Aliya Whiteley Sep 4, 2019
John Cusack's winning turn in Grosse Pointe Blank stands as a compelling companion piece to his work in Say Anything...
There was a time when John Cusack was the go-to guy for smart, funny teenager roles that nobody but the audience were meant to like. It was a skilful trick to pull; in the 1980s Cusack, in great films such as The Sure Thing and Say Anything, touched a chord with those who considered themselves to be facing the same problems as the characters he played: unpopular, unlovable, unlaid. But the undeniable truth was that he was cool in his dysfunctional way, and we loved it when he didn’t compromise himself and yet got the girl on his own terms.
But what would have happened to him if he hadn’t got the girl at all?
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) is the older version of that John Cusack hero.
John Cusack's winning turn in Grosse Pointe Blank stands as a compelling companion piece to his work in Say Anything...
There was a time when John Cusack was the go-to guy for smart, funny teenager roles that nobody but the audience were meant to like. It was a skilful trick to pull; in the 1980s Cusack, in great films such as The Sure Thing and Say Anything, touched a chord with those who considered themselves to be facing the same problems as the characters he played: unpopular, unlovable, unlaid. But the undeniable truth was that he was cool in his dysfunctional way, and we loved it when he didn’t compromise himself and yet got the girl on his own terms.
But what would have happened to him if he hadn’t got the girl at all?
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) is the older version of that John Cusack hero.
- 9/14/2015
- Den of Geek
When Pulp Fiction opened in theaters 20 years ago today, the mainstream moviegoing audience was introduced to a dynamic new Hollywood talent. Quentin Tarantino was a 31-year-old hipster whose formal film education never rose much higher than working as a clerk in a Manhattan Beach video store. A walking encyclopedia of film history who fetishized some of the more obscure genres, Tarantino had a gift for dialog and his own visual toolbox that expanded the language of cinematic storytelling. Pulp Fiction was the culmination of a two-year stretch where the director went from Nobody to Wunderkind, beginning with the Sundance premiere...
- 10/14/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Here's part three of my list of the most ridiculous and obscure characters from the Marvel Universe. To see Part 1, click here, and for Part 2, click here. I've been spending a lot of time going through the Marvel library of characters, and there are some strange doozies in there that are very amusing. Here are the next ten characters to add to the collection.
The Asbestos Lady
Real name: Victoria Murdock
The Asbestos Lady was a gifted scientist who became famous by designing a flameproof costume from asbestos. She also used a flame-thrower and guns that fired asbestos-lined bullets. What's so ironic and funny about this is the fact that the Asbestos Lady fell victim to being exposed to the harmful carcinogenic fiber for so long. She eventually got cancer from asbestos poisoning and is believed to have succumbed to the disease. I'm not saying cancer is funny, but the...
The Asbestos Lady
Real name: Victoria Murdock
The Asbestos Lady was a gifted scientist who became famous by designing a flameproof costume from asbestos. She also used a flame-thrower and guns that fired asbestos-lined bullets. What's so ironic and funny about this is the fact that the Asbestos Lady fell victim to being exposed to the harmful carcinogenic fiber for so long. She eventually got cancer from asbestos poisoning and is believed to have succumbed to the disease. I'm not saying cancer is funny, but the...
- 9/18/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Good news, Netflix’s very funny looking original animated show BoJack Horseman featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Aaron Paul and Alison Brie will appear on Netflix on Friday 22nd August just in time to binge watch over the bank holiday weekend.
From what I have seen so far it looks promising but then so did Hemlock Grove. Expect a full report next week. In related news, Netflix have announced a whole slate of stand-up comedy exclusive to its service after the success of the recent Aziz Ansari special. So the likes of Chelsea Handler, Jim Jefferies, Bill Cosby, Bill Burr and Chelsea Peretti will be adding stand up shows to streaming between now and December. I have only heard of a couple of these acts but there again one of the best things to do with an hour to spare is browse Netflix for its plentiful supply of stand-up...
