar on February 10. “In just nine months, we are changing the landscape—one summer job, one red button, one film production and one balanced budget at a time.” Related: L.
- 4/11/2014
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Here’s a montage showing the “evolution of film” from vimeo user Scott Ewing that grabbed my attention. It’s well put together and definitely reminds you of just how far we have come in terms of size, scope and technology when it comes to film. He describes it as:
The following montage chronicles the evolution of film from its conception in 1878 by Edward J. Muybridge to the Lumiere brothers in 1895. Georges Melies a trip to the moon in 1902 was a total game changer and from there we go to the first theatrical releases starting in 1920-2014.
Read his full description of the work here and watch the video below along with a list of the movies shown:
Film Clips Used
1878 – Eadweard J. Muybridge – Pioneer of Motion Photography
1895 – Auguste & Louis Lumière- Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon
1902 – A Trip to the Moon – Viaje a la Luna – Le Voyage dans la lune...
The following montage chronicles the evolution of film from its conception in 1878 by Edward J. Muybridge to the Lumiere brothers in 1895. Georges Melies a trip to the moon in 1902 was a total game changer and from there we go to the first theatrical releases starting in 1920-2014.
Read his full description of the work here and watch the video below along with a list of the movies shown:
Film Clips Used
1878 – Eadweard J. Muybridge – Pioneer of Motion Photography
1895 – Auguste & Louis Lumière- Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon
1902 – A Trip to the Moon – Viaje a la Luna – Le Voyage dans la lune...
- 3/20/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
On Tuesday, Funny or Die premiered a video of Zach Galifianakis interviewing President Obama in a Between Two Ferns sketch where Obama plugged Healthcare.gov. On Wednesday, traffic to the healthcare site has increased 40 percent.
White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett went on CBS’ This Morning earlier to share the news of the video’s success. “The fact that the website traffic has gone up is really an indication that it’s working.” Look at that, viral videos changing lives!
Obama’s appearance on Galifianakis’ wacky series wasn’t the first time the president — or first lady Michelle — has used...
White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett went on CBS’ This Morning earlier to share the news of the video’s success. “The fact that the website traffic has gone up is really an indication that it’s working.” Look at that, viral videos changing lives!
Obama’s appearance on Galifianakis’ wacky series wasn’t the first time the president — or first lady Michelle — has used...
- 3/12/2014
- by Ariana Bacle
- EW.com - PopWatch
Won’t someone save cable news? It’s not just that ratings are down across the board for the Big Three 24-hour networks — although 2013 was unquestionably a bad year for everyone. Far more damaging, I think, is the fact that cable news as an aesthetic — as a compelling method for exploring the important topics of our modern era — has entered what feels like a late-decadent period. The typical news anchor on CNN or MSNBC or Fox News floats across a set built out of touchscreen walls and occasional chat-friendly desks: It’s like all of cable news takes place in...
- 2/24/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
On Sunday, February 8th, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman died at the untimely age of 46 in his New York City apartment. It was a piece of news that carried a variance in reaction and response, due to circumstance and of course timing. There can be no doubting that the primary emotion was shock; Hoffman joined the likes of Heath Ledger, River Phoenix, and James Dean as part of a club of actors who passed on before their time and left behind a towering legacy as well as a pall of resonant sadness. An actor leaving us is the most strange of phenomenon. As participants of travails into escapism, they form an emotional and cathartic bond with us, touching ours souls, making their demise far more powerful, far more sorely felt, than anyone else save friends or family. Through their on-screen journeys and the connections they make with the film fan, they truly become friends or family.
- 2/8/2014
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
It was the semi-finals during the Nov. 18 episode and guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy did not take it easy on his former peers! See who will dance in the finals below!
The five remaining couples each had to dance two dances by interpreting the same piece of music in two totally different ways. Click below for the full recap and to see who is in the finals for season 17 of Dancing With The Stars.
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 10 — The Semi-Finals
Leah Remini danced the paso doble with partner Tony Dovolani to Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” Head judge Len Goodman said it was a little bit too careful. Carrie Ann Inaba said, “You definitely brought the drama,” but after Leah tripped on her skirt, she said, “this one was a rough road for you.” Maksim Chmerkovskiy said he wanted more emotion. They got a 32 out of 40.
Corbin Bleu danced a...
The five remaining couples each had to dance two dances by interpreting the same piece of music in two totally different ways. Click below for the full recap and to see who is in the finals for season 17 of Dancing With The Stars.
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 10 — The Semi-Finals
Leah Remini danced the paso doble with partner Tony Dovolani to Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” Head judge Len Goodman said it was a little bit too careful. Carrie Ann Inaba said, “You definitely brought the drama,” but after Leah tripped on her skirt, she said, “this one was a rough road for you.” Maksim Chmerkovskiy said he wanted more emotion. They got a 32 out of 40.
Corbin Bleu danced a...
- 11/19/2013
- by Dory Larrabee
- HollywoodLife
Least Shocking Return: Did anybody really think Coven’s Madison was dead?
Best Bromance: Move over Modern Family, Trophy Wife’s Warren and Bert are the new Luke and Manny.
Strangest Story-Point: Lost amidst the awesomeness that has been this fifth season of The Good Wife is the silliness surrounding Alicia’s son. Which is to say, are we the only TV Addict who has noticed that a-little-too-tech-savvy-for-his-own-good Zach Florrick has quietly transformed into the show’s equivalent of Star Trek’s Wesley Crusher?
Most Heartless Move: The Bold & The Beautiful’s Bill dumped Brooke so he could get back together with his ex-wife… who happened to be her sister, Katie. Once Katie returned Bill’s company and son to him, he revealed he’d been playing her and intended to go back to her sister! (Props to Brooke, who actually slapped the louse and sent him on his way!
Best Bromance: Move over Modern Family, Trophy Wife’s Warren and Bert are the new Luke and Manny.
