Michael Moore's controversial film Fahrenheit 9/11 has confounded sceptics by becoming the best-performing documentary of all time taking in $21.8 million at the box office last weekend. The Palme d'Or winning film is distributed in America by Lions Gate Entertainment, who picked up distribution after Evil Disney dumped it.
28 Jun, 2004 - 11:10 AM read story |
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Respect for the president is a longstanding American tradition and one that is still very much alive, as the weeklong national obsequies for Ronald Reagan recently proved. But there is also an opposing tradition of holding up our presidents, especially while they are in office, to ridicule and scorn. ? Written By A.O. Scott
25 Jun, 2004 - 3:04 PM read story |
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We thought we?d try our luck again over at Warner Bros. for a "Special Screening" of an unnamed, soon-to-be-released High-Profile summer movie. It didn?t take a rocket scientist to realize that the only flick left in Warners? arsenal that would fit the profile was the one...the only...CATWOMAN.
25 Jun, 2004 - 9:52 AM read story |
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 Thanks in large part to the interest of guy-of-the-minute Vince Vaughn, Warner Bros. has decided to reinvestigate a live-action Speed Racer film. ?Vaughn would play Speed's older brother, Racer X.
25 Jun, 2004 - 9:31 AM read story |
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Documentarian Michael Moore is being taken to task by several groups regarding whether or not he is actually a documentarian at all, according to the Associated Press. ?Maybe his books and movies are just good stories and are not actually representing facts, sort of like the Bible. ? Reason #237million to Vote in November.
24 Jun, 2004 - 6:29 PM read story |
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 Will Ferrell, Nicole Kidman, and Michael Caine will be joined by Jason Schwartzman ( Rushmore) in the remake of the 60's sitcom about one hot witch and the trouble she causes and fixes for her doofy husband, the luckiest man on earth. ?Even though the project doesn't even begin filming until late this summer, it seems like it can't lose.
24 Jun, 2004 - 6:29 PM read story |
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Harry Knowles, the large man and ring leader over at aintitcool.com has seen Moore's monster and digs it and has actually written a decent review. ?Go figure. ?Then go see this movie.
23 Jun, 2004 - 10:08 AM read story |
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The American Film Institute has compiled a list of the top 100 songs from movies. ?Here is the list, in its entirety. ?The theme from Shaft should have made it up higher on the list, but at least it's there.
23 Jun, 2004 - 10:08 AM read story |
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Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, is demanding that Michael Moore rename his upcoming movie, which is currently titled Fahrenheit 9/11. ?Bradbury claims that Moore did not get his permission to spoof the title of his 1953 novel. Apparently, nobody told Bradbury that you don't need permission to parody something. ?I smell the Bush administration.
21 Jun, 2004 - 11:30 PM read story |
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 If no one else is going to write to you about the test screening of BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON this past Wednesday in Sherman Oaks, then I guess the duty falls to me.
21 Jun, 2004 - 11:26 AM read story |
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Dig the Batnews. This may or may not be the first description of the Begins teaser trailer. It sounds legit. Check it.
21 Jun, 2004 - 8:53 AM read story |
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 The maybe good but dumb but maybe funny looking Dodgeball flick from the Ben Stiller movie farm hammered the competition over the weekend. ?Spielberg's Terminal underperformed.
21 Jun, 2004 - 5:54 AM read story |
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CHUD reports that the addition of a new producer to Superman V might lead to the addition of a new cast member. ?But we know better than to believe these internet rumors, right?
21 Jun, 2004 - 1:14 AM read story |
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 It will be here before you know it. ?Some geeks feel like a tiny kid the week before Christmas. Other geeks simply feel like bloated fanboys. ?Whatever the case, here's the last poster before the big day. ?Also, Newsweek's recent coverage of Spider-Man 2.
21 Jun, 2004 - 12:26 AM read story |
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 A sequel to 28 Days Later has been greenlighted by Fox Searchlight Films, according to Variety. ?The follow-up to the popular, low-budget 2002 film is tentatively titled 28 Weeks Later. ?The sequel will likely have a new director and screenwriter and while they're changing things, a new title might not be a bad idea, either.
20 Jun, 2004 - 11:58 PM read story |
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 Super Hero Hype has posted a photo of a mock-up of Fantastic Four orange rock guy, Thing, that was taken at a make-up artist trade show. ?Could this be a preview of what the character will look like?
17 Jun, 2004 - 1:58 PM read story |
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