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Movies ArchivesApril 2 , 2006Vendetta Ice: 1st Quarter 2006 Box Office Report How wrong I was! A few weeks ago I was sure that V for Vendetta would become the first big movie of the year. That honor went to Ice Age 2 instead. more March 19, 2006 D for D-list in Dallas Movie Last week, reports were that Jennifer Lopez had been offered the role of Sue Ellen Ewing on the big screen remake of Dallas. Lopez isn't the only thing wrong with the casting rumors. March 5, 2006 Oscar Crash Crash surprised many with the Best Picture award. As for the telecast and John Stewart's performance, I enjoyed this year more than most. He was calm and comfortable. I thought his opening monologue was so-so, but redeemed by many witty one-liners and observations throughout the ceremony. Read more Feb. 21, 2006 2006 Movie Preview Here is the Culture Drift guide to the films of 2006. In some ways they show a return to form. David Fincher (Seven) profiles another serial killer in Zodiac, Scorsese directs a mob tale (The Departed), Bryan Singer (X-Men) gives life to Superman and Mel Gibson looks for a different ancient language to put on film in Apocalypto. Jan. 17, 2006 Golden Globes It was shtick theater with many of the acceptance speeches the purposely laid back Golden Globes awards. George Clooney kicked it off with a "jack off" joke, Hugh Laurie (House) fished puns from his trouser pocket and Steve Carrell reminded us of his Daily Show roots.What else happened? Who won and how did I do in my predictions? Dec. 11, 2006 Fame Ranking the Batman Actors In looking at the stars of the four pre-Batman Begins films you witness the rise and fall of fame. Like how those who were once top-billed are now less than famous. Or how the guy some say ruined the franchise may be the biggest star in the world today. Who was big then and now? Oct. 15, 2005 July 11, 2005 So Long Slumpy It looks like the surprise strength of The Fantastic Four, opening with over $56 million, will help Hollywood emerge from its slump necropolis. June 19, 2005 Batman Box Office Batman Begins did indeed top the weekend box office and has earned over $70 million since opening on Wednesday... June 13, 2005 Revenge of the Smiths All the talk of Brad and Angelina's African sex romp may have paid off as their film Mr. and Mrs. Smith led the weekend's box office with $51,050,000. May 22, 2005 To Catch a Sith So how much box office ass is Revenge of the Sith kicking? Enough so that within the week it will become the highest-grossing film of the year to date. May 2, 2005 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Review When I was in fifth grade, there was this weird kid who said he was an alien and if my friend and I met him Thursday after school, he would take us hitchhiking into outer space. He said to bring a towel and tell no one. There would be a cool restaurant at the end of the universe, where we would buy some sort of special drink with a long name. We knew he was nuts, but for a second imagined the thrill of leaping into the night, through space to have all kinds of Han Solo-type adventures. That was my introduction to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. March 14, 2005 Music Tales: The Next Wave of Musician Biopics The lurid and lavish lifestyles of rock stars are tailored made for the screen. The success of Ray brings to mind other artists that could fit the same template and who should play them. Feb. 28, 2005 2004 Awards Season Update Here is a set of links to all the major film awards honoring 2004's movies. Feb. 28, 2005 2004 Academy Awards Coverage With no surprises, the 77th annual Academy Awards were split between The Aviator (five awards) and Million Dollar Baby (four awards). Feb. 9, 2005 2005's Most Anticipated Movies Outside of the seemingly unending stream of low budget horror flicks, there are some great films to look forward to in 2005. Here are several. Jan. 24, 2004 The Razzies: The Year in Sucky Movies For those anxiously awaiting the announcement of the Academy Award nominations tomorrow morning, you can spend tonight dwelling with the dregs of 2004: Catwoman, Alexander, Riddick, Along Came Polly, which are all nominees for the Razzies (aka The Raspberries) celebrating the worst movies of the year. 25th Annual Razzie