Strangest Story-Point: Lost amidst the awesomeness that has been this fifth season of The Good Wife is the silliness surrounding Alicia’s son. Which is to say, are we the only TV Addict who has noticed that a-little-too-tech-savvy-for-his-own-good Zach Florrick has quietly transformed into the show’s equivalent of Star Trek’s Wesley Crusher?
Most Heartless Move: The Bold & The Beautiful’s Bill dumped Brooke so he could get back together with his ex-wife… who happened to be her sister, Katie. Once Katie returned Bill’s company and son to him, he revealed he’d been playing her and intended to go back to her sister! (Props to Brooke, who actually slapped the louse and sent him on his way!
- 11/15/2013
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
It was an emotional night of highs and lows as a couple with a perfect score got eliminated in the most shocking results show yet. See what happened on the Nov. 11 episode.
Only six couples remained and each couple had to perform two full dances during week nine of Dancing With The Stars. First, they danced as a team and then each couple danced with an eliminated pro or member of the troop for the “trio dance.” We saw two perfect dances — and the most upsetting elimination ever.
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 9 — The Individual Dances “Corbin
Amber Riley, battling a double knee injury, and Derek Hough were up first. They danced the quickstep. “Your presence is dazzling but you got your feet in a bit of a twist,” judge Bruno Tonioli said. “You have set the standard for this competition so, so high,” Carrie Ann Inaba said, which makes...
Only six couples remained and each couple had to perform two full dances during week nine of Dancing With The Stars. First, they danced as a team and then each couple danced with an eliminated pro or member of the troop for the “trio dance.” We saw two perfect dances — and the most upsetting elimination ever.
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Week 9 — The Individual Dances “Corbin
Amber Riley, battling a double knee injury, and Derek Hough were up first. They danced the quickstep. “Your presence is dazzling but you got your feet in a bit of a twist,” judge Bruno Tonioli said. “You have set the standard for this competition so, so high,” Carrie Ann Inaba said, which makes...
- 11/12/2013
- by Dory Larrabee
- HollywoodLife
The wonderful loonies over at Blue Underground have updated their list of theatrical engagements for the re-release of Maniac Cop 2 so check it out to see if you'll be one of the lucky ones who'll witness the massacre on the big screen!
From the Press Release
Blue Underground is bringing a 2013 Dcp Restoration of director William Lustig’s Maniac Cop 2 to theaters this fall in advance of its upcoming Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack release.
Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative and new Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, this Maniac Cop 2 Dcp is the definitive presentation of the action-packed cult-horror favorite. Bill will attend Maniac Cop 2 screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco to introduce what critics have hailed as “Truly The Greatest ‘80s Horror-Action Movie Ever Made!” (Alamo Drafthouse).
The limited theatrical release kicks off...
From the Press Release
Blue Underground is bringing a 2013 Dcp Restoration of director William Lustig’s Maniac Cop 2 to theaters this fall in advance of its upcoming Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack release.
Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative and new Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, this Maniac Cop 2 Dcp is the definitive presentation of the action-packed cult-horror favorite. Bill will attend Maniac Cop 2 screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco to introduce what critics have hailed as “Truly The Greatest ‘80s Horror-Action Movie Ever Made!” (Alamo Drafthouse).
The limited theatrical release kicks off...
- 10/24/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Work has been done on a new 4K HD transfer of Maniac Cop 2 for an upcoming Blu-ray release, courtesy of Blue Underground. If you’d rather see the movie on the big screen, it’s been revealed that Maniac Cop 2 will screen in more than a dozen cities across the Us, with director William Lustig in attendance at a number of locations:
“October 17, 2013 (Los Angeles) — Blue Underground is bringing a 2013 Dcp Restoration of director William Lustig’s Maniac Cop 2 to theaters this fall in advance of its upcoming Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack release.
Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative and new Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, this Maniac Cop 2 Dcp is the definitive presentation of the action-packed cult-horror favorite. Bill will attend Maniac Cop 2 screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco to introduce what...
“October 17, 2013 (Los Angeles) — Blue Underground is bringing a 2013 Dcp Restoration of director William Lustig’s Maniac Cop 2 to theaters this fall in advance of its upcoming Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack release.
Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative and new Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, this Maniac Cop 2 Dcp is the definitive presentation of the action-packed cult-horror favorite. Bill will attend Maniac Cop 2 screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco to introduce what...
- 10/17/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Yes, you read that glorious headline correctly! In anticipation of the Blu-ray releases of Maniac Cop 2 and Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence Blue-Underground is putting the second film in the franchise to theatres!
From the Press Release
Blue Underground is bringing a 2013 Dcp Restoration of director William Lustig’s Maniac Cop 2 to theaters this fall in advance of its upcoming Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack release.
Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative and new Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, this Maniac Cop 2 Dcp is the definitive presentation of the action-packed cult-horror favorite. Bill will attend Maniac Cop 2 screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco to introduce what critics have hailed as “Truly The Greatest ‘80s Horror-Action Movie Ever Made!” (Alamo Drafthouse).
The limited theatrical release kicks off with a sneak preview this Saturday, October 19th,...
From the Press Release
Blue Underground is bringing a 2013 Dcp Restoration of director William Lustig’s Maniac Cop 2 to theaters this fall in advance of its upcoming Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack release.
Featuring a brand-new 4K High Definition transfer from the original camera negative and new Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, this Maniac Cop 2 Dcp is the definitive presentation of the action-packed cult-horror favorite. Bill will attend Maniac Cop 2 screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, and San Francisco to introduce what critics have hailed as “Truly The Greatest ‘80s Horror-Action Movie Ever Made!” (Alamo Drafthouse).
The limited theatrical release kicks off with a sneak preview this Saturday, October 19th,...
