A ‘Piranha 3D’ Sequel Is Spawning!
James Wortman We’re all a bit baffled by the surprise success of Piranha 3D—Alexandre Aja’s three-dimensional rehash of Joe Dante’s 1978 schlocky creature flick—but with a $10 million opening weekend and a…
August 2010
A ‘Today’ Interview Strikes Back
I came across this gem on Topless Robot earlier today. Video website Devour recently unearthed a 1980 Today interview with Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill, which aired just one week…
Bryan Singer Reveals ‘X-Men: First Class’ Details
Call me a cynic, but I just haven’t been able to muster up any real excitement about Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class recently. Yes, based on what we saw with…
Looking Back and Moving Forward at Star Wars Celebration V
As most geeks are probably well aware, Star Wars Celebration V took place this past weekend in Orlando (ha, Lando). This particular Force-centric convention celebrated the 30th anniversary of The…
‘BioShock’ Takes to the Skies
As much as I loved the original 2007 BioShock, I could never bring myself to purchase its sequel, released earlier this year. I’d heard good things, but the general critical…
The Spider-Man Musical’s in Full Swing?
Troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark—featuring music by U2’s Bono and The Edge—is apparently finally happening, with an official opening night set for December 21. According to The…
This ‘Yogi Bear’ Poster Gave Me Nightmares
During my routine perusal of nerd news blog Topless Robot yesterday, I came across this startling new poster for Warner Bros. CGI/live-action Yogi Bear movie, which hits theaters later this…
The Italian Stallion in the Millennium Falcon?
It’s pretty safe to say that Star Wars would have been a lot different if Sylvester Stallone—not Harrison Ford—had played rogue smuggler-turned-hero Han Solo. But guess what? It very well…
‘Kick-Ass’ Indeed
Kick-Ass is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Here’s an excerpt from my review of the film, originally published on Broken Frontier earlier this year. If a movie bears the…
The Thing Is …
Although hardly the biggest problem with Fox’s Fantastic Four films, most fans pretty much hated Michael Chiklis’ awkward, foamy Thing costume, which more closely resembled delicious sponge cake than not-so-delicious…