PAPRIKA finally opens in theaters this week, and I hope everyone goes to check it out. Among other venues, it’ll be playing at the new Landmark Westside Pavilion megaplex opening tomorrow.

I reviewed the film a month or so ago…This week, I have an interview with the director up.

Plus a review of another cool indie: PIERREPOINT [...]

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On Earth Day, recently, I noticed more than one conservative blogger “joking” about how they were going to celebrate by polluting, littering, driving an SUV in circles, etc. Hilarious stuff, right? Let’s destroy our own environment just to piss off some lefties. Naturally, liberals were humorless for not seeing the joke.

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Relax, I’m not going to accuse him of selling out. I’m sure he needs the money for prostate treatments.

I just wonder who decided that he should be the poster boy for a sports drink. True, he looks like he needs to hydrate more often, but I’m not sure he reaches the target demographic.

The new animated series continues the saga with the original characters!

Check out the trailer.

I’m not crazy about the stylized look, but if the writing’s good enough, that won’t be an issue. Looks like there are flashbacks involved, as there are some Episode II Clonetroopers in there as well as Vader and Mace Windu.

Here’s hoping they [...]

well, sort of.

Get your first glimpse at what happens when my twisted friend Chris gets a budget and a megastar to work with.

GO LOOK!

Update: and now that I’ve seen it, I have to say that if I didn’t know enough to get me to go already, this trailer would not have sold me. Makes the movie look [...]

Jessica Alba getting all scientific in the new Fantastic Four sequel. God damn, she’s smokin’.

[obligatory disclaimer: I like all types, and you do not have to look like this for me to be attracted to you. That should go without saying, but somehow it never does.]