From what I have seen so far it looks promising but then so did Hemlock Grove. Expect a full report next week. In related news, Netflix have announced a whole slate of stand-up comedy exclusive to its service after the success of the recent Aziz Ansari special. So the likes of Chelsea Handler, Jim Jefferies, Bill Cosby, Bill Burr and Chelsea Peretti will be adding stand up shows to streaming between now and December. I have only heard of a couple of these acts but there again one of the best things to do with an hour to spare is browse Netflix for its plentiful supply of stand-up...
- 8/18/2014
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Terrific black comedy starring John Cusack as Martin Blank, a hitman whose work suffers when he begins to develop a conscience. On his psychiatrist's advice, he takes a job back in his home town of Grosse Point, Michigan, just in time for his high-school reunion. As ever, Cusack is right on the mark, while Minnie Driver impresses as his old girlfriend and Dan Aykroyd gets some killer lines as Blank's professional rival.
- 8/12/2014
- Sky Movies
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 7 Nov 2013 - 07:02
Our journey through the half-remembered, underappreciated films of the 1990s continues. Here, we look to 1997...
Dominated by the box office behemoth that was James Cameron's Titanic, 1997 was a year of high drama and outlandish special effects. The Lost World: Jurassic Park brought with it a new batch of genetically revived dinosaurs, George Lucas dug his original Star Wars trilogy out of the cupboard and added new (controversial) computer-generated sequences, while Nicolas Cage and John Travolta did impressions of one another and fired guns in John Woo's delirious action movie, Face/Off.
It was a varied year for movies, for sure, particularly by 21st century standards; it's difficult to imagine a British feel-good comedy about amateur male strippers (The Full Monty) getting into the year's 10 highest grossing films these days. But among all those winners, there had to be some...
Our journey through the half-remembered, underappreciated films of the 1990s continues. Here, we look to 1997...
Dominated by the box office behemoth that was James Cameron's Titanic, 1997 was a year of high drama and outlandish special effects. The Lost World: Jurassic Park brought with it a new batch of genetically revived dinosaurs, George Lucas dug his original Star Wars trilogy out of the cupboard and added new (controversial) computer-generated sequences, while Nicolas Cage and John Travolta did impressions of one another and fired guns in John Woo's delirious action movie, Face/Off.
It was a varied year for movies, for sure, particularly by 21st century standards; it's difficult to imagine a British feel-good comedy about amateur male strippers (The Full Monty) getting into the year's 10 highest grossing films these days. But among all those winners, there had to be some...
- 11/6/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
From hospital hallways to haunted hotels, corridors are coming into their own as the entryway to great cinema
This week's Clip joint is by Lauren Mullineaux, a freelance journalist and cultural critic based in Manchester. If you've got an idea for a future Clip joint, drop and email to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Walk with me. TV may have made pacing through hallways sexy, but the movies showed us long ago that the corridor isn't as boring as you might think.
Long and unseemly, they're classically associated with the horror genre, but their appearance in every building ever made means a corridor scene is fast becoming a cinematic staple.
Whether in a school, a house, a hotel or even a spaceship the corridor gives film-makers a location in which to ramp up suspense or cripple viewers with anxiety. After all, where else are all the bodies supposed to go?...
This week's Clip joint is by Lauren Mullineaux, a freelance journalist and cultural critic based in Manchester. If you've got an idea for a future Clip joint, drop and email to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Walk with me. TV may have made pacing through hallways sexy, but the movies showed us long ago that the corridor isn't as boring as you might think.
Long and unseemly, they're classically associated with the horror genre, but their appearance in every building ever made means a corridor scene is fast becoming a cinematic staple.
Whether in a school, a house, a hotel or even a spaceship the corridor gives film-makers a location in which to ramp up suspense or cripple viewers with anxiety. After all, where else are all the bodies supposed to go?...
- 4/26/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Our pick of some of the actor's most memorable performances. What would you add to the list?
