Vulture (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
We suppose it makes sense for studios to give Ain't It Cool News's Harry Knowles, the Internet's easiest critic, an early look at geek-baiting stinkers like G.I. Joe , The Phantom Menace , and Watchmen , with the tacit understanding that he likes everything and will lavish them with barely intelligible raves — but why Peter Jackson's presumed Oscar contender, The Lovely Bones ,...
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... a few moments where we are all collectively geeking out over the same things. Rick Baker: Hey Harry, it’s nice to see you.Harry: Hey Rick, it’s nice seeing you again.Rick Baker: Crazy stuff.Harry: Just fun. It’s way more exactly what I want to see from you than when I visited you on THE GRINCH. I loved THE GRINCH stuff, but WOLFMAN stuff is my favorite.Rick Baker: Yeah, it’s...
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Tipped off by my super-secret contact in the funny book world, I learn that CHUD’s Devin Faraci has stolen the images that follow from Harry Knowles Twitter feed. So, in turn, I’m stealing these from Devin. If you know your silver age comics and your movies you’ll get this instantly. If not, all I can say [...]
/Film (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... that Avatar may premiere at Butt-Numb-A-Thon, the 24-hour film festival curated each December by Harry Knowles. More than a few high-profile films have had their debut at the geek-fest, such as There Will Be Blood two years ago. BNAT takes place Dec 12-13, just a few ...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The first reviews for Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones are beginning to pour in, and, naturally (for a popular, fan-friendly director like Jackson), there are the raves (Harry Knowles from AICN) and the pans ( Todd McCarthy from Variety ). Just posted this evening over at Variety , McCarthy's review is perhaps the hardest one to swallow. Essentially his biggest problem with the movie...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones premiered in London last night and, astonishingly, not everyone is as enthusiastic as Harry Knowles . Total Film and the Sun loved it, but the Guardian gives it two stars, apparently because it does not feature enough rape and murder: "[ Lovely Bones ] is so infuriatingly coy, and so desperate to preserve the modesty of its soulful victim that it...
Final Cut (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... shows a growing confidence. A movie is a different animal to a book and shouldn't copy it." Harry Knowles - 'A lovely brutal film' "This is a lovely film about the toughest of times. The film is reassuring in a slightly karmic way, it is never exploitive - but is instead, incredibly personal." Screen "Jackson captures the grim essence of the novel even while compressing...
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... a new buzzword. * And’s that’s not all. Anne Thompson has the scoop that “Avatar” may premiere at Harry Knowles’ annual, 24-hour invitation-only Butt-Numb-A-Thon despite some issues between Knowles and Fox. Also, you’ve probably heard about/seen this already, but the movie and writer-director James Cameron got the “ 60 Minutes ” treatment Sunday night. Nothing earth shattering...
Hollywood Elsewhere (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... me!...look at what I can do!"), it can also be argued or at least suspected that AICN's Harry Knowles is in the tank for Jackson, and has been there for many, many years. Knowles has called The Lovely Bones an "incredibly lovely film." He later says it "will be one of...
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
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comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
found this after Harry Knowles' tweeted pictures of Jack Kirby-esque covers for a possible Inglorious Basterds comic book series. http://www.examiner.com/x-25720-Orlando-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Inglorious-basterds-comic-book
JoBlo (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Quentin Tarantino's WWII opus INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS may have already left theaters, but it's obviously been artistically inspirational. These astonishing, pulse-pounding images in the retro style of legendary artist Jack Kirby were unveiled on the Twitter page of AICN overlord Harry Knowles. With nary an explanation for their unmistakable coolness, we're left to ponder the idea of the...
Social Media (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
At The CMO Club Summit in San Francisco, I spoke with film producer Jon Landau (“Titanic,” “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” and the upcoming “Avatar”) about keeping film bloggers, like “Ain’t It Cool News” Harry Knowles, in the loop even when you’re in the middle of production. David Spark helps businesses grow by developing thought...
Twitch (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
After mining Harry Knowles' Twitter Feed , Devin Faraci of CHUD.com found and posted five incredible faux-comic book covers for Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds drawn in the style of Marvel Comics legend Jack Kirby. Here's hoping this inspires an actual comic book adaptation in this style.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The clock is ticking, and "2012" aims to show all Twitter followers of Harry Knowles just how freaking awesome the apocalypse will be - Los Angeles slides into the sea, Vegas into the desert, and Yellowstone simply explodes (something that crossed the mind of anybody who tried to sit through that Ken Burns documentary).
