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Exclusive: Josh Peck Talks ‘The Wackness’ With Us

Exclusive: Josh Peck Talks ‘The Wackness’ With Us

The star of The Wackness revisits the film on DVD, discusess his possible Nike endorsements, and requests a free Playstation.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on January 8, 2009 | Comments

DVD’s I Bought This Week: January 6th

DVD’s I Bought This Week: January 6th

Brian Gibson loves to buy DVDs. Come with him on his weekly journey into the depths of credit card debt as he tells you what to buy, rent and avoid.

By Brian C. Gibson on January 7, 2009 | Comments

Blu-ray Report: Dexter, Serenity, Babylon A.D., The Wackness!

Blu-ray Report: Dexter, Serenity, Babylon A.D., The Wackness!

Another busy week of Blu-ray releases, everything from fan favorites to more padding for your Blu-ray collection, should you choose to go that route…

By Neil Miller on January 5, 2009 | Comments

Editor’s Picks: The Ten Best Movies of 2008

Editor’s Picks: The Ten Best Movies of 2008

As is customary this time of year, it is my duty (and honor) to present you my list of the Ten Best Films of 2008. And in the past year we’ve seen an interesting range of films, have we not?

By Neil Miller on December 31, 2008 | Comments

Win a Copy of The Wackness: The Book

Win a Copy of The Wackness: The Book

Much to the despair of our own Kevin Carr, the indie comedy The Wackness continues to exist. As well, it continues to be, in my book, awesome.

By Neil Miller on August 11, 2008 | Comments

Fat Guys at the Movies: Episode 74 – The Fat Knight

Fat Guys at the Movies: Episode 74 – The Fat Knight

Kevin and Neil whip themselves up into a frenzy about how ridiculously awesome The Dark Knight is. Oh, and they do manage to mention Peter Dinklage as well this week.

By Fat Guys at the Movies on July 18, 2008 | Comments

The Wackness Smokes the Box Office in Week 1, Rolls On

The Wackness Smokes the Box Office in Week 1, Rolls On

Perhaps we were wrong about Sony Pictures Classics back in January when we deep-fried them for their acquisition of the Sundance Audience Award winning film The Wackness. They seem to be doing just fine.

By Neil Miller on July 8, 2008 | Comments

Win a Copy of the Soundtrack from The Wackness!

Win a Copy of the Soundtrack from The Wackness!

To help get you in the mood to see The Wackness, our Sundance favorite that is currently spreading across the US, we have scored a few copies of the soundtrack to give away.

By Neil Miller on July 7, 2008 | Comments

Want to See The Wackness? Find Out When it is Coming to Your Town

Want to See The Wackness? Find Out When it is Coming to Your Town

We finally have the release schedule for one of our favorite indie flicks of the year, The Wackness. If you are sick of hearing us blabber on about it and just want to see it already, you may be in luck.

By Neil Miller on July 5, 2008 | Comments

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Plays Funny Poster Games

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Plays Funny Poster Games

Jonathan Levine will be delighting audiences with his second film The Wackness soon enough, but what ever happened to his first film, the one with hottie Amber Heard? Oh right… There it is.

By Neil Miller on June 24, 2008 | Comments

The Wackness Red Band Movie Trailer is Not Wack at All

The Wackness Red Band Movie Trailer is Not Wack at All

Oh the relief that it brings to finally see a well-cut, red band trailer for the upcoming release The Wackness.

By Neil Miller on June 19, 2008 | Comments

The Wackness: Luke Shapiro’s Dope Show

The Wackness: Luke Shapiro’s Dope Show

Luke Shapiro, the lead character, must have me in his 5 or something, because we are definitely homeboys. In fact, he sent me over this wicked dope video just this morning.

By Neil Miller on May 29, 2008 | Comments

The Wackness: A Tale of the Trailers

The Wackness: A Tale of the Trailers

I’ve got a feeling that you don’t know much about The Wackness. But I also have a feeling that if you did, you might just want to see it.

By Neil Miller on May 16, 2008 | Comments

New Poster for The Wackness Makes Me Angry

New Poster for The Wackness Makes Me Angry

Late yesterday afternoon our friends at Cinematical debuted the first official poster for one of my favorite films of 2008 thus far, The Wackness. Needless to say, I’m not sure if I like it.

By Neil Miller on May 3, 2008 | Comments

The 15 Must See Movies of Summer 2008

The 15 Must See Movies of Summer 2008

Every year we go through it: What are your most anticipated movies of summer? Which movies will make the most money? What will be the biggest flop? I can’t even begin to think of the infinite variations that we’ve seen of the pre-Summer movie lists. So this year, we are going to do something a little different, but not too far off the beaten path. We’ve set out to give you a guidebook to Summer Movie Season 2008: The 15 Movies that you should not miss, no matter what.

By Neil Miller on April 28, 2008 | Comments

Must See: The Wackness Movie Trailer

Must See: The Wackness Movie Trailer

As you may already know, if you read my review, I absolutely fell in love with director Jonathan Levine’s mid-90s comedy The Wackness. Starting with this trailer, I hope to bring that love to all of you…

By Neil Miller on April 15, 2008 | Comments

The Wackness to Hit Theaters on July 3

The Wackness to Hit Theaters on July 3

Starlet Olivia Thirlby spills the beans on a ‘Wackness’ release date.

By Neil Miller on February 28, 2008 | Comments

2008 Sundance Award Winners Announced

2008 Sundance Award Winners Announced

Juries and Audiences recognize the best films shown in Park City, Utah this year.

By Neil Miller on January 26, 2008 | Comments

Sundance: ‘The Wackness’ Wins the Dramatic Audience Award

Sundance: ‘The Wackness’ Wins the Dramatic Audience Award

One of my personal favorites of the festival was also the hands down audience favorite as well.

By Neil Miller on January 26, 2008 | Comments

Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Wants Some ‘Wackness’; Fans Should Be Scared

Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Wants Some ‘Wackness’; Fans Should Be Scared

Allow me to preface this: I could not be happier to hear that director Jonathan Levine’s dark teen drug comedy The Wackness is about to be purchased by a studio for distribution. After waiting all week and talking to Levine on Thursday about the tedious waiting game, it was becoming very frustrating to see that [...]

By Neil Miller on January 26, 2008 | Comments