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Movies We Love: Big Fish

Movies We Love: Big Fish

Will Bloom struggles to reconnect with his father Edward Bloom as Ed’s entire life is retold in epic, tall tale-style, and Tim Burton discovers primary colors.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 16, 2009 | Comments

Why Josh Olson is an Asshole

Why Josh Olson is an Asshole

The Village Voice lists the man who recently penned I Will Not Read Your F*cking Script as the “A History of Violence screenwriter,” but I prefer to think of him as the writer/director of direct-to-DVD masterpiece Infested.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 14, 2009 | Comments

John August Explains The Death of ‘Shazam!’

John August Explains The Death of ‘Shazam!’

As scribe John August explained on his personal blog yesterday, Shazam! has died in the script stage due to some cold feet and misguided direction of the execs at Warner Bros.

By Neil Miller on January 6, 2009 | Comments

DVD Review: The Nines

DVD Review: The Nines

Part One:
Gary is upside down. After a handle of booze and a sizable crack rock, Gary (Ryan Reynolds) lands his car upside down the old fashioned way and ends up under house arrest with a cheery publicist named Margaret (Melissa McCarthy). He’s hoping a romance with his mysterious neighbor Sarah (Hope Davis) will cure [...]

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 30, 2008 | Comments

‘Shazam!’ Gets a New Title

‘Shazam!’ Gets a New Title

Perhaps to avoid confusions and comparisons to the 1996 blockbuster Kazaam, the new Captain Marvel project is being renamed.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on February 25, 2008 | Comments