New ill LYTeracy column is up at GEEKWEEK. Here’s a sample:

Now, can you make an argument that hey, Bram Stoker’s original DRACULA featured some stupid and arbitrary rules too? Yes, I’ll give you that you could: there is no decent explanation given as to why Dracula cannot cross running water, save old superstitions about demons. [...]

I am, as one might expect, disappointed that I did not get the film editor position at LA Weekly. It’s no secret that I have coveted that job for years.

I congratulate Karina Longworth for winning out in a pool that must undoubtedly have consisted of almost every film critic in America. No small achievement, that.

It [...]

“The premiere of DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL in London broke four Guinness world records – for the largest sing-a-long when Andrea Bocelli led the crowd of 13,000 in Leicester Square with the carol Silent Night, the largest 3-D film premiere across 28 cinemas in the UK, the widest distribution for [...]

My kind of documentary. Much like in AMERICAN MOVIE, you sometimes laugh at the funny accents and goofy mannerisms while being totally inspired by these guys’ dedication. Plus the music rocks. The old WWF theme music for Demolition was a total riff on “Metal on metal.”

Thanks to G and his swift snapping skills for the [...]

I thought I was immune to the remake outrage. I laughed at my fellow horror friends who get super-outraged at every new attempt by Wes Craven to cash in on his own legacy by whoring out his old titles. After all, some remakes are good. THE RING, for instance. I happen to like the new [...]