0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/30/2015
We can presumably all agree that 33 years old is far too young an age to die. That it happened to comedian Chris Farley due to a drug overdose adds to the tragedy, if that’s even possible. Dying that young also adds some mystique to a performer’s career, however. We wonder what could have been, had […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/29/2015
Giving Ted 2 a bad review seems like the easy move, the critical equivalent of shooting at a stationary target from point blank rage. But before you write this off as some sort of snobbery, I ask that you consider that I try to appreciate certain movies for what they try to do. Not every movie is […]
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If you were a fan of the X-Men comic books in the 1990s, chances are you were a fan of — or very familiar with — Psylocke, whether because you thought she was a cool, kick-ass character or, well, do a Google search and see how that era might have set comics back a bit […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/25/2015
Oh, how cool would this be if it was real? A children’s book version of Fight Club? The concept is delightfully absurd, which is surely why author Chuck Palahniuk thought it would be fun to read from his new venture — which doesn’t really exist, in case you were about to click over to Amazon […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/23/2015
One of the unfortunate things about the summer especially from a comedy standpoint is that when a strange or funny story breaks in the news, Saturday Night Live isn’t around to make fun of it. Something even more unfortunate is that Maya Rudolph is no longer a cast member on SNL. Fortunately, we have Seth […]
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Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have finally settled on their new cinematic Spider-Man. According to The Hollywood Reporter (and soon directly confirmed by Marvel), British actor Tom Holland will play the latest incarnation of the web-slinger in a reboot of the franchise. Holland, 19, has starred in 2012’s The Impossible, BBC miniseries Wolf Hall (seen in […]
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NBC has finally done what federal agents Will Graham, Jack Crawford and Clarice Starling never could. The network stopped Hannibal Lecter. Hannibal had always lived on the edge of cancellation, but the series starring our favorite cannibalistic serial killer has finally slipped off the edge. NBC announced on Monday that the third season of the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/22/2015
The trailers for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation are really milking that scene where Tom Cruise is hanging off the side of a military cargo plane as it takes off, aren’t they? Not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s a memorably impressive shot and might end up being even better within the context of […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/19/2015
Forgive the obvious statement, but divorce can be an ugly circumstance between former husband and wife, leading each side to do or say some things they might not otherwise. Among the painful aspects of the fallout from a broken marriage is for the couple to split its belongings. This is open to interpretation, but one […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/18/2015
Now this should be interesting. WTF with Marc Maron is one of the most popular podcasts on the internet (including 100 million downloads on iTunes), featuring interviews with fellow comedians in addition to musicians, actors, filmmakers and writers. (The chats are often recorded in Maron’s garage, which he converted into a podcast recording studio.) In the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/17/2015
A couple of weekends ago, when Spy and Entourage were the big releases at the movies, another gem was released somewhat under the radar at your local theater. If you’re a movie buff, you’re probably already aware of Love & Mercy, a clever, compelling biopic about musician Brian Wilson. (The pitcher Brian Wilson can only […]
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This past weekend, Jurassic World surpassed the domestic box office record set by The Avengers in 2012, earning $204.8 million in U.S. theaters (topping the $207.4 million Marvel earned with its superhero blockbuster). If there were any questions as to whether or not Marvel might be upset or disappointed about that, studio president Kevin Feige […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/15/2015
Rupert Wyatt directed one of the most pleasant surprises in recent movie memory, 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. What looked as if it could be a mediocre prequel or reboot turned out to be a thrilling, compelling sci-fi film with an excellent motion capture performance from Andy Serkis as Caesar, whose brain […]
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During interviews to promote Jurassic World, Chris Pratt said that the original (1993) Jurassic Park was his Star Wars, the movie that showed him how special a summer blockbuster could be, compelling him to see it multiple times (on opening weekend). Given its record box office, earning an estimated $209 million in U.S. theaters (and […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/12/2015
If he isn’t already The Big Thing, Chris Pratt is certainly The Next Big Thing, coming off his starring role in Guardians of the Galaxy and following it up with the lead in Jurassic World. Going from a supporting player on Parks and Recreation to headlining summer blockbusters certainly demonstrates Pratt’s range as an actor. […]