John Cusack, star of The Paperboy (read Peter Bradshaw's review here), is one of the few 80s teen stars to have made a genuinely successful transition to adult cinema. From early supporting roles in Sixteen Candles and Stand By Me, through critically acclaimed turns in The Grifters and The Player, to parodying his 80s-self in Hot Tub Time Machine, he's consistently sought out roles that play to his strengths as an actor.
Here are some highlights from his film career, including recommendations from @guardianfilm Twitter followers @Hollywdbabylon, @owenkeats, @missalison, @workdick, @Daniel_Moores, @mwarrilow and @grantcollinson.
What would you add to the list?
1. Roadside Prophets
In this cult film from 1992, Ad-Rock from the Beastie Boys and John Doe of the La punk band X play a pair of bikers on a road trip...
John Cusack, star of The Paperboy (read Peter Bradshaw's review here), is one of the few 80s teen stars to have made a genuinely successful transition to adult cinema. From early supporting roles in Sixteen Candles and Stand By Me, through critically acclaimed turns in The Grifters and The Player, to parodying his 80s-self in Hot Tub Time Machine, he's consistently sought out roles that play to his strengths as an actor.
Here are some highlights from his film career, including recommendations from @guardianfilm Twitter followers @Hollywdbabylon, @owenkeats, @missalison, @workdick, @Daniel_Moores, @mwarrilow and @grantcollinson.
What would you add to the list?
1. Roadside Prophets
In this cult film from 1992, Ad-Rock from the Beastie Boys and John Doe of the La punk band X play a pair of bikers on a road trip...
- 3/15/2013
- by Adam Boult
- The Guardian - Film News
The last time I saw John Cusack play a gun-toting badass was in 1997′s “Grosse Pointe Blank”. He seems to be channeling the Martin Blank character for “The Numbers Station”, where he plays a CIA agent who must protect “Watchmen’s” Malin Akerman from a small army of gun-toting assassins. All the while trapped in some wacky underground facility with absolutely no cavalry on the way. That’s gotta suck. “The Numbers Station” is the Hollywood debut of Danish director Kasper Barfoed (“The Candidate”), and looks like a good time for fans of action movies. It’s actually the kind of movie I didn’t expect Cusack to be doing these days. Isn’t gun-blasting flicks more of a young man’s game? At one point Ethan Hawke was supposed to star in this thing. Anyways, check out the trailer below, check it outers. After his latest mission goes disastrously wrong,...
- 2/13/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Chicago – Through their ownership of Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures, Disney has released a stellar wave of catalog titles this week, including at least three comedies that I would call great, two of John Cusack’s best performances, and an ’80s comedy that many people point to as one of the faves of their childhood. Pick your favorite.
Sadly, none of the films come with new special features although the ones that had bonus material on DVD editions have been imported. Personally, I highly recommend the top three films, especially the two Cusack gems, a pair of movies that have held up remarkably well in the decade-plus since they were released. Ranked in order of quality (and click the title for a chance to buy each one of these releases) and all five titles were released on August 7, 2012:
High Fidelity
Photo credit: Disney
“High Fidelity”
Blu-ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
Synopsis:
Join John Cusack...
Sadly, none of the films come with new special features although the ones that had bonus material on DVD editions have been imported. Personally, I highly recommend the top three films, especially the two Cusack gems, a pair of movies that have held up remarkably well in the decade-plus since they were released. Ranked in order of quality (and click the title for a chance to buy each one of these releases) and all five titles were released on August 7, 2012:
High Fidelity
Photo credit: Disney
“High Fidelity”
Blu-ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
Synopsis:
Join John Cusack...
- 8/10/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
After the roaring success of its inaugural weekend last summer, Pop Up Screens is finally back with a fantastic line up of outdoor, open-air weekend screenings throughout the summer around London.
