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Category Archives: Film

Joss Whedon, Comedy Genius

25-Jun-08

I’m definitely excited about Joss Whedon’s upcoming drama/scifi series, Dollhouse, but now I’m definitely looking forward to his upcoming web series, Doctor Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog. I had honestly forgotten about it until seeing the trailer below.
Neil Patrick Harris plays the title character and Nathan Fillion plays the “hero”… but he doesn’t look like such a [...]

Tony Jaa Will Punch You Into Next Week

19-Jun-08

I’m a big fan of ridiculous martial-arts movies, especially the kind filled with complicated set pieces and moves that make your jaw drop in disbelief. Early Jackie Chan films are great for this kind of stuff, and Tony Jaa has taken that style and ramped it up about a 100 notches.
I’ve seen two of his [...]

Coens, Criminals, and Comedy

29-May-08

This is the first Coen Brothers comedy in years that looks like it’s worth seeing. Maybe No Country and an Oscar win was just the pick-me-up they needed? In any case, check it out:
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The Beast With a Billion Backs

29-May-08

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Let’s Face The Music And Dance

27-May-08

Remote-Free Television

24-May-08

I think Fox has the right idea with their upcoming slate of new scifi series. I’m absolutely pumped about the new Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse. It’ll be the first time I’ll get to watch one of his shows as it premieres, instead of catching up on DVD after it’s canceled. Hopefully this one will catch [...]

Wherein Woody Allen Makes a Movie About People Kissing

13-May-08

This trailer is pretty unique in that it doesn’t tell you anything about Vicky Cristina Barcelona other than it’s apparently pretty sexy… which is kinda weird for a Woody Allen movie. Thankfully, he stayed behind the camera. Someone must have finally convinced him he shouldn’t pair himself with girls 40 years younger than him.
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Sad Kermit Covers Elliott Smith

12-May-08

The above is a re-enactment of a climactic scene in The Royal Tenenbaums.

Chaos Theory

04-May-08

It seems like Ryan Reynolds is slowly but surely working his way out of National Lampoon “comedies” and into actual adult roles in compelling films. The first definite sign was The Nines, which was just about the most meta movie I’ve ever seen that wasn’t written by Charlie Kaufman (and it was 2/3rds excellent and [...]

Publicity Stills From “Will Eisner’s The Spirit”

11-Apr-08

IGN has a few more stills, but they’re all behind the scenes stuff. Never heard of “The Spirit“? It’s Frank Miller’s first foray as a director by himself - his follow-up to Sin City (which is probably why it has a similar visual style). As for Will Eisner, he was one of the most influential [...]