Nominations Jan. 17, 2005 62nd Annual Golden Globes Coverage Despite a surprise or two from Natalie Portman and Clive Owen (Closer) at the 62nd Golden Globes Ceremony, The Aviator, Sideways, Jamie Foxx, Hilary Swank and Leonardo DiCaprio emerged as front-runners for next month's Academy Awards. Jan. 3, 2005 A Record Box Office Year With a Big “BUT” Attached According to industry estimates, 2004 will likely bring in a record $9.4 billion in North America (Canada + the U.S, sorry Mexico you don’t count) movie ticket sales. Dec. 13, 2004 Golden Globe Nominations The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the nominations for the 62nd annual Golden Globes. Dec. 12, 2004 AFI's Top Selections for 2004 In preparation for the Golden Globe nominees to be announced tomorrow, here is a compendium of year-end awards and critic film list The American Film Institute (AFI) announced their top 10 selections for the best movies of 2004. AFI
Awards Nov. 5, 2004 "Revenge of the Sith" Trailer Now Out There This is becoming your Star Wars geek HQ. The trailer for the final film is now available. It is possible that it may not suck! Loads of heavy breathing (of the Vader variety) and a few shots of Natalie Portman in Leia-style hair doughnuts. Click here, or here, or even here. Oct. 10, 2004 The Death of Superman The Drudge Report was one of the first sites to post that Christopher Reeve died Sunday October 10th in New York. Sept. 19, 2004 Shrek and The Champions of Summer Summer 2004 saw a record $3.96 billion with the sequels to Shrek, Spiderman and Harry Potter leading the charge. Those three films were ranked #1 through 3 respectively. August 24, 2004 Crazy Osama Hunter How long before his biopic, Hollywood? There's this dude from New York that has been floating around the Middle East, pretty much freelancing in the hunt for Osama bin Laden August 16, 2004 More Flops of Summer Let's focus on more losers of the summer. {see the shit list} August 13, 2004 Movie Short Notes A new generation of "American Pie" movies with Stifler's younger brother. Without an actual pie in the film, does the title fit? Tom Cruise and Speilberg abandon their current projects to be together (on a film you pervs). A new version of H.G. Wells "War of the Worlds" The top choice to play the new Flash Gordon is Ashton Kutcher? Will Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy" direct the next "X-Men"? August 6, 2004 The Worst 100 Films So what is the worst movie ever? Gigli or Glitter? How about Leonard Part 6? The Eberts at IMDB have compiled a list of the absolute worst 100 films of all time. See the full list here July 12, 2004 (these are the...) Flops of Summer Each summer Hollywood gambles and loses. And being the rotten bastards we are, we think it is fun to laugh at their misfortune. This summer, it's Riddick, Stepford and Jackie Chan in the loser box. June 20, 2004 Four Star Movies  This is another list according to me, but it's my site so what do you expect? This is my list of classic films that have stood the test of time, brilliantly told a story or were perfect in execution. June 8, 2004 The "Monster Legacy Collection" Back in the day Universal Studios could be considered “The House of Frankenstein.” June 6, 2004 Classic "Manchurian Candidate" Returns Before Remake Every time Hollywood remakes a film, or turns a TV series into a film, there is the requisite DVD release of the original source material. In some cases it causes one to scratch their head like the "Starsky and Hutch" box set. Other times it is cause for celebration. Such is the case for the July 13 DVD release of "The Manchurian Candidate" from 1962. May 31, 2004 A Return to the Age of Epics If you are in a jones to see Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom in togas, then go back out and see “Troy.” But if you are up for an old school sword and sandals spectacle, look no further than “The 300 Spartans” recently released on DVD. May 1, 2004 Bond, James Bond: The Actors I love James Bond movies and virtually grew up on them. The "best" James Bond movie would be one that melds together the best parts of all the films: the villains, the girls, the locations, the chase scenes, the henchmen, and even the different actors that played 007.
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