Friday, July 16, 2004

LOTR: 20 Year Anniversary Remake?

This article on remaking LOTR makes so much sense, it's SCARY!

Mandatory Article From Slate

The ironic cameo, just another marketing scheme? Who would have thought....

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Droz or Cheese?

Say what you want about Jeremy Piven's overacting, inane babbling, or even his long-term bout with premature balding. He's one of my favorite actors, and his sardonic wit makes a movie like 'PCU' an instant classic. WaPo covers the man in full blown glam.

Friday, July 09, 2004

Campbell Woes

Arch Campbell rates next to horrible as a film critic. He seems unavoidably out of touch with moviegoers outside of his own demographic (barbershop quartet singers, AARP members, hair club for men customers), and yet NBC's Washington DC affiliate continues to employ the guy. How important is it to have a close-minded movie critic on the nightly newsstaff anyway?