- 10/17/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
“This is a very profane screenplay,” Jason Reitman warned the audience at Lacma before staging his latest Live Read, a recitation of the Paul Thomas Anderson masterpiece Boogie Nights. “It’s one thing to see it. It’s another thing to hear it. If you’re young or religious, you probably should leave now.”
The laughs in the audience suggested everyone knew what they were in for and cheered uproariously as Reitman introduced his cast, which included Taylor Lauter as Dirk Diggler, Don Johnson as Jack Horner, Judy Greer as Amber Waves, Mae Whitman as Rollergirl, Nick Kroll as Reed,...
The laughs in the audience suggested everyone knew what they were in for and cheered uproariously as Reitman introduced his cast, which included Taylor Lauter as Dirk Diggler, Don Johnson as Jack Horner, Judy Greer as Amber Waves, Mae Whitman as Rollergirl, Nick Kroll as Reed,...
- 10/11/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Bon Temps’ winsome wiccan reflects on the ‘season of survival,’ including the ‘surprising’ finale to come.
During the past six years, True Blood fans have seen Holly Clearly wear many different hats: mother, lover, and my personal favorite, wiccan. But this season, she’s also taken on the role of a comforter, helping her loved ones through horrific tragedies — and as we head into the Aug. 18 season finale, Lauren Bowles tells HollywoodLife.com that the tragedies are far from over. “It’s pretty clear this year is the season of survival,” she says. “You really have to band together with your tribe in order to, well, survive.”
Here’s my full interview with Lauren, in which we chat about Sunday’s finale, the biggest deaths of season four, and what’s to come in season seven. (Spoiler alert: Very good things are coming! Very good things!)
Q&A: ‘True Blood’ Star Lauren Bowles
Oh,...
During the past six years, True Blood fans have seen Holly Clearly wear many different hats: mother, lover, and my personal favorite, wiccan. But this season, she’s also taken on the role of a comforter, helping her loved ones through horrific tragedies — and as we head into the Aug. 18 season finale, Lauren Bowles tells HollywoodLife.com that the tragedies are far from over. “It’s pretty clear this year is the season of survival,” she says. “You really have to band together with your tribe in order to, well, survive.”
Here’s my full interview with Lauren, in which we chat about Sunday’s finale, the biggest deaths of season four, and what’s to come in season seven. (Spoiler alert: Very good things are coming! Very good things!)
Q&A: ‘True Blood’ Star Lauren Bowles
Oh,...
- 8/16/2013
- by Andy Swift
- HollywoodLife
Why You’re Feeling Undervalued: The cast of Duck Dynasty will receive $200,00 an episode — each — for the upcoming season.
Best Snacky Bit: When Days Of Our Lives’ ladies gathered for their book club meeting and wound up eating Jj’s drug-laced donuts, wacky chaos ensued.
Most Faux-Traumatized Teen: It seems somehow appropriate that Mad Men’s Kiernan Shipka — aka Sally Draper — has been cast as Cathy in Lifetime’s version of Flowers In The Attic. Even scandal-monger Don Draper would probably be shocked by what happens to Cathy, who winds up sleeping with (and eventually falling for) her own brother!
Who We’re Drinking To This Weekend: Bravo’s Andy Cohen is refusing to co-host the Miss Universe pageant because it will be broadcast from Russia, home of controversial anti-gay laws. Mazel, Andy!
Coolest Song: General Hospital baddie Dr. Obrecht took to the stage on karaoke night to croon the coolest,...
Best Snacky Bit: When Days Of Our Lives’ ladies gathered for their book club meeting and wound up eating Jj’s drug-laced donuts, wacky chaos ensued.
Most Faux-Traumatized Teen: It seems somehow appropriate that Mad Men’s Kiernan Shipka — aka Sally Draper — has been cast as Cathy in Lifetime’s version of Flowers In The Attic. Even scandal-monger Don Draper would probably be shocked by what happens to Cathy, who winds up sleeping with (and eventually falling for) her own brother!
Who We’re Drinking To This Weekend: Bravo’s Andy Cohen is refusing to co-host the Miss Universe pageant because it will be broadcast from Russia, home of controversial anti-gay laws. Mazel, Andy!
Coolest Song: General Hospital baddie Dr. Obrecht took to the stage on karaoke night to croon the coolest,...
- 8/16/2013
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
Villains have always been and will always be some of the most fascinating and memorable characters in the world of genre film. Here we will take a look at the greatest villains of cinema from the 1990’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as in my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct of indirect lethal threat. The villains can either be individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990): Veteran actor Dourif is intense and unforgettable as an executed murderer inhabiting someone else’s body in...
The criteria for this article is the same as in my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct of indirect lethal threat. The villains can either be individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990): Veteran actor Dourif is intense and unforgettable as an executed murderer inhabiting someone else’s body in...
- 8/11/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
The Wasteland:
Television is a gold goose that lays scrambled eggs;
and it is futile and probably fatal to beat it for not laying caviar.
Lee Loevinger
When people argue over the quality of television programming, both sides — it’s addictive crap v. underappreciated populist art — seem to forget one of the essentials about commercial TV. By definition, it is not a public service. It is not commercial TV’s job to enlighten, inform, educate, elevate, inspire, or offer insight. Frankly, it’s not even commercial TV’s job to entertain. Bottom line: its purpose is simply to deliver as many sets of eyes to advertisers as possible. As it happens, it tends to do this by offering various forms of entertainment, and occasionally by offering content that does enlighten, inform, etc., but a cynic would make the point that if TV could do the same job televising fish aimlessly swimming around an aquarium,...
Television is a gold goose that lays scrambled eggs;
and it is futile and probably fatal to beat it for not laying caviar.