Last May saw Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith play host to three nights of pure cinematic gold, all screened to huge crowds in the park. On Friday Ron Burgundy and his boys held court over the park as audiences quoted their way through Anchorman. Saturday we braved the elements to watch The Dude try and solve the mystery of the missing Bunny Lebowski. The Big Lebowski’s tipple – The White Russian – was also on sale at the bar. While on Sunday we feasted on Twinkies as a warm, starless night provided the perfect atmosphere for Ghostbusters.
This year, however, Pop Up has upped the ante and are putting on 7 weekends of film fun. Watching films on a giant inflatable screen...
Last May saw Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith play host to three nights of pure cinematic gold, all screened to huge crowds in the park. On Friday Ron Burgundy and his boys held court over the park as audiences quoted their way through Anchorman. Saturday we braved the elements to watch The Dude try and solve the mystery of the missing Bunny Lebowski. The Big Lebowski’s tipple – The White Russian – was also on sale at the bar. While on Sunday we feasted on Twinkies as a warm, starless night provided the perfect atmosphere for Ghostbusters.
This year, however, Pop Up has upped the ante and are putting on 7 weekends of film fun. Watching films on a giant inflatable screen...
- 5/30/2012
- by Adam Rayner
- Obsessed with Film
Blu-ray Release Date: Aug. 7, 2012
Price: Blu-ray $20.00 each
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
High Fidelity
Two of our favorite John Cusack (2012) movies are High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank, and we’re thrilled to finally have them on high-definition Blu-ray.
2000′s High Fidelity and 1997′s Grosse Pointe Blank and both smart, fast-talking and very funny films.
Based on the book by Nick Hornby, High Fidelity tells the story of Rob (Cusack) a record store owner and compulsive list maker who’s having relationship issues. After his girlfriend (Iben Hjejle) leaves him for their older and very strange neighbor (Tim Robbins, Bull Durham), Rob recounts his top five breakups, visiting his exes (including Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Rebound) to find out where he went wrong.
Jack Black (Gulliver’s Travels) and Todd Louiso (The Switch) are great as Cusack’s record store sidekicks in the film, which was directed by Stephen Frears (Tamara Drewe...
Price: Blu-ray $20.00 each
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
High Fidelity
Two of our favorite John Cusack (2012) movies are High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank, and we’re thrilled to finally have them on high-definition Blu-ray.
2000′s High Fidelity and 1997′s Grosse Pointe Blank and both smart, fast-talking and very funny films.
Based on the book by Nick Hornby, High Fidelity tells the story of Rob (Cusack) a record store owner and compulsive list maker who’s having relationship issues. After his girlfriend (Iben Hjejle) leaves him for their older and very strange neighbor (Tim Robbins, Bull Durham), Rob recounts his top five breakups, visiting his exes (including Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Rebound) to find out where he went wrong.
Jack Black (Gulliver’s Travels) and Todd Louiso (The Switch) are great as Cusack’s record store sidekicks in the film, which was directed by Stephen Frears (Tamara Drewe...
- 5/18/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
With this week’s release of Horrible Bosses on Blu-ray and DVD, WhatCulture! were challenged with chronicling the 10 best hitmen in cinema history… Why, you might ask? Well, read on to discover all!
When your boss is a complete ass, what’s the most logical step to take? Quit, I hear you say… Well, no, actually…because quitting is not an option apparently. At least not to the characters of hit comedy Horrible Bosses. No, these guys answer to the age-old problem of a psychotic, nymphomaniac or just plain tool of a boss is to go out and find a hitman! Unfortunately for them, they stumble across Dean ‘Motherfuckah’ Jones (Jamie Foxx), a not so badass, not particularly efficient hitman (in fact, he won’t even perform the hits he’s that shit!).
What they really should have done though was check out one of the 10 characters below… Although, that...
When your boss is a complete ass, what’s the most logical step to take? Quit, I hear you say… Well, no, actually…because quitting is not an option apparently. At least not to the characters of hit comedy Horrible Bosses. No, these guys answer to the age-old problem of a psychotic, nymphomaniac or just plain tool of a boss is to go out and find a hitman! Unfortunately for them, they stumble across Dean ‘Motherfuckah’ Jones (Jamie Foxx), a not so badass, not particularly efficient hitman (in fact, he won’t even perform the hits he’s that shit!).
