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June 10, 2007 - June 16, 2007 Archives

  • June 15, 2007
    A typical Chinese man. Always eager to show off their knack for censorship, Chinese officials have reportedly cut Chow Yun-Fat's Pirates of the Caribbean screen time in half after finding our caricature of a Chinese man far less entertaining than we do. A Chinese magazine said ... / Continue →
  • June 15, 2007
    This new poster for Transformers makes it pretty obvious that Optimus Prime is just a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot they've painted some flames on. Source... / Continue →
  • June 15, 2007
    I once got busy in a Burger King bathroom 10 minutes of Live Free or Die Hard (or as I like to call it, Die Hard 4: Someone is Trying to Die Me, Hard, but I Wanna Live Free and Not Die. Hard.) is now online at Yahoo Movies Japan. Medium Quality Version, High Quality Version... / Continue →
  • June 15, 2007
    Someone named Zejr's subscription to Entertainment Weekly brings us the first look at the new Batman costume from The Dark Knight, the first of many ploys to sell nerds and children more action figures. The updated suit has a more segmented look and a separate, motorcycle helme... / Continue →
  • June 15, 2007
    "For the last time, my son is NOT autistic!" The MTV movie blog has an exclusive clip from Hairspray. This is noteworthy in the sense that, in less than two minutes, it manages to squeeze in almost everything I hate about bad movies: stilted dialogue, cross dressing, poorly ex... / Continue →
  • June 15, 2007
    Brains! This looks like it could be the darkest Coen Brothers movie yet. Plus it has Tommy Lee Jones? And appears to have a scene where a guy gets his brains blown out with an air compressor? Count me in. Oh, and maybe I could get a hold of that air compressor so I could g... / Continue →
  • June 15, 2007
    "Thanks, but I'll pass. Also, whoa." According to Club Keanu, the rumor that Keanu Reeves was offered the part of Dr. Manhattan in the upcoming Watchmen adaptation is indeed true, though the actor has turned down the role. I'm somewhat surprised he wouldn't take it, since it se... / Continue →
  • June 14, 2007
    Okay, so maybe this isn't technically "news", but Triumph makes my insides feel like a million baby polar bears. My liver, on the other hand, looks like a scrotum full of varicose veins. Someday you'll thank me for that visual.... / Continue →
  • June 14, 2007
    If I was invisible, I would live in Marisa Miller's bathtub. David Goyer has signed on to write and direct a new version of The Invisible Man. Hollywood has made a version of this movie how many times now? Just look how many entries there are for it on IMDB, and that doesn't ... / Continue →
  • June 14, 2007
    Want to see a clip from Captivity where kidnapper guy puts some human parts in a blender and makes Elisha Cuthbert swallow it? I think we both know the answer. This movie goes where neither Fear Factor or Mama Fratelli would dare.... / Continue →
  • June 14, 2007
    A still from Busch Gardens' Corkscrew Hill ride, which may or may not involve pig boys and arson. Following what seemed to be a winning formula with Disney and Pirates of the Caribbean, Busch Gardens has announced they will be adapting their Corkscrew Hill ride for the big scre... / Continue →
  • June 14, 2007
    Whoopi fights to regain relevance For weeks the housewife and unemployed communities have been in a tortured limbo: who will take over for Rosie on The View??? Now, it seems The Star may have the answer. The trusted periodical, which recently broke a Pulitzer-worthy story on b... / Continue →
  • June 13, 2007
    Anyone else think it's strangely coincidental that the D-War trailer and the Gigantoraptor were discovered on the same day? It could mean that a giant bird lizard showdown is in order. Oh, did anyone notice that there were knights in that trailer? What the f***?... / Continue →
  • June 13, 2007
    Okay, now in this "scene", I'm going to beat a hooker to death with a stick. Ready on set? Director John Dahl has backed out of Punisher 2. Not that I really care, there's no way in hell I'm seeing the sequel to a shitty movie that was a remake of another shitty movie. "I ... / Continue →
  • June 13, 2007
    "Who wants to freestyle?" Screen Gems, a company responsible for more turds than...uh...a guy...that's, uh, always crapping, will be remaking The Big Chill. The movie will likely be retitled, but the original script by [Lawrence] Kasdan and Barbara Benedek will be used as a te... / Continue →
  • June 12, 2007
    Mr. Wizard survived hundreds of dangerous vinegar/baking soda concoctions. Don Herbert, the former children's TV science host better known as Mr. Wizard, died this morning after a long battle with an evil, more powerful wizard. Just kidding! As usual, it was cancer that beat s... / Continue →
  • June 12, 2007
    "Matt Damon!" Alternate headline: Sequels Still Running Train on Hollywood Sam Jackson recently told MTV News that he's working on getting together a sequel to The Long Kiss Goodnight with Reny Harlin. The Long Kiss Goodnight came out in 1996 and starred Geena Davis as basica... / Continue →
  • June 12, 2007
    "Hey, so God, you were just kidding about that whole 'no butt sex' thing, right?" Roughly $25 million in marketing support is being provided by U[niversal] parent GE (through its Ecomagination campaign), Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Travelocity, Environmental Defense Fund, Bear N... / Continue →
  • June 12, 2007
    At one point, Pacey mistakenly believed wearing a canuck helmet would spare him severe beatings. Hey remember those Chevy Chase movies that came out in the 80s? No, not National Lampoon's, the other ones...Fletch. Remember those? Sorta? Well, IESB is reporting that Fletch W... / Continue →
  • June 12, 2007
    In some of the cutest casting that could possibly occur in a psychological thriller, real-life married couple Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany will play a fictional couple in the Guillermo del Toro-produced Birth: Daniel Simpson will direct the project, which revolves around... / Continue →
  • June 12, 2007
    Retiring Bob Barker, now with more feral teeth. Just in case you've been under a rock far from Contestants' Row, you'll want to make sure to catch The Price is Right this Friday, which will be Bob Barker's last new episode hosting the show. If you don't want to fake sick to sta... / Continue →
  • June 11, 2007
    Sam Jackson, who did The Man, The Farce of the Penguins, a sequel to xXx that even Vin Diesel wouldn't show up for, and probably your cousin's bat mitsvah if you showed him the money, will be playing the Octopus in Frank Miller's upcoming adaptation of The Spirit. I don't know... / Continue →
  • June 11, 2007
    I think Jeff Lemerond might be this guy. Journalism is fun! Another crybaby p**** has filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Borat movie. So who was it, you may be asking yourself. The Jewish couple? One of the crazy Pentacostals? One of the rednecks at the rodeo? Nope... / Continue →
  • June 11, 2007
    I'm fine with the occasional "I'm one of the sole human survivors in a world full of freaks trying to kill me" movie, but with 28 Weeks Later just out and I Am Legend and 30 Days of Night on the horizon, this is getting to be too much. You can now add The Invasion to the list, ... / Continue →
  • June 11, 2007
    30 Days of Night, based on the popular graphic novel, tells the story of a group led by Josh Hartnett trying to fight off a horde of vampires. The catch? They're above the Arctic Circle, so it's night for 30 days! Without the burden of daylight, it's a virtual vampire spring br... / Continue →