Lee Loevinger
When people argue over the quality of television programming, both sides — it’s addictive crap v. underappreciated populist art — seem to forget one of the essentials about commercial TV. By definition, it is not a public service. It is not commercial TV’s job to enlighten, inform, educate, elevate, inspire, or offer insight. Frankly, it’s not even commercial TV’s job to entertain. Bottom line: its purpose is simply to deliver as many sets of eyes to advertisers as possible. As it happens, it tends to do this by offering various forms of entertainment, and occasionally by offering content that does enlighten, inform, etc., but a cynic would make the point that if TV could do the same job televising fish aimlessly swimming around an aquarium,...
- 7/22/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Since the very beginning of cinema, the western genre has provided us with generations of gorgeous backdrops, masculine cowboys and rugged horses. Some of the films we have at our disposal are necessary viewing for anyone wanting to explore history on film; subjects that often included racism, nationalism, loyalty, character, and manhood.
Because the Western has shaped our film landscape as it were, Kevin and I thought we would each share our 6 favourite films in the genre. Enjoy.
Graham’s Picks
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy: Move in slowly, check out everything. The thing to remember…
Sundance Kid: Don’t tell me how to rob a bank. I know how to rob a bank.
Two words to sum up Bcsk would be exciting ride. It’s a classic movie about two friends trying to make it in the world. We seemingly forget their chosen professions (they liked...
Because the Western has shaped our film landscape as it were, Kevin and I thought we would each share our 6 favourite films in the genre. Enjoy.
Graham’s Picks
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy: Move in slowly, check out everything. The thing to remember…
Sundance Kid: Don’t tell me how to rob a bank. I know how to rob a bank.
Two words to sum up Bcsk would be exciting ride. It’s a classic movie about two friends trying to make it in the world. We seemingly forget their chosen professions (they liked...
- 6/12/2013
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
There's always been a lot of tripping in movies, and man, is it hilarious. People trip all the time. Why, just the other day, I had dropped my backpack on the floor of my apartment right when I walked in, and as I circled back around really quickly I ended up stepping right into ...
Oh. Ohhh. That type of tripping. The one with hallucinogenic drugs. Okay, got it. Yeah, that type of tripping is funny, too. And hey, that's in a bunch of movies as well! Like, say, this week's "This is the End." Or so we hear.
We've counted down for you the Top 15 "tripping" scenes in movies, ranked in order of ... trippiest? We guess?
15. 'Batman Begins' (2005)
The tripping scenes in "Batman Begins" are underrated to the degree that a) they're not done for fun — quite the opposite, in fact — and b) they're kind of an afterthought...
Oh. Ohhh. That type of tripping. The one with hallucinogenic drugs. Okay, got it. Yeah, that type of tripping is funny, too. And hey, that's in a bunch of movies as well! Like, say, this week's "This is the End." Or so we hear.
We've counted down for you the Top 15 "tripping" scenes in movies, ranked in order of ... trippiest? We guess?
15. 'Batman Begins' (2005)
The tripping scenes in "Batman Begins" are underrated to the degree that a) they're not done for fun — quite the opposite, in fact — and b) they're kind of an afterthought...
- 6/11/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
Most Shocking Plot Twist: Just when we had begun to bemoan the surprising lack of plot twists during this third season of Game Of Thrones came a wedding to remember. One that gave new meaning to Cersei Lannister’s words, “When you play the game of thrones you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”
Coolest Fandom: The only thing more shocking than Game Of Thrones “red wedding” was the job those fortunate enough to have already read the source material have done when it comes to keeping their traps shut. Seriously. Us non-book readers salute you!
Coolest Campaign: A Kickstarter campaign was launched — pun intended — with the goal of raising enough money to put a Tardis in space. Those asking what a Tardis is just lost major cool points in our eyes.
Worst Role Models: The women on Pretty Wicked Moms are so awful it could...
Coolest Fandom: The only thing more shocking than Game Of Thrones “red wedding” was the job those fortunate enough to have already read the source material have done when it comes to keeping their traps shut. Seriously. Us non-book readers salute you!
Coolest Campaign: A Kickstarter campaign was launched — pun intended — with the goal of raising enough money to put a Tardis in space. Those asking what a Tardis is just lost major cool points in our eyes.
Worst Role Models: The women on Pretty Wicked Moms are so awful it could...
- 6/7/2013
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
Uh oh! It looks like Jay-z is following in the footsteps of Bff Kanye, because the rapper slammed Taylor in his new song ’100$ Bill’! Find out what Jay-z said about Tay!
Taylor Swift isn’t the only one who uses her songs to get revenge! In a new song from The Great Gatsby soundtrack, Jay-z calls the 23-year-old singer out!
Jay-z Disses Taylor Swift In New ‘Great Gatsby’ Song
In the song, Jay-z implies that people tell celebrities to behave, but they don’t have to because of the amount of money they have. He raps, “That cheese made us constipated couldn’t tell us s**t.
Then, Jay-z takes a major stab at Taylor! He says, “Took that, Taylor Swift to a hundred f**king million, b***h,” referring to the incident where Kanye West stole the microphone from Taylor at the 2009 MTV Music Awards. Jay-z is saying Kanye became famous for dissing Taylor,...
Taylor Swift isn’t the only one who uses her songs to get revenge! In a new song from The Great Gatsby soundtrack, Jay-z calls the 23-year-old singer out!
Jay-z Disses Taylor Swift In New ‘Great Gatsby’ Song
In the song, Jay-z implies that people tell celebrities to behave, but they don’t have to because of the amount of money they have. He raps, “That cheese made us constipated couldn’t tell us s**t.
Then, Jay-z takes a major stab at Taylor! He says, “Took that, Taylor Swift to a hundred f**king million, b***h,” referring to the incident where Kanye West stole the microphone from Taylor at the 2009 MTV Music Awards. Jay-z is saying Kanye became famous for dissing Taylor,...
- 5/2/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Sequels are awesome, plain and simple. Returning to familiar characters and worlds we love is like covering yourself with a warm blanket, although when a sequel is bad it can be like a blanket covered in potato bugs and lice. Studios love sequels because seven times out of ten they open huge, no matter how good they are.