What they really should have done though was check out one of the 10 characters below… Although, that...
- 11/24/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
John Cusack, fresh off solving murders as Edgar Allen Poe in “The Raven” and in the midst of playing a real-life serial killer in “The Frozen Ground”, has signed up to play a disgraced CIA black ops agent in the actioner “The Numbers Station”. He replaces Ethan Hawke, who was originally attached to the role. Cusack will star opposite Malin Akerman (“Watchmen”), who will play a code breaker at a remote CIA station in the Nevada desert. It’s a dead-end job for Cusack’s character. That is, until bad guys show up and try to turn the two of them into Swiss cheese. Time to summon your inner Martin Blank, Cusack. Danish director Kasper Barfoed (“The Candidate”) will make his Hollywood debut on the film, directing from a script by Scott Frazier...
- 10/25/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
With Killer Elite hitting theaters this Friday, I thought that ‘Assassin Films’ would make a great Top 10 list subject. We’ve seen a lot of great films with that theme, and some that best remain forgotten.
I present to you my Top 10 list, and keep in mind this is limited to what I have seen and my personal tastes. This is not the be all and end all of Assassin Films, but these are the ones that float my boat. Agree/Disagree? Let’s find out …
10.) Crying Freeman (1995)
Perhaps the most obscure film on my list, and I am sure the fact that I have named the live-action version and not the anime will anger some readers. However this humble writer has not had the privilege to see the anime as yet, and when I finally got to see this film earlier in the year I was impressed. Not only...
I present to you my Top 10 list, and keep in mind this is limited to what I have seen and my personal tastes. This is not the be all and end all of Assassin Films, but these are the ones that float my boat. Agree/Disagree? Let’s find out …
10.) Crying Freeman (1995)
Perhaps the most obscure film on my list, and I am sure the fact that I have named the live-action version and not the anime will anger some readers. However this humble writer has not had the privilege to see the anime as yet, and when I finally got to see this film earlier in the year I was impressed. Not only...
- 9/21/2011
- by Marcella Papandrea
- Killer Films
Can we please give a slow clap to Dustin for his magnificent job covering the Pajiba Love beat yesterday? I love him so, I'll forgive him his bit of libel. (I was not recovering from "I Shouldn't Have Chased That with Tequila Shots Con 2011," I was recovering from "Being A Bridesmaid Is Hard, Y'all, And I Shouldn't Have Chased That Tequila Shot With Cheap Champagne Con 2011.") Oh, hey, what a crazy random happenstance, my first link is about smart kids being heavier drinkers later in life. Mommas, don't let you babies grow up to be teetotalers. (The Week)
Just kidding. To all the mommas and the poppas out there, do whatever you like. Just love your kid. Oh but not too much, psychologists say that'll mess them up for sure. Wait, what? Parenting Is Impossible. (The Atlantic)
Or, maybe, we should all just relax a litte. Dave Bry has something...
Just kidding. To all the mommas and the poppas out there, do whatever you like. Just love your kid. Oh but not too much, psychologists say that'll mess them up for sure. Wait, what? Parenting Is Impossible. (The Atlantic)
Or, maybe, we should all just relax a litte. Dave Bry has something...
- 6/28/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
Have you ever wished there was a sequel to one of your favourite films, but you were worried that maybe the filmmakers would just screw it up? Or are you confident that there’s a surprising story further down the road for that character that demands a Rocky to Rocky Balboa type lurch out of retirement? Maybe sometimes it seems like a pipe dream that these fantasy sequels will happen, but strangely and occasionally – they happen by accident.
I was first struck by the notion of ‘Imaginary Sequels’ when I finally got around to watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off about five or six years ago, and as I watched the film I had this strange bizarre feeling that Alexander Payne’s film Election (also starring Matthew Broderick) was the sequel to this film.
