Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
James Wortman I can safely say that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End is the first Hollywood blockbuster this year that isn’t a heaping pile of disappointment. In fact, it’s actually…
Movies
30 Years Ago…
30 years ago yesterday, the original Star Wars took America by storm, ushering in a new era of summer blockbusters and capturing the imagination of young and old alike. It…
“Spider-Man 3” And the Box Office
Well, it’s official: Spider-Man 3 is a bonafide hit. It scored the biggest opening weekend of all time and has banked over $400 million worldwide. That’s a lot of people…
TMNT: To Make New Toys
Haha, just kidding. While marketing has always been (and still is) a driving force behind the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle phenomenon, the new movie is far more than just a…
Gore, Guns, and Girls. Welcome to the Grindhouse
Expectations for Grindhouse were high, and expectedly so. The brainchild of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, this double feature intends to resurrect the long-dead era of low-budget exploitation flicks. It…
The Summer of Geek
It’s just occurred to me how damned lucky geeks have been for the past few summers. Rewind to 2005. We were all prepped for the penultimate Star Wars film to…
Celluloid Snake?
Hey, I’ve got a great idea! Let’s take a cinematic video game series like…oh, I don’t know…Metal Gear Solid, take the interactivity out of it, and cut an 8 hour…
Breaking The Hobbit
The interweb is abuzz with news that Peter Jackson, director of the Academy-Award winning Lord of the Rings trilogy will not be returning to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit to…