With that in mind, here's 50 of your favorite titles all preparing to get new installments. Some of them are deep into pre-production while others have barely gotten out of the pitch stages, but you'll be salivating at the thought of some of these sweet babies finally making their way to the screen.
'Paranormal Activity 5'
Attached: Unknown
Status: The law of diminishing returns seems to have caught up to Paramount's annual license to print money, and even though the last "Paranormal" grossed half its predecessor, producer Jason Blum is gonna...
With that in mind, here's 50 of your favorite titles all preparing to get new installments. Some of them are deep into pre-production while others have barely gotten out of the pitch stages, but you'll be salivating at the thought of some of these sweet babies finally making their way to the screen.
'Paranormal Activity 5'
Attached: Unknown
Status: The law of diminishing returns seems to have caught up to Paramount's annual license to print money, and even though the last "Paranormal" grossed half its predecessor, producer Jason Blum is gonna...
- 3/25/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
How much of an underrated presence has Steve Buscemi been in all of our lives?
Over the span of 25 years, he's gone from "King of the That Guys" (current co-Kings: Bruce McGill and James Cromwell) to "Oh, right — that's an actor named Steve Buscemi" to "Steve Buscemi" to "Golden Globe-Winning Steve Buscemi" to, finally, "Champion of Our Hearts Steve Buscemi."
Of all of the Buscemier actors out there, Steve Buscemi is easily the Buscemiest. That much is certain, and that's why we're excited for his role in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone."
A little more difficult to determine? The Buscemiest roles of Steve Buscemi's career. We've narrowed the field to nine. See below, and be aware that being Buscemi sometimes means being Nsfw.
1. 'Desperado' (1995)
It frankly doesn't get any Buscemier than Buscemi in "Desperado" as (according to the credits) "Buscemi," where he Buscemis the f**k out of...
Over the span of 25 years, he's gone from "King of the That Guys" (current co-Kings: Bruce McGill and James Cromwell) to "Oh, right — that's an actor named Steve Buscemi" to "Steve Buscemi" to "Golden Globe-Winning Steve Buscemi" to, finally, "Champion of Our Hearts Steve Buscemi."
Of all of the Buscemier actors out there, Steve Buscemi is easily the Buscemiest. That much is certain, and that's why we're excited for his role in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone."
A little more difficult to determine? The Buscemiest roles of Steve Buscemi's career. We've narrowed the field to nine. See below, and be aware that being Buscemi sometimes means being Nsfw.
1. 'Desperado' (1995)
It frankly doesn't get any Buscemier than Buscemi in "Desperado" as (according to the credits) "Buscemi," where he Buscemis the f**k out of...
- 3/14/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
Anybody who has ever been to a high school reunion (and I’ve been to my share) will tell you that the calendar and the clock can be incredibly cruel (particularly when combined with the long-term effects of gravity, but let’s not go there).
Time punishes creative works as well. Some work grows dated, stale, stiff. Time and the evolving form of the given art leaves a once vibrant and exciting work behind looking dead and obsolete.
More cruel, perhaps, is work that is simply…forgotten. Not for any good reason. Good as it was, maybe it was simply not successful enough to lodge very deeply in the popular consciousness; working well enough in its day, but soon lost among the ever-growing detritus of a lot of other pieces of yesterday.
Movie music is particularly vulnerable to the cruelties of time. Outside of the form’s devotees, it rarely...
Time punishes creative works as well. Some work grows dated, stale, stiff. Time and the evolving form of the given art leaves a once vibrant and exciting work behind looking dead and obsolete.
More cruel, perhaps, is work that is simply…forgotten. Not for any good reason. Good as it was, maybe it was simply not successful enough to lodge very deeply in the popular consciousness; working well enough in its day, but soon lost among the ever-growing detritus of a lot of other pieces of yesterday.
Movie music is particularly vulnerable to the cruelties of time. Outside of the form’s devotees, it rarely...
- 1/14/2013
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Feature James Stansfield Jan 9, 2013
The cast simmered in the 1998 thriller, Wild Things. James looks back at a film full of unexpected twists...
Ah, the 90s sex thriller. I wonder if Paul Verhoeven knew exactly what he was about to unleash upon the world when in 1991 he instructed Sharon Stone to uncross her legs and Michael Douglas to wear a green jumper to a disco?
Basic Instinct kicked started a movie trend that would run for most of the remaining decade with varying results. The Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, cops and rompers caper was decent enough, but in its wake followed a trail of films of varying quality. Disclosure and Sliver proved that lightning wouldn’t strike twice for Basic Instinct’s two main stars, while Showgirls did the same for their director, who upgraded his directorial instruction for Elizabeth Berkeley during her sex scenes to “act like you’re being attacked by a shark”. Meanwhile,...
The cast simmered in the 1998 thriller, Wild Things. James looks back at a film full of unexpected twists...
Ah, the 90s sex thriller. I wonder if Paul Verhoeven knew exactly what he was about to unleash upon the world when in 1991 he instructed Sharon Stone to uncross her legs and Michael Douglas to wear a green jumper to a disco?
Basic Instinct kicked started a movie trend that would run for most of the remaining decade with varying results. The Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, cops and rompers caper was decent enough, but in its wake followed a trail of films of varying quality. Disclosure and Sliver proved that lightning wouldn’t strike twice for Basic Instinct’s two main stars, while Showgirls did the same for their director, who upgraded his directorial instruction for Elizabeth Berkeley during her sex scenes to “act like you’re being attacked by a shark”. Meanwhile,...
- 1/7/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
There’s no replacing Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis as the original Ghostbusters, but if you were staging a one-night-only live version of the classic comedy, well … whom might one contact?
Seth Rogen, Jack Black, and Rainn Wilson are going to cross the streams.
