And, for a change, it’s barely even night here on west coast as I begin. * We’re seeing some major league “New Moon” girl-power at the box office, already. $26.3 million, to be specific. That’s just for midnight shows. * Just a few days back I noted the casting of Japanese star Tadanobu Asano as Hogun in [...]
If you're at Value Village today or Friday and see a guy sifting through stacks of discarded videotapes, it may be Nick Prueher seeking fresh material for his next Found Footage Festival show. He calls the touring program, stopping by the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak tonight, a guided tour of his extensive collection of bizarre footage on video.
Hi there, I'm new to the site, but have been writing TV previews for magazines and TV-related blogs for a number of years. Yet I've never before been able to indulge my love of Corrie. Here's my first post. Please be kind, but let me know what you think If only Roy hadn’t picked up the bat phone. He’d be sitting at home eating one of Hayley’s doorstop sandwiches instead of fighting...
Random lunch-time thought ... I finally got around to seeing "Death Wish" with Charles Bronson the other night. I may have seen one of the 80s spinoffs back in the day, but those are clearly parodies of the original. What's...
Judge Approves Historic EPA Settlement: EPA and Florida Must Set Limits on Fertilizer and Animal Waste Pollution in State Waters. The Polluters’ Arguments Rejected in Favor of the EnvironmentA federal judge in Tallahassee today approved a historic consent decree which requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set legal limits for the widespread nutrient poisoning that triggers harmful...
With hurricane season ending, film and TV production in south Louisiana is picking up, and New Orleans is on track to break last year's filming record.
With Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino and Liam Neeson's Taken raking in the dough in the last 12 months, Samuel Goldwyn Films is hoping that trend continues for a few more months. The company has purchased the Michael Caine -as-a-trigger-happy-old-bastard flick, Harry Brown , and will release it in the US next year. Caine plays a retired British Marine in the film, who takes the law into his own hands...
There are several things that a person will probably think while watching the 1972 thriller The Mechanic and these include: 1. Charles Bronson was American cinema's ultimate badass. 2. Michael Winner is one of the most underrated directors in recent memory. 3. The lengthy and almost silent opening sequence is one of the seventies best. 4. Keenan Wynn's reputation as one of the finest character actors...
Originally shot for 3-D, this one still works as one of the classic horror movies. Professor Henry Jarrod is betrayed, and is burned badly and thought to be dead. After disposing of his partner, Jarrod decides to reopen his House of Wax paying tribute to the macabre, making his Palace of Wax a true [...]
Roger Corman, whose low-budget fare includes "The Masque of the Red Death," was "truly surprised " to learn he was receiving an honorary Oscar for a lifetime of achievement.
LOS ANGELES -- Roger Corman, memorably dubbed "the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie" and "the Pope of Pop Cinema," never expected the words "Academy Award recipient" would accompany his name.
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