January 3, 2010 - January 9, 2010 Archives
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Man, they just knocked it out of the park. Plus, now we know the bizarre inspiration behind Prince's Batdance. (via)... / Continue →
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Drawing inspiration from those pop-ups ads promising a wondrous 3D tornado that will save your screen (and apparently a trip he took to the Ozarks), Bill Paxton has decided he'd like to make another Twister film--this one using 3D gimmicks to make the cows caught in the tornado... / Continue →
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New Kick-Ass trailer, everyone. Your brain will give your eyes a firm handshake for watching.... / Continue →
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Continuing our coverage of the week's most ridiculous film swords, here's a shot of The Philanthropist holding a novelty-size sword designed to make Braveheart look like an asshole. The photo comes from Ironclad, a British indie being described as a "medieval Seven Samurai" and... / Continue →
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Hurry, before it's spirited away! See the low-res exploits of your favorite primary squad with this contraband A-Team trailer!... / Continue →
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How can such a babe be attracted to a man whose head is being painfully stretched by two invisible hands above his head??? It's crazy. Probably my third-favorite wacky dating scenario after jock-dating-nerd-girl-who-ends-up-being-actually-hot and Stockholm syndrome. She's Out ... / Continue →
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Oof, did you see this at my girlfriend site? NBC, the network determined to keep Jay Leno on the air until he dies (and probably for a week or two after that if they have enough Headlines to prop against his bloating corpse), is reportedly looking at plans to move the former To... / Continue →
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Ever wonder what it would be like if Shakespeare wrote The Big Lewowski? Well, whatever. Here it is anyway. Lesson plan tip: read it aloud then watch the movie with your class! (Thanks, Paul Allen.)... / Continue →
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Ut oh, a town has been exposed to a chemical that makes them all insane murderers! Again! With a cocktail of equal parts horror and repetition that's sure to anger some and modestly entertain others, some guy has remade George Romero's The Crazies. Here's the trailer, which de... / Continue →
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A shock to me even though I apparently talked about it two years ago, there's an Alvin and the Chipmunks-style CGI-animal-in-the-real-world version of Paddington Bear coming out, and The Sun claims Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh will be in it playing what sounds like a godaw... / Continue →
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A Miata? Not bad. I've always thought of the Ford Probe as king of outdated sporty ridiculousness, but the Miata certainly holds its own. First Official Photos: MacGruber [/Film]... / Continue →
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From the final battle of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (spoilers!), here's Michael Cera wielding a katana that is on fire as Jason Schwartzman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead look on. If you would like to purchase one of these fire swords, they will be available for purchase at 4 AM,... / Continue →
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Bad news: you're going to have to wait an entire month of February before you can rent Sex and the City 2 from Netflix. In an effort to increase DVD sales, Warner Bros. had worked out a deal with the rental giant to delay all Warner rentals for 28 days after retail release. Whe... / Continue →
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Man, remember being an angsty 15-year-old British girl? Living in a rundown flat, crying, fighting your negligent mum for the affections of her boyfriend you're sleeping with too... God, those were the days. Relive them with this trailer for the UK indie Fish Tank:... / Continue →
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Marking the first time in the festival's history that it will begin with a little girl murdering a bunch of dudes, SXSW will show Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass opening night. If you plan on attending, know this is technically not the premiere--it screened last year for another rile... / Continue →
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Your favorite Twilight hunk after the standard Twilight hunk is getting another big part. With studios insisting Taylor Lautner is destined to become our next Vin-Diesel-but-with-hair-and-a-human's-voice, Skydance Productions has entrusted the walking Bowflex ad to the lead in ... / Continue →
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I hope you weren't too excited about Spider-Man 4 or Darren Aronofsky's Robocop remake, because it doesn't sound like either of those are happening any time soon. According to Variety, director Sam Raimi and studio heads are still at odds with the newest Spider-Man script: Raim... / Continue →
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Alternately, Pierce Brosnan in: Death Metal Sage! Or Pierce Brosnan in: Warrior Hobo! Or Pierce Brosnan in: Pierce Brosnan Has Given Up and Is Living Like a Mad Savage in an Undisclosed City! The end.... / Continue →
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Sam Mendes, ol' Sammy M, is in talks to direct the next Bond movie. How about that, huh? The British helmer is in negotiations to direct the 23rd installment of the venerable James Bond franchise. Production is being fast-tracked and could begin as early as June with an eye t... / Continue →
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Today, I Watch Stuff salutes Sandra Bullock for being the first female star to break the $200 million barrier domestically with a film in which they were the only lead. Over the weekend, The Blind Side reached $208.5 million in box office, which is approximately 80% of what the... / Continue →
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Remember how Sean Penn was going to be Larry in a Farrelly Brothers-directed Three Stooges movie, and then Sean Penn wasn't going to be Larry in a Farrelly Brothers-directed Three Stooges movie because he decided he'd rather stay home and watch his marriage to Princess Bride cr... / Continue →
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If you haven't seen Avatar, or couldn't deduce from the trailers, the alien lady and the pseudo-alien guy get a little H & H (hot and heavy) over the course of the film. Ultimately, to the dismay of the horny, the full act (SEX) was never shown, but in a recent interview, James... / Continue →
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I don't know why it took so long for this 2007 relic to cross my e-desk, but here it is. At last, Arnold Schwarzenegger joins The Coasters for a stirring rendition of "Yakety Yak." And because anyone who's seen Twins will now be furious at the flagrant omission, here's Arnold ... / Continue →
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What do you think this is about? a. John Travolta as whatever G.I. Joe had a rocket launcher b. John Travolta as Kane from the Command & Conquer series c. John Travolta chewing the scenery so hard that he looks like Marmaduke ruining a shoe d. Terrorists! Video answer:... / Continue →
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Despite a 1984 David Lynch film and a more in-depth 2000 miniseries, a proper adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi epic, Dune, still eludes us. At least according to nerds. They're all, "Ooooooh, I love you, Dune! No one does you justice, Dune! Kiss me, Dune! Mmmm, spices!... / Continue →
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Movie news is still slow, bogged down with holiday residue, so, hey, let's see if any extremely small humans want to be diminutive action heroes... Yes, indeed one does: In an interview with Parade magazine, [Verne Troyer] argued that his 2ft 8in height should not count again... / Continue →
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Prepare to be terrified of bag-head boys who have been placed in institutionalized care... again! The Orphanage is getting a remake that would make all the Spanish dialogue English, and the director of Arlington Road, 7 episodes of Cold Case, and U2 3D (the first film to realiz... / Continue →
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I know next to nothing about the anime Space Battleship Yamato aside from it being about a battleship that is in space, but I do know from this teaser that the live-action adaptation will have a Japanese generic sea captain stereotype and a ship that fires about ten-thousand la... / Continue →
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The fans demanded a sort of Alpine bear in a grandma wig be in the next Toy Story, and Pixar has complied. A new Toy Story 3 sneak peek has revealed a first look at Mr. Pricklepants, a stuffed hedgehog character voiced by decent-Bond, great-villain Timothy Dalton that will debu... / Continue →
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In the box office this weekend, Avatar maintained the top spot yet again, earning the highest gross ever in a third weekend and highest for New Year's Day. The gal-ditches-her-uptight-fiance-for-laid-back-guy romantic comedy Leap Year comes out next week, though, so this can't ... / Continue →