The event is one of the monthly live-reads of a famous movie script organized by Juno and Up in the Air filmmaker Jason Reitman, who — of course — has a family connection to this story. His father, Ivan Reitman, directed Ghostbusters and he remembers hanging around on the set as a little kid.
But even...
Seth Rogen, Jack Black, and Rainn Wilson are going to cross the streams.
The event is one of the monthly live-reads of a famous movie script organized by Juno and Up in the Air filmmaker Jason Reitman, who — of course — has a family connection to this story. His father, Ivan Reitman, directed Ghostbusters and he remembers hanging around on the set as a little kid.
But even...
- 12/12/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
We have another exclusive for you cats. On tap right now is an exclusive clip from Night Claws, the latest sliver of Sasquatchploitation which is available now on DVD from Midnight Releasing. It asks: What would you do to get away from a monster?
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxers' girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)? Throw in traditional special effects (i.e., No CGI!) from Bruce Larsen and Bill “Splat” Johnson, and you have a recipe for old school Bigfoot mayhem.
Disc...
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxers' girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)? Throw in traditional special effects (i.e., No CGI!) from Bruce Larsen and Bill “Splat” Johnson, and you have a recipe for old school Bigfoot mayhem.
Disc...
- 12/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Cool Ones (1967). Directed by Gene Nelson. Written by Nelson, Joyce Geller, Robert Kaufman.
Nothing ages more quickly and more embarrassingly than a movie or TV show which had worked so hard to be cool in its time. You disagree? Feathered hair, big lapels. Oh, God – mullets! You gonna honestly tell me that stuff still works for you as anything but a laugh-getter?
Lead times for some movies are so long, some crazes burn out between the pitch meeting and opening weekend. Roller disco was dying (if not dead) by the time Roller Boogie (1979) and Xanudu (1980) hit theaters, and did anybody still care about The Village People when Can’t Stop the Music (1980) had movie-goers wishing they could?
The only thing even more embarrassing is a movie that’s lethally uncool even before the first frame of film runs through the camera, not because it’s late to the party,...
Nothing ages more quickly and more embarrassingly than a movie or TV show which had worked so hard to be cool in its time. You disagree? Feathered hair, big lapels. Oh, God – mullets! You gonna honestly tell me that stuff still works for you as anything but a laugh-getter?
Lead times for some movies are so long, some crazes burn out between the pitch meeting and opening weekend. Roller disco was dying (if not dead) by the time Roller Boogie (1979) and Xanudu (1980) hit theaters, and did anybody still care about The Village People when Can’t Stop the Music (1980) had movie-goers wishing they could?
The only thing even more embarrassing is a movie that’s lethally uncool even before the first frame of film runs through the camera, not because it’s late to the party,...
- 11/24/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
It would be easy to dismiss Night Claws as just another low budget Bigfoot movie, but if you’re a lover of b-movies then the pedigree behind this latest piece of Sasquatchploitation makes it a must-see.
I first reported on this movie back in April of 2011 and I feel compelled to repeat a paragraph I wrote back then explaining why the film is a b-movie lover’s wet dream:
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxer's girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)?
Throw in traditional special effects (i.
I first reported on this movie back in April of 2011 and I feel compelled to repeat a paragraph I wrote back then explaining why the film is a b-movie lover’s wet dream:
What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxer's girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)?
Throw in traditional special effects (i.
- 11/8/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
We love crime movies. We may go on and on about Scorsese’s ability to incorporate Italian neo-realism techniques into Mean Streets (1973), the place of John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle (1950) in the canon of postwar noir, The Godfather (1972) as a socio-cultural commentary on the distortion of the ideals of the American dream blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda…but that ain’t it.
We love crime movies because we love watching a guy who doesn’t have to behave, who doesn’t have to – nor care to – put a choker on his id and can let his darkest, most visceral impulses run wild. Some smart-mouth gopher tells hood Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci), “Go fuck yourself,” in Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), and does Tommy roll with it? Does he spit back, “Fuck me? Nah, fuck you!” Does he go home and tell his mother?
Nope.
He pulls a .45 cannon out from...
We love crime movies because we love watching a guy who doesn’t have to behave, who doesn’t have to – nor care to – put a choker on his id and can let his darkest, most visceral impulses run wild. Some smart-mouth gopher tells hood Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci), “Go fuck yourself,” in Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), and does Tommy roll with it? Does he spit back, “Fuck me? Nah, fuck you!” Does he go home and tell his mother?
Nope.
He pulls a .45 cannon out from...
- 10/30/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
All of the week's hot casting news in one fell swoop ...
• At this point, who isn't going to be in "August: Osage County"? Deadline reports that Ewan McGregor has joined the family as Bill, a college professor and estranged husband of Barbara (Julia Roberts) and son-in-law of pill-popping matriarch Violet (Meryl Streep).
• Every movie becomes better if Sam Rockwell is in it, which means "Why Now" is destined for greatness. Screen Daily reports that the "Seven Psychopaths" star has joined the cast of the indie comedy alongside Marisa Tomei and Brian Geraghty.
• Mrs. Robinson, eat your heart out! Broadway World reports that Decepticon co-ed Isabel Lucas is set to turn up the heat in "Careful What You Wish For," a "Basic Instinct"-esque thriller about a high school student's affair with an older woman that ends up having devastating consequences (as these things often do).
• Sheesh, everybody's getting naked for Lars Von Trier!
• At this point, who isn't going to be in "August: Osage County"? Deadline reports that Ewan McGregor has joined the family as Bill, a college professor and estranged husband of Barbara (Julia Roberts) and son-in-law of pill-popping matriarch Violet (Meryl Streep).
• Every movie becomes better if Sam Rockwell is in it, which means "Why Now" is destined for greatness. Screen Daily reports that the "Seven Psychopaths" star has joined the cast of the indie comedy alongside Marisa Tomei and Brian Geraghty.
