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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
Likes: Mass Effect, ginger, the 1960s Batman TV show, diversity, Fallout, non-iron read more shirts, Angela Bassett, comics, funk, making and/or consuming satisfying meals, xenomorphs, the Elric saga, weird art, volume, She-Hulk, freeze-frame credits, my goofy cats, green things, transdimensional travel, vindication
Condemned art hits you
Posted 19 years ago
Something about THE CONDEMNED, the latest attempt to make a WWE rassler into an action star, appeals to my base desire to watch burly dudes (and a couple of ladies with healthy lungs) pound each other like there’s a prize...
Gears of War movie?
Posted 19 years ago
Considering how many videogame properties have been trampled on by studios (and people whose last name is Boll), it’s both rewarding and frightening to see another one of the big names get put into the filmmaking pipeline. The latest is...
28 Weeks poster
Posted 19 years ago
Danny Boyle’s outstanding UK pseudo-zombie flick 28 DAYS LATER was a terrifying tale that seemed fairly self-contained… that is until Fox Atomic decided it was time for a sequel! 28 WEEKS LATER picks up a few months (hey, nobody told...
Dig into The Ore
Posted 19 years ago
Just the other day I called your attention to MAX NEPTUNE along with a plea to support all the talented maverick no-budget filmmakers out there. Here’s another, an independent sci-fi short with some rather snazzy looking homebrewed special effects and...
Superman in League?
Posted 19 years ago
Warner Bros. recently announced plans to make a live-action JUSTICE LEAGUE movie, but didn’t spill any details beyond that. Such as: which inhabitants of the DC Comics universe (owned by WB, FYI) would make the roster? After all, the most...
Who is Max Neptune?
Posted 19 years ago
As much as I enjoy bombastic budget-busting theatrical blasts (I am a self-professed Michael Bay fan, after all), I’m always interested in seeing what aspiring filmmakers can do with significantly smaller budgets. Gotta show support for the resourceful “little guys”...
Plissken’s studio
Posted 19 years ago
Now that the smash success of 300 has catapulted star Gerard Butler into the A-list atmosphere, all the studios want to be part of his next flick. But New Line is the one who got the latest prize, Butler’s starring...
Living Dorks remake
Posted 19 years ago
Like a good zombie zealot with disposable income, I recently picked up the German teen zomcom NIGHT OF THE LIVING DORKS. Clearly I wasn’t the only one, since an American remake is already in the works. Warner Independent is behind...
Whiteout gets Gabe
Posted 19 years ago
I think actor Gabriel Macht had a sex change. He might not be aware of it though. Macht is starring with Kate Beckinsale in the chilly crime movie WHITEOUT, an adaptation of Greg Rucka’s excellent graphic novel. The story follows...
