Yo Joe?
OK, here’s the problem. This is what I want: And this is what they’re going to give me: …the question is, is this going to be close enough? It looks promising, but that’s no guarantee. There’s also the...
View ArticleVision past, vision future: San Francisco 1906.
What struck me about this video…. (Via Car Lust, via Instapundit) …was the way that people kept apparently stopping to stare at the viewer. It puzzled me, until I realized that they were staring at the...
View ArticleMovie of the Week: Firefox.
We’re going to go with Firefox this week because… you know what? Just fly the damn plane. And so, adieu to His Girl Friday
View Article“Why, this is Hell…”
“…nor am I out of it.” Sony Pictures Animation has closed a deal to acquire rights to the classic 1980s TV sitcom ALF and will develop the property into a CG-live action hybrid feature. I believe that...
View Article“Calvin & Hobbes: the Movie” trailer.
Yes, I am a bad man who made you click the link. But look on the bright side: This movie would not suck. It could, in point of fact, be a kick-ass indy film that could say some very interesting...
View ArticleI will spare you the movie trailer post…
…that I often do when I am a little stuck for something that is not political. Usually there’s something coming up that looks cool; but when I went through this site I discovered that everything that...
View ArticleSo, yeah, Dragonriders of Pern flick.
That’s gonna be interesting. Warner Bros. has, according to a story at Deadline, secured the big screen rights to Anne McCaffrey’s classic fantasy series, Dragonriders of Pern. The 22-book series will...
View ArticleMy thoughts on a Missile Command or Centiped movie: …STOP IT.
STOP IT NOW. Some classic Atari video games are heading to the big screen as Deadline today brings word that both Missile Command and Centipede movies are in development thanks to a new partnership...
View ArticleThe ‘Cell’ trailer.
Here’s my basic problem with the ‘human’ zombie concept. Clothes. As in, they’re wearing them. John Ringo pointed this out in his Black Tide Rising series: if zombies can’t take care of themselves,...
View ArticleThis ‘Bright’ modern fantasy Netflix cop movie looks promising.
Largely because of this: Likened to [David] Ayer’s own End of Watch, Bright takes place in a world that blends contemporary reality with a fantasy realm. The story follows an Orc cop ([Joel] Edgerton)...
View ArticleThe “It” trailer.
This is, pardon the pun, going to be a monster at the box office. Bookbub notes that this is only Part 1: “If the film is well received, a second part to the movie may be produced, reports Collider. It...
View ArticleOur long national nightmare is over: there will be a Boba Fett movie.
Rejoice: “James Mangold is writing and will direct a Star Wars standalone movie centered on Boba Fett, the feared bounty hunter and fan favorite character, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively...
View ArticleMy Solo mini-review.
Short version: Solo is a decent heist flick, when judged on its own merits. It is impossible to judge the movie on its own merits, however. Why? Because the second half of the title is A Star Wars...
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