Tom Cruise: Les Grossman May Be Ready for His Close-Up
In Development By Neil Miller on December 12, 2008 | Comments (9)Its impossible to deny that Tom Cruise’s performance as Les Grossman, the booty dancing, shrewd dealing studio head was anything less than brilliant. And now, Grossman may be making a comeback.
Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 95 – Faatu Barada Nikto
Features By Kevin Carr on December 12, 2008 | Comments (8)Kevin and Neil are overwhelmed with the impending awards season, feverishly trying to watch all the films at press screenings and on studio-provided DVDs. They know this makes you jealous, but such is the life of illustrious film critics.
2008 Golden Globe Nominations: Ledger, Cruise, Dexter!
Features By Neil Miller on December 11, 2008 | Comments (12)The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominees for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards today, laying out what is generally regarded as a relatively accurate precursor to the Academy Awards nominations.
Oscar Beat: Tropic Thunder’s For Your Consideration Ads
Features By Neil Miller on December 7, 2008 | Comments (6)First order of business is to let you know that we did not make the following Oscar advertisements. They are, however, quite funny.
Discuss: What Was the Best Movie Trailer of 2008?
Discussion By Neil Miller on December 2, 2008 | Comments (52)To get us started in this month of yearly recap, Yahoo has released their list of the ten most popular movie trailers based on the number of views each trailer received. But which was the best, really?
Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 92 – Team Fat Guys
Podcast By Fat Guys at the Movies on November 21, 2008 | Be the First To CommentKevin and Neil swoon over the CGI Disney dog and show their fangs about a certain high school vampire. Neil gives some love to the new Star Trek footage while Kevin proceeds to offend him with some smarmy suggestions about the forbidden love of Bella and Edward.
Do not be alarmed — Neil is not taking over the DVDs I Bought This Week column, just filling in for a week to give Brian’s mounting debt a week off.
BD Report: WALL-E and Tropic Thunder Explode in HD
Blu-ray Spotlight By Neil Miller on November 17, 2008 | Be the First To CommentThis week’s Blu-ray Report takes us all over the world, from the deepest parts of the universe to the jungles of Vietnam. It is fantasy and fun, silliness and absurdity — it is Pixar’s WALL-E and the ridiculous ride that is Tropic Thunder.
Jack Black Developing a Comedic Bourne Identity
Movie News By Neil Miller on October 1, 2008 | Comments (4)After delivering solid performances in three very good films in 2008, Jack Black is now looking toward the future, and it appears that he is bringing his Kung Fu Panda writers with him.
‘Dangerous’ Box Office Numbers Reveal America’s Lack of Interest
Box Office By John Cairns on September 7, 2008 | Comments (24)Another down weekend at the box office, courtesy of the solo release of Nic Cage’s new movie Bangkok Dangerous, has left Hollywood wondering, “Where did everyone go?”
Reject Report: This Weekend’s Box Office Looks “Dangerous”
Box Office By John Cairns on September 5, 2008 | Be the First To CommentWelcome to the post-Summer Movie Season edition of the Reject Report! And you sure can tell it’s the post-summer edition, because there’s NOTHING on tap this weekend.
Third Winning Week for Tropic Thunder; $500 Million for The Dark Knight
Box Office By John Cairns on September 1, 2008 | Comments (4)It’s pretty obvious that people out there across North America are just movied-out. Everyone is just sick of movies. They are too busy vacationing/watching college football/fleeing hurricanes to bother with the latest junk at the theaters.
Get Introduced to Les Grossman, Tom Cruise’s Alter Ego
Humor By Neil Miller on August 28, 2008 | Comments (11)Yesterday we showed you our first online look at Les Grossman, the booty-dancing, over the top studio executive played by Tom Cruise Tropic Thunder. But that was just a picture, today we’ve got video.
‘Rain of Madness,’ Tom Cruise’s Les Grossman Hit iTunes
Behind the Scenes By Neil Miller on August 27, 2008 | Be the First To CommentParamount Pictures has officially released the documentary behind the movie Tropic Thunder, known as Rain of Madness, online for free on iTunes. It also includes a few surprises.
The Hollywood Offensive: Islamic Group Offended by Alan Ball’s ‘Towelhead’
Movie News By Neil Miller on August 26, 2008 | Comments (26)Another day goes by and someone else is offended by a movie that is closing in on its release date. This time, it is a group of Islamic-American’s who aren’t too fond of Alan Ball’s upcoming flick Towelhead.
Box Office: Tropic Thunder Hops Past The House Bunny
Box Office By John Cairns on August 24, 2008 | Comments (4)Tropic Thunder ended up hanging on to first place with a $16 million haul. That was not a surprise. What was surprising, though, was how strongly The House Bunny did.
Steve Coogan Has No Shame in ‘Hamlet 2′
Movie Reviews By Kevin Carr on August 22, 2008 | Comments (4)I can’t think of a movie in recent history that has the same feel and attitude, or even remotely the same story. It’s creative and it’s unique. You don’t find that sort of thing at the movies nowadays.
Tropic Thunder: 10 Things I Liked, 5 I Didn’t
Features By Robert Fure on August 18, 2008 | Comments (28)Robert Fure rumbles in the jungle with “Tropic Thunder” and pisses his pant suit while farming lead.
Tropic Thunder Takes First; The Dark Knight Takes Out Star Wars at the Box Office
Box Office By John Cairns on August 17, 2008 | Comments (18)Oddly enough, it wasn’t Tropic Thunder that made history, even though it ended up in first place with a haul of $26 million. Instead, the Caped Crusader set another milestone.
Fat Guys at the Movies: Episode 78 – Fly Me to the Tropic Clone Fatness
Podcast By Fat Guys at the Movies on August 15, 2008 | Comments (2)Controversy is all over the place as Kevin calls for a boycott of Tropic Thunder due to insensitivity to fat people while Neil takes some shots at Tim Shriver. Nothing is sacred, and everyone should be offended at this week’s Fat Guys at the Movies.
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