I’m sure that by casting Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister an embittered high school teacher...
I was first struck by the notion of ‘Imaginary Sequels’ when I finally got around to watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off about five or six years ago, and as I watched the film I had this strange bizarre feeling that Alexander Payne’s film Election (also starring Matthew Broderick) was the sequel to this film.
I’m sure that by casting Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister an embittered high school teacher...
- 2/18/2011
- by Owain Paciuszko
- Obsessed with Film
Robert Rodriguez' Machete follows a long line of improvised weaponry in film. Joe Griffin digs out some of the film's most inventive predecessors
Machete, out this week, may not be remembered by future film historians, but it does add a new entry in the strange genre of the improvised weapon movie. Indeed, characters in the new Robert Rodriguez flick use machetes (natch), stiletto heels, corkscrews and pretty much anything they can get their hands on to dispatch their enemies. In these challenging economic times, it's nice to see movie characters embrace lo-fi ingenuity in favour of fancy gadgets. Here is a tribute to the improvised movie weapon …
Lawnmower (BrainDead)
Horror movies are a good source of improvised weapons, with desperate situations forcing heroes to find their inner MacGyver. In Peter Jackson's gloriously vulgar Kiwi zombie film, our hero Lionel (Timothy Balme) fires up his lawnmower and rests it against his chest,...
Machete, out this week, may not be remembered by future film historians, but it does add a new entry in the strange genre of the improvised weapon movie. Indeed, characters in the new Robert Rodriguez flick use machetes (natch), stiletto heels, corkscrews and pretty much anything they can get their hands on to dispatch their enemies. In these challenging economic times, it's nice to see movie characters embrace lo-fi ingenuity in favour of fancy gadgets. Here is a tribute to the improvised movie weapon …
Lawnmower (BrainDead)
Horror movies are a good source of improvised weapons, with desperate situations forcing heroes to find their inner MacGyver. In Peter Jackson's gloriously vulgar Kiwi zombie film, our hero Lionel (Timothy Balme) fires up his lawnmower and rests it against his chest,...
- 11/27/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.00pm Iron Eagle (Movies4Men +1)
When Doug’s father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug’s father after bombing the MiG base. Their only problems: Borrowing two fighters, getting them from California to the Mediteranean without anyone noticing, and Doug’s inability to hit anything unless he has music playing. Then come the minor problems of the state’s air defenses.
9.00pm Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (Horror Channel)
In 1948, a group of miners finds a gallery full of...
8.00pm Iron Eagle (Movies4Men +1)
When Doug’s father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug’s father after bombing the MiG base. Their only problems: Borrowing two fighters, getting them from California to the Mediteranean without anyone noticing, and Doug’s inability to hit anything unless he has music playing. Then come the minor problems of the state’s air defenses.
9.00pm Caved In: Prehistoric Terror (Horror Channel)
In 1948, a group of miners finds a gallery full of...
- 5/1/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…
8.00pm Fifty/Fifty (Movies4Men)
Two bickering mercenaries are hired by the CIA to overthrow a South East Asian dictator. Action drama starring Peter Weller and Robert Hayes.
9.00pm Avh: Alien vs Hunter (Sci-Fi Channel)
A reporter investigates a UFO crash and encounters a deadly alien monster. As he tries to get the local people to safety, a second extraterrestrial turns up on a mission to hunt the first – and kill anyone who gets in it’s way. Sci-fi thriller starring William Katt and Dedee Pfeiffer.
10.00pm Dean Koontz’s Intensity (True Movies 2)
Molly Parker stars as a psychology student haunted by flashbacks of her troubled past, so she proposes a novel and dangerous way of exorcising her demons. Part 1 of 2, pt.
8.00pm Fifty/Fifty (Movies4Men)
Two bickering mercenaries are hired by the CIA to overthrow a South East Asian dictator. Action drama starring Peter Weller and Robert Hayes.