• Mrs. Robinson, eat your heart out! Broadway World reports that Decepticon co-ed Isabel Lucas is set to turn up the heat in "Careful What You Wish For," a "Basic Instinct"-esque thriller about a high school student's affair with an older woman that ends up having devastating consequences (as these things often do).
• Sheesh, everybody's getting naked for Lars Von Trier!
- 9/14/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
Frank Sinatra doesn't have a cold. He has a weiner. On Wednesday, the estate of Ol' Blue Eyes successfully prevailed against a man who named his hot dog truck business "Franks Anatra" and attempted to trademark it. The United States Trademark Office's appeals board refused the application after Frank Sinatra LLC opposed it on grounds that it falsely suggested a connection with the dead singer. Bill Loizon, the trademark applicant, argued that the Sinatra estate was wrong in its notion that there was a connection. Franks means “frankfurters, hot dogs, and other similar food items,” said Loizon, and Anatra
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- 9/13/2012
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I looked for him, but he was gone. I checked the boozy dives and the greasy spoons and the street corners where the not-nice girls hang out.
Nothing.
He was gone.
Tall guy, fedora, trench coat. You must’ve seen him. Usually smoking. He was always hanging around, poking his nose where it didn’t belong and usually getting it punched.
A real wisenheimer, too, always cracking wise.
You see him, you call. And if I find out you’ve been holding back…
If you don’t miss that kind of patois, you’re either too young to remember it, or you’ve got a tin ear. God knows, I miss it.
Back in May, some of you might remember I interviewed Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins (http://www.soundonsight.org/max-allan-collins-road-to-perdition-on-carrying-on-mickey-spillanes-legacy/). A lot of the discussion had to do with his connection with one of the giants of private eye fiction,...
Nothing.
He was gone.
Tall guy, fedora, trench coat. You must’ve seen him. Usually smoking. He was always hanging around, poking his nose where it didn’t belong and usually getting it punched.
A real wisenheimer, too, always cracking wise.
You see him, you call. And if I find out you’ve been holding back…
If you don’t miss that kind of patois, you’re either too young to remember it, or you’ve got a tin ear. God knows, I miss it.
Back in May, some of you might remember I interviewed Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins (http://www.soundonsight.org/max-allan-collins-road-to-perdition-on-carrying-on-mickey-spillanes-legacy/). A lot of the discussion had to do with his connection with one of the giants of private eye fiction,...
- 8/11/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
By Allen Gardner
The Samurai Trilogy (Criterion) Director Hiroshi Inagaki’s sprawling epic filmed from 1954-56 is an early Japanese Technicolor masterpiece, rivaling the scope of filmmakers like David Lean and Luchino Visconti. Toshiro Mifune, Japan’s greatest actor, stars as real-life swordsman, artist and writer Musashi Miyamoto, following his growth from callow youth to disciplined warrior. The three films: the Oscar winning “Musashi Miyamoto,” “Duel at Ichijoji Temple,” and “Duel at Ganryu Island” are an incredible story of human growth, tender love and sublime, blood-soaked action. Not to be missed. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson; Trailers. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The 39 Steps (Criterion) Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 story of spies, conspiracies and sexual tension put him on the map on both sides of the Pond. Robert Donat stars as an innocent thrust into a deadly plot alongside a cool blonde (Madeleine Carroll...
The Samurai Trilogy (Criterion) Director Hiroshi Inagaki’s sprawling epic filmed from 1954-56 is an early Japanese Technicolor masterpiece, rivaling the scope of filmmakers like David Lean and Luchino Visconti. Toshiro Mifune, Japan’s greatest actor, stars as real-life swordsman, artist and writer Musashi Miyamoto, following his growth from callow youth to disciplined warrior. The three films: the Oscar winning “Musashi Miyamoto,” “Duel at Ichijoji Temple,” and “Duel at Ganryu Island” are an incredible story of human growth, tender love and sublime, blood-soaked action. Not to be missed. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson; Trailers. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The 39 Steps (Criterion) Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 story of spies, conspiracies and sexual tension put him on the map on both sides of the Pond. Robert Donat stars as an innocent thrust into a deadly plot alongside a cool blonde (Madeleine Carroll...
- 7/9/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Sacha Baron Cohen brings his trademark ridicu-shock humor to his new film "The Dictator," but it may be his beard that steals the show.
He plays Admiral General Aladeen, deposed dictator of the (fictional) Republic of Wadiya, who flees to the U.S. when his country converts to democracy. As a dictator, he's used to ruling with an iron fist, an incorrigible sense of righteous cruelty, and a thick, bushy beard that could house several terrified baby sparrows.
Aladeen may feel like a fish out of water in New York City, but he'd feel right at home among Hollywood's most magnificent beards of all time. Here's our ode to the greatest facial hair in movies, in 15 parts.
Zach Galifianakis, 'The Hangover' (2009)
Could there be a Zach Galifianakis without a beard? The offbeat comic's schtick entails a decided lack of shaving, a quality that came in handy when he...
He plays Admiral General Aladeen, deposed dictator of the (fictional) Republic of Wadiya, who flees to the U.S. when his country converts to democracy. As a dictator, he's used to ruling with an iron fist, an incorrigible sense of righteous cruelty, and a thick, bushy beard that could house several terrified baby sparrows.
Aladeen may feel like a fish out of water in New York City, but he'd feel right at home among Hollywood's most magnificent beards of all time. Here's our ode to the greatest facial hair in movies, in 15 parts.
Zach Galifianakis, 'The Hangover' (2009)
Could there be a Zach Galifianakis without a beard? The offbeat comic's schtick entails a decided lack of shaving, a quality that came in handy when he...
- 5/15/2012
- by Laura Vogel
- NextMovie
The numbers 4-20 have tons of significance in both world history and American culture. It's Hitler's birthday and the date of the Columbine massacre, for starters.
