Category: New Movies

  • Eddie Murphy to play Richard Pryor in biopic

    On the heels of the post about board games becoming blockbusters, I want to acknowledge this absolute blasphemy. This has been posted all over the internet, but here’s the story from Ain’t It Cool: HitFix and Entertainment Weekly are reporting that Fox Searchlight will finance Bill Condon’s $25 million biopic RICHARD PRYOR: IS IT SOMETHING…

  • From board game to big screen

    From Variety Universal has attached Gore Verbinski to develop “Clue,” a live-action murder mystery based on the Hasbro board game that he would direct. […] “Clue” is one of the few board games to surpass $1 billion in sales, in more than 50 markets. It was developed in England by a retired legal clerk named…

  • The Whitest Kids U’ Know live in Denver

    I have been a fan of the Whitest Kids Uโ€™Know since back in the day when the series was on Fuse. Trashwire even featured a piece about the evolution of tv sketch comedy focusing on WKUK as well as other sketch shows like Human Giant and the short-lived Acceptable TV. Last Monday, I capped off…

  • New article on Trashwire – Ricky Gervais and Tina Fey among Golden Globe highlights

    It seems the entire internet has exploded with Golden Globe posts. Everywhere you turn, there are best-dressed lists, photos, behind-the-scenes gossip posts, and highlight lists. Not wanting to be left out, we bring you our top 5 Golden Globe moments. Read the rest at Trashwire.com

  • Why does M. Night Shyamalan get to keep making movies?

    Trey Parker once sang, โ€œWhy does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies?โ€ and after seeing The Happening on DVD, Iโ€™m beginning to think the same thing about M. Night Shyamalan. Once the brilliant young newcomer, Shyamalanโ€™s talent seems to have completely dissipated, leaving only ego and self-importance. Like the Kanye West of cinema,…

  • DVD commentary tracks can be the best special feature

    For years now, I’ve been quite the DVD commentary enthusiast. It began with the drunken track on the Cannibal: The Musical DVD featuring intoxicatingly funny conversation from an intoxicated Trey Parker and Matt Stone. That track showed that commentaries can be genuinely โ€œspecialโ€ featuresโ€ฆ if filmmakers use them to their full potential. Read More |…

  • SDFF Review: Wesley Willis’s Joyrides

    The ride is not often joyous, but it is intensely interesting and, at times, emotional. The documentary, made by film makers Chris Bagley and Kim Shively, tells a very personal story of an oversized man, who has faced oversized adversities in his life in Chicago. A diagnosed schizophrenic who creates a following on a near…

  • Starz Denver Film Festival: a cinematic paradise

    The 31st Starz Denver Film Festival is in full swing and, this year, Iโ€™ve had a very inside look at all the behind-the-scenes action. With my new job at the Denver Film Society, Iโ€™ve been able to watch this yearโ€™s fest grow from a tiny seed into a gigantic tree of cinematic enjoyment. Read More…

  • Kevin Smith reaches comedy climax with ‘Zack and Miri’

    Zack and Miri seems to follow the recipe for a great comedy. It takes one part View Askew cynical humor, one part Seth Rogen, a sprinkle of familiar faces from the Judd Apatow universe, and a little bit of romantic comedy sweetness, all garnished with a dash of full-frontal Jason Mewes, to make something that…

  • Danny McBride brings home the bacon

    Danny McBride is like the bacon on a cheeseburger. Without it, the burger is still good, but thereโ€™s just something even more delicious when you slap a couple pieces of bacon on top. Like the extra flavor from the bacon, McBride brings that extra level of funny to everything he touches. I first took notice…


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