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A couple weeks ago I attended a screening of The Door in the Floor, which opens in NYC and LA (and I guess some other places) today. And that headline is true. There’s a lot of nudity in this movie: Mimi Rogers gives some full-frontal and Kim Basinger has a few all nude scenes, andContinue reading “WOULD YOU BELIEVE BIJOU PHILLIPS IS THE ONLY PERSON NOT NAKED IN THIS MOVIE?”

So I won’t. I previously commented on McG‘s involvement in Warner Bros.’ new attempt at a Superman franchise. As several other bloggers have noted, the reports flew around yesterday that the director is off the project. Thank goodness. But Stephen at Tagline has written the best and most comprehensive arguments on why Warners should justContinue reading “I COULDN’T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF”

Sharon Stone, obviously knowing that Catwoman isn’t going to do the trick in reclaiming her 15 minutes of superstardom, claims that the on-again-off-again Basic Instinct 2 is now on-again. Sharon , nobody cares. I didn’t give a crap about a sequel in the mid-90s when it might have made a little bit of sense. IContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: IN LIEU OF ANYTHING TOO COMPLEX”

This post is dedicated to the cable-less Cinetrix, who I’m sure could wipe the floor with me head-to-head on this show. Friday night was the premiere of IFC‘s new game show Ultimate Film Fanatic hosted by Chris Gore of Film Threat. While the show is by no means an exact duplicate of MTV’s old RemoteContinue reading “FLASHBACKS OF KEN OBER, COLIN QUINN AND KARI WUHRER, JUST NOT QUITE AS FUN”

A friend of mine is embarking on a very interesting short film project. Ten filmmakers making 10 shorts all inspired by and dedicated to this fair city of ours, New York. Like any indie film project, the most difficult part of production is the financing, so this Wednesday night there’s a little fundraising party. ButContinue reading “IT’S NOT LIKE YOU WON’T BE DRINKING SOMEWHERE ALREADY — WHY NOT HERE?”

Wow, did I want to like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. At least as much as I enjoyed Dodgeball. And in fact, I did like Anchorman, but I didn’t love it. Certainly not as much as Will Ferrell‘s last film, the new holiday classic — at least as far as I’m concerned — Elf.Continue reading “NOT QUITE THE “AFTERNOON DELIGHT” HOPED FOR”

I feel like allowing for a little interactivity. Like a Madlib. As I mentioned previously, I was “lucky” enough to attend a screening of Vincent Gallo‘s new film The Brown Bunny recently. So when you’ve finished reading the following, you can help me complete the following sentence: “I somehow managed to become one of theContinue reading “LIKE ANY PORNO MOVIE, NOTHING HAPPENS, AND THEN THERE’S A BLOW JOB”

The Ultra-cool Australian host gives some final instructions before a mass of people starts running for their backpacks and cars. They’re all energized and anxious, and some trip over each other unintentionally. They’re rushing to drive to the airport, and everything is very kinetic, frantic, rushed. The anticipation and excitement mounts, and everyone is yelling,Continue reading “A REALITY SHOW THAT LIVES UP TO ITS NAME”

I like him and all, but Jimmy Fallon is no John Cusack. Of course, “Fever Pitch” and “High Fidelity” aren’t the same story even though they both come from the mind of Nick Hornby. Even so, I’ll still stick to Fallon is no Cusack. Yet it looks like Fallon will join Drew Barrymore to starContinue reading “MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANY: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM ME ON A FRIDAY”

At least, as we all now know, that’s what happened when Andrew Jarecki started documenting the worklife of one of NYC’s most popular childrens party clowns and wound up with the remarkable documentary Capturing the Friedmans, an Oscar caliber film that unfortunately for it came out the same year as The Fog of War. IfContinue reading “THE BEST STORIES HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT LOOKING FOR THEM”