But since those two are such buzzkills, we'll focus on what else the date means: high time for stoners everywhere.
Looking back at our favorite stoner films, we notice many actors portray potheads one-dimensionally: eyes glazed, dopey voice, etc. We love the following movie stoners because they're not only funny, but also multidimensional.
Okay, but mostly because they're funny.
9. Brad Pitt, 'True Romance' (1993)
Floyd is the ultimate slacker stoner. Pitt plays the character as being so high he barely forms words outside of mumbling, "Hey! Get some beer and some cleaning products." His scenes provide great comedic relief in an otherwise rough and violent movie.
We relate because we've had nightmarishly lazy roommates like Floyd. The scenes are twice as funny now in hindsight,...
But since those two are such buzzkills, we'll focus on what else the date means: high time for stoners everywhere.
Looking back at our favorite stoner films, we notice many actors portray potheads one-dimensionally: eyes glazed, dopey voice, etc. We love the following movie stoners because they're not only funny, but also multidimensional.
Okay, but mostly because they're funny.
9. Brad Pitt, 'True Romance' (1993)
Floyd is the ultimate slacker stoner. Pitt plays the character as being so high he barely forms words outside of mumbling, "Hey! Get some beer and some cleaning products." His scenes provide great comedic relief in an otherwise rough and violent movie.
We relate because we've had nightmarishly lazy roommates like Floyd. The scenes are twice as funny now in hindsight,...
- 4/20/2012
- by Ryan McKee
- NextMovie
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 29, 2012
Price: DVD $$59.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $79.98
Studio: HBO/Warner
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Anna Paquin and the boys return for True Blood: Season 4.
Sookie Stackhouse and her Southern-friend cohorts return in HBO’s acclaimed vampire-ridden, gothic horror-flavored, soap opera-styled television series True Blood: The Complete Fourth Season. (Oh, and there are werewolves, fairies, witches and shape-shifters prowling the landscape, as well.)
Based on the Sookie Stackhouse series of novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood remains one of HBO’s strongest TV shows as it readies for its Season Five premiere in June.
The Complete Fourth Season finds Sookie (Anna Paquin, Almost Famous) embroiled in a love triangle and tangling with a charismatic witch, while Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), Tara (Rutina Wesley), Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) must deal with their temptations with otherworldly powers as Bill (Stephen Moyer) takes it all in. Meanwhile, Jessica tries to adjust to domestic life,...
Price: DVD $$59.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $79.98
Studio: HBO/Warner
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Anna Paquin and the boys return for True Blood: Season 4.
Sookie Stackhouse and her Southern-friend cohorts return in HBO’s acclaimed vampire-ridden, gothic horror-flavored, soap opera-styled television series True Blood: The Complete Fourth Season. (Oh, and there are werewolves, fairies, witches and shape-shifters prowling the landscape, as well.)
Based on the Sookie Stackhouse series of novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood remains one of HBO’s strongest TV shows as it readies for its Season Five premiere in June.
The Complete Fourth Season finds Sookie (Anna Paquin, Almost Famous) embroiled in a love triangle and tangling with a charismatic witch, while Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), Tara (Rutina Wesley), Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) must deal with their temptations with otherworldly powers as Bill (Stephen Moyer) takes it all in. Meanwhile, Jessica tries to adjust to domestic life,...
- 4/17/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
To mark the release of Big Love: Season 4 on DVD April 16th, HBO Home Entertainment have given us two copies of the show to give away.
Big Love: The Complete Fourth Season features an all star cast including Bill Paxton (Titanic, Apollo 13), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Basic Instinct, The Firm), Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry, American Psycho) and Gennifer Goodwin (Walk The Line, He’s Just Not That Into You), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia, Letters To Juliet) and Douglas Smith (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Flashpoint).
From executive producer Gary Goetzman, Big Love tells the story of Bill Henrickson (Paxton), a polygamist who lives in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives (Tripplehorn, Sevigny and Goodwin), eight children, three houses and expanding businesses.
This season presents Bill with two challenges – his campaign for public office and his growing rift with his eldest son, Ben (Smith...
Big Love: The Complete Fourth Season features an all star cast including Bill Paxton (Titanic, Apollo 13), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Basic Instinct, The Firm), Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry, American Psycho) and Gennifer Goodwin (Walk The Line, He’s Just Not That Into You), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia, Letters To Juliet) and Douglas Smith (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Flashpoint).
From executive producer Gary Goetzman, Big Love tells the story of Bill Henrickson (Paxton), a polygamist who lives in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives (Tripplehorn, Sevigny and Goodwin), eight children, three houses and expanding businesses.
This season presents Bill with two challenges – his campaign for public office and his growing rift with his eldest son, Ben (Smith...
- 4/5/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stephen King’s 1987 novel Misery (more of you may be acquainted with the 1990 film adaptation) is about the frustrated author of a successful romance series held prisoner by a psychotically-obsessed fan until he writes a novel undoing the series-ending tale of his last book in which, to free himself to move on to other kinds of writing, he killed off his doughty Victorian heroine.
Misery was King’s first full-length novel written under his own name which didn’t involve telekinetic teens or childhood boogeymen come to life or rabid killer St. Bernards or any other supernatural force or extraordinary beastie. It’s often been interpreted – and certainly its chronological place in his canon seems to confirm this — as King’s own response to feeling boxed into the supernatural horror genre as much by his fans as by critics.
King’s Misery came back to me as I read a...
Misery was King’s first full-length novel written under his own name which didn’t involve telekinetic teens or childhood boogeymen come to life or rabid killer St. Bernards or any other supernatural force or extraordinary beastie. It’s often been interpreted – and certainly its chronological place in his canon seems to confirm this — as King’s own response to feeling boxed into the supernatural horror genre as much by his fans as by critics.
King’s Misery came back to me as I read a...
- 2/16/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
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