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Favorite Movies: Aliens, Jaws, Inglourious Basterds, the Mad Max movies except the kid read more parts of Thunderdome, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Starship Troopers, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, They Live, Pandorum, The Warriors, Darkman, The Thing, The Untouchables, a good percentage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, B-movies, Westerns

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Sitting pres W.

Posted 18 years ago

If you thought, for some bizarre reason, that Oliver Stone’s upcoming film W. would be an impartial look at the life of still-President George W. Bush, this new bit of “Thinker” advertising should clear that up…

Kingsley’s Persia villain

Posted 18 years ago

I’m not too acquainted with ancient Middle Eastern gang signs, so I can’t be positive what Ben Kingsley is throwing up. But I have to assume it’s evil, since he is the villain of PRINCE OF PERSIA. The movie (subtitled...

Clooney’s Lost girl

Posted 18 years ago

The new leading lady for MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS is probably the lowest-profile member of the production. You gotta give credit to George Clooney — the guy knows how to assemble a cast. Rebecca Mader, perhaps best known for...

Wrestler conf. clips

Posted 18 years ago

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about THE WRESTLER, endlessly cool director Darren Aronofsky’s acclaimed film about an aged grappler (played by Mickey Rourke) battling to make a comeback while struggling to win over his daughter and woo a stripper...

Movie ads on Oscars

Posted 18 years ago

It used to be that you had to wait until the Super Bowl to see the first commercials for upcoming blockbusters. Now you might get a glimpse at them a month or so earlier. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts...

Jack Brooks sequel?

Posted 18 years ago

I got a huge kick out of JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER, a rubber-suited cheapie that elicited memories of early Raimi and fun junk like the GUYVER movies. It sounds like there will be more plumber-versus-beastie mayhem — director Jon Knautz...

Indy Skull DVDs

Posted 18 years ago

Assuming you enjoyed INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, you’ll probably be heading out next week to snatch the flick on DVD. Well, depending on where you decide to crack your whip, you can get various other...

Rewrite Oscar history

Posted 18 years ago

Taste the Max Payne

Posted 18 years ago

It’s almost time for Mark Wahlberg to leap through the air in slow motion while shooting many bad guys (bloodlessly, judging from the PG-13 rating) as rogue lawman MAX PAYNE. Until such time that you can witness the mass-market carnage...

Cronenberg and Denzel

Posted 18 years ago

Filmmaker David Cronenberg may tend to make movies that aggressively steer away from the mainstream, but the guy who has brought us exploding heads, mugwump jism, body horror and Brundlepods may be getting a bit closer to wide audiences. Cronenberg...

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