sign of the apocalypse No. 54,437,351

I am absolutely stunned to discover that I didn’t hate You Don’t Mess With the Zohan. I didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it. It certainly was nothing like taking a bullet. Somewhere, a seal has broken, demons are unleashed, and some rough beast slouches toward Hollywood. It’s probably Adam Sandler vowing not to … more…

Blockbuster is run by idiots

The Hollywood Reporter says the company is developing a new service “that will allow consumers to download movies onto portable devices in two minutes.” Got that? You have to get in your car and drive to a Blockbuster story — not forgetting to bring along a gadget that serves no other purpose other than transporting … more…

is it heartless of me to say…

…that I’m not sorry the New York City backlot at Universal Studios was among the assets destroyed in the big fire there this weekend? The usual caveats: I’m glad no one was seriously hurt, it’s a good thing only duplicate video and film was lost, it’s a shame a lot of movie history has been … more…