9.00pm Avh: Alien vs Hunter (Sci-Fi Channel)
A reporter investigates a UFO crash and encounters a deadly alien monster. As he tries to get the local people to safety, a second extraterrestrial turns up on a mission to hunt the first – and kill anyone who gets in it’s way. Sci-fi thriller starring William Katt and Dedee Pfeiffer.
10.00pm Dean Koontz’s Intensity (True Movies 2)
Molly Parker stars as a psychology student haunted by flashbacks of her troubled past, so she proposes a novel and dangerous way of exorcising her demons. Part 1 of 2, pt.
- 3/28/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Some people work at a desk, pushing paper… some people do manual labor, working outdoors, or in factories… some manage others and some are managed… but, a select few highly-skilled folks kill for a living. These professional killers are a lonesome breed, focused and cold, fully committed to their trade. If you were ever meet one,well… it probably means you’re not going to have a good day. However, at least in Hollywood, these mysterious assassins are not all bad guys. These movies tell us some of these skilled takers of lives actually have hearts, can love another or put their training to use for a better good. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about the movies that feature Professional Killers – The Good Guys.
10. La Femme Nikita
Ah, Luc Besson with your love for professional killer movies. Where would we be without you? But, some of you...
10. La Femme Nikita
Ah, Luc Besson with your love for professional killer movies. Where would we be without you? But, some of you...
- 3/9/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's been 11 years since the original American Pie warmed our collective schlongs with gooey apple-ness, and that original $200 million movie would result in the proliferation of R-Rated comedies, even before Judd Apatow came along. It also resulted in two theatrical sequels, and about 4,000 straight-to-dvd titles, which have only one thing in common with the original American Pie movie: Eugene Levy, who finds time to appear in every goddamn one of the straight-to-dvd sequels.
We announced back in 2008 that producers were developing an American Pie 4 for theaters, and nearly two years later, and they've finally found a couple of writers to take on the task: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Word is that at least some of the original cast would be willing to come back, and since only Alyson Hannigan and Seann William Scott have much going on with their careers at the moment,...
We announced back in 2008 that producers were developing an American Pie 4 for theaters, and nearly two years later, and they've finally found a couple of writers to take on the task: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Word is that at least some of the original cast would be willing to come back, and since only Alyson Hannigan and Seann William Scott have much going on with their careers at the moment,...
- 2/21/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
In honor of Valentine's Day, our staff will be sharing some of their favorite romantic scenes all day long.
Romance in the movies is usually rewardingly artifical -- some tanned hunk with washerboard abs kissing some gorgeous starlet on a sandy, moonlit beach. It's so Hollywood, and it can be just as satisfying (and phony) as an action movie's bulletproof hero or any comedy's idiotic manchild. Maybe it's not realistic, but the formula works.
I think that's the reason why the "airplane" scene in Grosse Pointe Blank stands out so much to me. It's real. Leading up to this scene, Martin Blank (John Cusack) has returned to his hometown of Grosse Pointe for his high school reunion, after running away on Prom Night ten years earlier to join the armed forces (and eventually become a hitman-with-a-heart). The girl he stood up that night is Debi Newberry (Minnie Driver), now a Grosse Pointe radio DJ,...
Romance in the movies is usually rewardingly artifical -- some tanned hunk with washerboard abs kissing some gorgeous starlet on a sandy, moonlit beach. It's so Hollywood, and it can be just as satisfying (and phony) as an action movie's bulletproof hero or any comedy's idiotic manchild. Maybe it's not realistic, but the formula works.
I think that's the reason why the "airplane" scene in Grosse Pointe Blank stands out so much to me. It's real. Leading up to this scene, Martin Blank (John Cusack) has returned to his hometown of Grosse Pointe for his high school reunion, after running away on Prom Night ten years earlier to join the armed forces (and eventually become a hitman-with-a-heart). The girl he stood up that night is Debi Newberry (Minnie Driver), now a Grosse Pointe radio DJ,...
- 2/14/2010
- by John Gholson
- Cinematical
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