Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” … Read more
One of the great director-actor pairings in Asian cinema history, that of John Woo and Chow Yun-fat, may be over partly due to age. When we think of the great director-actor pairings throughout Asian cinema history, at the top is Kurosawa and Mifune. But we can’t forget Kenji Mizoguchi and Kinuyo Tanaka (seriously, add Ugetsu … Read more
A surprising amount of prominent, classic movies are unavailable on disc or streaming. Recently, I wrote an article about how Ron Howard’s Cocoon was hard to find in any format. It came out on DVD many years ago but went out of print and has never been issued on Blu-ray. You also can’t find it … Read more
If you find yourself sometimes thinking that the Hollywood studios don’t make movie comedies like they used to, you’re not alone. The star-filled movie comedy seems borderline extinct these days — especially the ones that aren’t also big-budget action movies (like The Lost City) or have some kind of high-concept twist (like Strays, where cute dogs speak with the … Read more
French horror has brought us classics of all shapes and sizes, but no type has been more pervasive than the New French Extremity movement. This turn-of-the-century revolution in French film has brought the genre some of the most debased yet artful horror ever made. From Alexandre Aja‘s High Tension, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo’s Inside, … Read more
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has set the No Hard Feelings Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD release dates for its R-rated comedy film. This comes after its theatrical release this past June. When is No Hard Feelings Digital, Blu-Ray, and DVD release dates? According to Collider, No Hard Feelings will arrive on digital on August 15. The … Read more
Journalists attending the Meg 2: The Trench’s press screening were given a voucher good for a “Sharktastic Cocktail” at the theater’s lobby bar. The last time I can recall a studio plying critics with booze before a screening was Cats — and when that realization dawned on me, it set an expectation of bizarre awfulness for Meg 2 that the film never quite reached. … Read more
die hard is one of those movies that I never seem to grow tired of, despite having watched it over a thousand times. The great thing about Die Hard (other than the long-standing Christmas debate) is that you get two movies for the price of one. I think that’s why it still resonates with audiences … Read more
In a new book, Die Hard 2: Die Harder director Renny Harlin says there was a line star Bruce Willis refused to say. Just the fax, ma’am… It’s a line from Die Hard 2: Die Harder that made audiences laugh, but according to director Renny Harlin, star Bruce Willis absolutely hated it and refused to … Read more
Audiences had plenty of options this weekend and ended up splitting the domestic box office between four films, namely Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ($19.4M), Elemental ($18.3M), the Jennifer Lawrence comedy No Hard Feelings ($15.1M ), and The Flash ($15M). Box Office Results Spider-Man continues to soar above all other summer releases and has snagged an … Read more