What the hell was that I just watched?

Seriously, I know it’s expected to be a huge blockbuster and all, but it’s been quite some time since I’ve seen a would-be blockbuster so resolutely try to sabotage itself. It’s not an unmitigated disaster or anything, but there were clearly a string of very curious decisions made [...]

So, wanna know what upcoming 2009 movie I saw 25 minutes of today?

Go check out my write-up at Deadline Hollywood.

And beware of SPOILERS…

Just in case you didn’t think the Clone Wars movie was annoying enough…

CHRISTMAS HORROR FLIX “ZOMBIE NIGHT” INFECTS

Director Sean Cain helms sophomore effort in December

Los Angeles, CA – Velvet Hammer Films and ArsonCuff Entertainment’s gory horror film “Silent Night, Zombie Night,” toplining Lew Temple (“Trailer Park of Terror”), Felissa Rose (“Return to Sleepaway Camp”) and Vernon Wells (“Commando”) has announced principal photography to begin in December.

Cain’s [...]

For those who don’t know, California’s proposition 8, which recently passed, rewrites the state constitution to define marriage in this state as being between one man and one woman (interestingly, it does not rule out incest!).

Ferocious protests and boycotts have followed. I oppose the proposition, and approve of boycotting businesses whose owners actively supported it [...]

Just saw QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Really don’t get why it’s bothering some people so much.

Which isn’t to say there aren’t things in it that could have been done better. Director Marc Forster is fond of technology in his movies, but usually to more artsy ends — here, he primarily indulges that fetish by playing around [...]

I did not like this president
I did not like the one he sent
To run for office in his place
I did not like his angry face
I did, however, like the man
From Illinois, half-African
And I would like him on a boat
And I would like him with a goat
I would vote for him on a train
I would vote [...]

My reviews of both HOUSE and THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY are up at the LA Weekly.

Remember when I said, about a month back, that the success of such lame parody movies as DISASTER MOVIE and DATE MOVIE would ultimately result in a parody of parodies called MOVIE MOVIE?

Well, I may not have gotten the title quite right, but it’s happening…

Last night I went to a party at the house of Overture Films’ Chris McGurk. Back when he was at MGM, the annual party was always something to look forward to, a chance to eat and drink really high quality stuff while mingling with whichever actors the studio was pinning Oscar hopes on that year.

The [...]