Drag Me to Hell movie review: not your conventional horror movie
I’ve been a fan of Raimi’s forever, since long before he shot to fame with his big-budget *Spider-Man* flicks….
Month: May 2009
Sita Sings the Blues (review)
How does heartbreak become art? Just like this.
oh, and Google is colluding with Disney
If I was furious and bemused about Disney thinking it could cow me into meek compliance by refusing to allow me early access to Up, then I’m simply flabbergasted by what I discovered in the course of preparing the previous post: Google doesn’t want you to know that Disney didn’t want me to see Race … more…
Disney doesn’t want me to see ‘Up’
Oh yes, I’ve had it right from the Mouse’s mouth: Disney will not be extending me an invitation to see its new Pixar flick, Up, before it opens on Friday. It’s all because of what happened in March, with Race to Witch Mountain, when my Disney rep lied to me repeatedly about whether the film … more…
watch it: “Get Rich Cheating Infomercial”
It’s a real book [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.] with a real Web site. via Americablog
my week at the movies: ‘Away We Go,’ ‘Food, Inc.,’ ‘Lovely by Surprise,’ ‘My Life in Ruins,’ ‘Whatever Works’ (plus ‘Up’)
BUMPED UP to say that I’ve addded another movie to my schedule this week: Blood: The Last Vampire (opens in the U.S. in July, and in the U.K. on June 19; it didn’t open last week as I had indicated in an earlier post) — it’s an English-language telling of a Japanese Buffy. I didn’t … more…
new DVD releases in Region 1, May 26
red light (not worth your time): New in Town: Renee Zellweger stars at the most unappealing romantic comedy heroine ever. And poor Harry Connick Jr. is compelling by the overlords of cinema to fall in love with her. [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] green light (definitely check it out): Harlan Ellison: Dreams with Sharp … more…
trailer break: ‘Downloading Nancy’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… What I hear, this is like Crash — the Cronenberg one — but instead of automobile accidents, it’s weird stuff on the Internet that gets these freaky people off. So Maria Bello, who’s into this stuff, leaves her husband, Rufus Sewell, who isn’t into it, for Jason … more…
new DVD releases in Region 2, May 25
green light (definitely check it out): The Reader: Kate Winslet likes books and teenaged boys. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Tokyo!: Think Tokyo je t’aime, but weirder. [Amazon U.K.] [preorder at Amazon U.S.] Pushing Daisies: Complete Season 2: How come England gets an American TV show on DVD before we do? No fair! … more…
question of the day: Is ‘Buffy’ without Joss Whedon the worst idea ever?
Hollywood took a cue from the White House and sent its bad news out into the world on a day when no one would be paying attention. On Memorial Day, The Hollywood Reporter slipped this onto the Net: A new incarnation of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” could be coming to the big screen. “Buffy” creator … more…
