Gone Baby Gone: A Wort Report Review
James Wortman Having just seen Gone Baby Gone this evening, I’m at a loss for words. And as a writer, this means a few things. First, it means that you, the reader,…
Movies
Who’s Directing Clash of the Titans Redux?
Word on the street is that Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Planet Terror), is no longer attached to the remake of Clash of the Titans: the cult 1981 Greek mythology flick…
Planet Terror Hits DVD
New on DVD, Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror represents the far superior half of the Grindhouse double feature, surpassing Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof as an exhilarating reproduction of 1970s trash cinema.…
Robots in Disguise and on DVD
The two-disc special edition of Transformers hit store shelves this week and is a definite buy. Love him or hate him, Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon) has made a film…
Death Proof on DVD
Remember that great idea Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez had a while back? Where they each made an homage to the schlocky trash cinema of yesteryear and presented it as…
An Open Letter to Stephen Sommers
Dear Mr. Sommers, Rumor has it, you have been tapped to helm the upcoming G.I. Joe live-action film which is currently being fast-tracked into production after the success of Transformers,…
Superbad? Superawesome.
Superbad is one of those rare teen sex comedies that transcends its genre and truly captures what it’s like to be a teenager on the cusp of high school graduation.…
The World’s Gone Potter Crazy!
It’s a good week for Harry Potter, the bespectacled boy wizard created by J.K. Rowling. With a hit movie topping the box office and a new book that’s selling like,…
Die Hard is Very Much Alive
Live Free or Die Hard is easily the most fun I’ve had with a movie this summer that wasn’t Knocked Up. It delivers everything I expected from the series (aside…
And It’s Not a Sequel!
Most of you have probably seen Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up, but for the five of you living under the proverbial rock, it’s definitely worth seeing. It’s non-stop hilarity, and I’m…