When did Joe become the arbiter of good cinema? In one day, three people defended Batman Begins by informing me that "even JOE liked it." Joe also reads Foucault for pleasure. [pause] Jonathan Crane looks like Zach Braff.
Date Archives June 2005
I'm worried for my tired country
Howard Stern reports that Crispin Glover will play The Joker in the follow-up to Batman Begins. Developing… As Hollywood resorts to adapting B-list comic book series (Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Iron Man), I'd like to nominate an untapped Marvel goldmine. Cable. Son of Cyclops. Kiefer…
Merchants of Soul
The Station Agent (2003) Maria Full of Grace (2004) Hustle and Flow (2005) I saw the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner Monday night. Whiter Writer/director Craig Brewer and producer John Singleton fielded questions afterward. The audience consisted primarily of old white ladies and…
NocturneL Emissions
Ogre on Ishmail's Next-perience: —we tivoed it —so good —the best is the really subtle things —like when the chick gets excited about the beatboxing, and shes goes "OH YOU CAN BEATBOX??!?!" —you hear him go "no" —we noticed that after watching it for the…
Carte Blanche
I realized the other day that I've been friends since childhood with a real-life CTU field agent. In high school, this friend qualified for Mensa and became an army reserve on a whim. After graduating college with a film degree, this friend became a security…
No Hard Feelings
The following is an undoctored screenshot: click Note the website and then note the banner ad at the top. Land of the Dead special makeup effects supervisor Greg Nicotero in Entertainment Weekly: "This gag is the one most people freak out over," he says. "When…
Quickie
You hear that everyone? A gay in gay!
Seven Stop Hold Restart
Matthew West wants to send file You tenacious beef-loving motherfucker… The conglomerate at work: The day before 20th Century Fox's Mr. and Mrs. Smith opened in theatres, Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor ran a segment on Angelina Jolie. In addition to being a United…
High school's over and you still won't quit
day one: little house of savages day two: poser points day three: spicy noodles Right now, video game enthusiasts are filming and networking at E3, opening day for Revenge of the Sith is approaching, and people that I know may be involved in both. I'm…
!pants; !pants; !pants;
The folks at Dairy Queen are funny. Naming a series of tan-colored coffee drinks "MooLattés"? That's funny. I'm sure the DQ wizards already have Hapatizers and Choctoroons in development. Do you think Mancow refers to his wife as "Dairy Queen"? The NHL hiatus left ESPN2…