The Screenwriter
April 1, 2012
Once upon a deadline fast approaching, screenplay ideas I am poaching
Over many quaint Criterion Collections of forgotten lore
But then I remembered a place to look, a long forgot and gory book Read on…
May the Trailer Be Ever in Your Favor
March 6, 2012
It bodes well for our future that the hotly anticipated ad that will premiere right after the MTV VMAs is a spot for a movie based on a young adult novel. Sure, the Hunger Games trailer was mostly shots of a girl running through trees but it was comforting that the channel that brought us Jersey Shore also had some time for books.
That was August last year and there’s been plenty of times for trailer editors to take the same five scenes that don’t have spoilers and edit them into multitudes of trailers to be released each month. But we can learn something about the adaptation from these brief glimpses, let’s take a look at this trailer.
Antihype! Immortals Edition
November 8, 2011
I hope I’m wrong. I hope Immortals ends up being at worst, a fun-filled action adventure movie that our inner adolescents can relish, and at best an unexpected mythical epic.
But when your production design for Ares, the god of war, destroyer of cities, son of Zeus whose chariot was “yoked with Fear and Terror”, looks like this:
You’re damn well asking for it. My god(s) what a silly hat. Read on…
Six Movies to Watch this Halloween
October 25, 2011
Every time October rolls around, I like to find a nice set of viewing material to get in tune with the darker sides of the human psyche. While it’s fun to bask occasionally in the gore-filled schlock of a slasher grade B-movie, I tend to prefer my horror movies with a capital “M”. It is possible for a movie to maintain artistic merit while scaring an audience shitless, after all.
This year, I found myself gravitating toward some old favorites and some fresh material. The following six choices possess a medley of strong cinematography, good characters, strong themes, and chilling moments. 
Read on…