Overhearing two 40-ish women discussing which movie was better: “The Avengers” or “Hunger Games.” Not which flick their KIDS liked more, but which one they preferred. Twilight vs. Harry Potter — who you… Read More →
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Incredibly bad taste and extremely close
Incredibly bad taste and extremely close
Overhearing two 40-ish women discussing which movie was better: “The Avengers” or “Hunger Games.” Not which flick their KIDS liked more, but which one they preferred. Twilight vs. Harry Potter — who you… Read More →
Hollywood speak
A corporate drone talks up the latest incarnation of the Hulk. “His sales are up in a major way. We repositioned him from where he was always misunderstood to now depicting him in… Read More →
‘He was very fat, had short hair and showed me pictures from a funny little book’
After the jump.
Filed under: clip du jour, Film Tagged: Being There, Film, Peter Sellers
GLAAD’s Offend-O-Meter out of whack
A couple of years ago Ron Howard’s movie “The Dilemma” attracted the wrath of GLAAD for using the word “gay” in a joke, charging that it would lead to bullying. In the otherwise… Read More →
Why is Edward Burns allowed to keep making the same crappy movie?
For nearly 20 years the introspective, provincial Queens-bred filmmaker has been making movies about introspective, provincial Queens-bred newlyweds (or soon-to-be-weds) who hang out with their rowdy bros from high school and wrestle interminably with…
Obscure Atlanta laws
If you film a movie here it must suck. Really suck. As in, even morons think it sucks. To put it another way, the Burt Reynolds oeuvre ranks as Atlanta’s cinematic high point (“Deliverance,” a true classic, was filmed in Georgia, not the ATL). The competition: The American Pie “reunion”; more than one Katherine Heigl [...]
9 Circles of Hell Productions present …
A musical set in the 80s, starring Tom Cruise and Russell Brand, about “two young people chasing their dreams in the big city.”
Filed under: 80s, abominations, Film, Obnoxious celebrities
The making of a classic ending
The story behind Being There’s final scene is every bit as endearing as the movie itself (only “The Third Man” has a better denouement): The script for Being There ends as both Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine take walks in the wood. They run into each other. She says “I was looking for you, Chance.” He [...]
Coming soon to the Hell Cineplex
It should come as no surprise that someone gets smacked in the balls.
Directed by McG. Enough said.
Filed under: Film
How did I miss this?
As a fan of old men yelling I can’t believe I had not heard of “Shut Up Little Man” until now.
Filed under: Film, old men
Theme song to one of worst movies ever made rewritten to salute overhyped QB
Yes, it’s come to this: John Parr has re-recorded “St. Elmo’s Fire” as “Tim Tebow’s Fire.” When I say “St. Elmo’s Fire” is one of the worst movies ever made I mean it. For me it ranks second to “Very Bad Things” — a close second. Let’s recap: Mare Winningham in a girdle Rob Lowe [...]
Larry King: ‘Of all the film critic whores, Shawn Edwards is the whoriest’
“My job as a critic is to appreciate the whole spectrum of cinema. As a critic I’m allowed my opinion. I don’t understand these guys. I think as a younger guy I have a wider appreciation for all types of film. I mean, everything is not going to be a ‘Citizen Kane.’ But I’ve been [...]
