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Old Ass Movies: Midnight Lace

Old Ass Movies: Midnight Lace

Doris Day keeps getting phone calls from a sinister voice that keeps promising to kill her.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 21, 2010 | View Comments

‘Ringu’ Director to Thrill Us With ‘Incite Mill’

‘Ringu’ Director to Thrill Us With ‘Incite Mill’

Hideo Nakata is going to shove ten people into a bunker and make them murder each other. Get excited.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on January 18, 2010 | View Comments

Old Ass Movies: North By Northwest

Old Ass Movies: North By Northwest

One of the best filmmakers of all time makes his best film. Shouldn’t you give it a shot?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on November 8, 2009 | View Comments

‘Taken’ Director ‘Signals’ For ‘More’ ‘Action’

‘Taken’ Director ‘Signals’ For ‘More’ ‘Action’

Two of those words in single quotation marks are movie titles. I’ll let you guess which ones. Suspense!

By Dr. Cole Abaius on November 5, 2009 | View Comments

‘The Tourist’ Gets Traveling Money, Sets Out in February

‘The Tourist’ Gets Traveling Money, Sets Out in February

For some reason we’ve been following The Tourist a little too closely. I’m starting to think he suspects something.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 28, 2009 | View Comments

Review: Michael Jackson’s This Is It

Review: Michael Jackson’s This Is It

This Is It is a stunning look at something that’s both epic and personal. Beautiful. Thrilling. Revealing. This film is a great documentary that delivers a larger-than-life figure in his natural environment as both a mega-celebrity and just a man standing alone on a stage.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 27, 2009 | View Comments

Review: The Stepfather

Review: The Stepfather

This guy has the right idea. When your family disappoints you, clean the slate and move on.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 16, 2009 | View Comments

Review: Whiteout

Review: Whiteout

‘Whiteout’ is a dull thriller that never makes proper use of its Antarctic setting or Kate Beckinsale, its star.

By Robert Levin on September 11, 2009 | View Comments

7 Reasons Why You Should See ‘District 9′

7 Reasons Why You Should See ‘District 9′

I love and believe in this movie so strongly, that I’m urging everyone I know to go see it. And I’m going to see it again tonight. And once more over the weekend at least. Why am I so enthusiastic? I give you seven reasons inside.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 13, 2009 | View Comments

Yimou Zhang Gets the Coen’s ‘Blood Simple’ On His Hands

Yimou Zhang Gets the Coen’s ‘Blood Simple’ On His Hands

Let me get this straight. An Asian director is remaking an American director’s movie? And it’s a revenge film?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on July 29, 2009 | View Comments

Michael Jackson Film On The Way

Michael Jackson Film On The Way

That didn’t take long.

By David Baxter on July 20, 2009 | View Comments

Culture Warrior: The Odd and Wonderful Movie Career of Michael Jackson

Culture Warrior: The Odd and Wonderful Movie Career of Michael Jackson

While it may seem a little nonsensical at first for a movie site of all places to participate in giving the late King of Pop his due regard, it seems to me that on closer examination, the music and celebrity persona of Michael Jackson has played a significant but largely unexamined role in influencing cinematic expression.

By Landon Palmer on June 29, 2009 | View Comments

Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is basically Deja Vu 2: Pelham 1 2 3, but that’s not such a bad thing.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on June 11, 2009 | View Comments

Dennis Quaid is Dying for You to See the New ‘Horsemen’ Trailer

Dennis Quaid is Dying for You to See the New ‘Horsemen’ Trailer

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a truly chilling thriller. Focus Features hopes to change that with The Horsemen, borrowing a page from The Bible … and a story similar to Se7en. Check the trailer out.

By Adam Sweeney on January 21, 2009 | View Comments

Foreign Objects: Restraint aka If Movies Were Sandwiches This Would Be a Sexy Vegemite Club

Foreign Objects: Restraint aka If Movies Were Sandwiches This Would Be a Sexy Vegemite Club

With a dearth in well-known Australian cinema, Rob Hunter finds a diamond in the outback that’s a must-see for thriller fans.

By Rob Hunter on September 10, 2008 | View Comments

‘Werewolf Women of the S.S.’: Comic Book Before a Movie?

‘Werewolf Women of the S.S.’: Comic Book Before a Movie?

A post has appeared on Rob Zombie’s MySpace blog claiming that another favorite Grindhouse faux trailer, Werewolf Women of the S.S., is being made into a comic book.

By Paige MacGregor on July 12, 2008 | View Comments

Bruce Willis Wants to Be Will Smith

Bruce Willis Wants to Be Will Smith

Bruce Willis’ new action/sci-fi thriller, a graphic novel adaptation (what else is new?) titled The Surrogates, sounds a little bit like a tweaked version of Will Smith’s 2004 blockbuster I, Robot. Lets explore…

By Paige MacGregor on July 10, 2008 | View Comments

Donkey Punch is Exactly What You Think It Is

Donkey Punch is Exactly What You Think It Is

Yes, this movie is about exactly what you think it is. Wait no, no it’s not about animal boxing. Just click the link damn it.

By Robert Fure on June 23, 2008 | View Comments

Exclusive: Six Wicked New Images from Pathology

Exclusive: Six Wicked New Images from Pathology

Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston and Alyssa Milano star in Pathology, a sick and twisted new thriller from the writers of Crank. We’ve got six brand new, exclusive photos from the film to share with you.

By Neil Miller on April 11, 2008 | View Comments

Alternate Cloverfield Endings – Are You Happy Now?

Alternate Cloverfield Endings – Are You Happy Now?

The following alternate endings to the film Cloverfield, which are included on the DVD release due out tomorrow, are absolutely worthless. The rest of the DVD, however, is golden.

By Neil Miller on April 7, 2008 | View Comments