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Two Reasons why Uwe Boll is Kinda Awesome

You can’t be a self-respecting fanboy out there in the Interwebs if you don’t proclaim your utter hatred and disdain for Uwe Boll and his movies, and to be sure, his movies are pretty reekish, but let’s face it, much of the hatred directed at this guy is just plain silly. For instance,...
April 21st, 2008 | Read More

Uwe Boll: I’m a Genius, Assholes

I love Uwe Boll. Have I mentioned that before? Seriously, this guy makes some of the most horrendous movies in cinematic history, and yet you KNOW that he knows it, and the fact that he can roll with the punches (literally, in one case) is one of the reasons why I just can’t summon up the strength...
April 9th, 2008 | Read More

Mike Myers to Host 2008 MTV Movie Awards

Canuck funnyman Mike Myers (pictured, left) has landed the gig to host the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, Myers’ second go-around at the mostly pointless awards show. It used to be that no one showed up at the MTV Movie Awards unless the producers had told them they had already won beforehand, but not...
April 9th, 2008 | Read More

Uwe Boll: 1 Million Signatures and I Will Quit

I love Uwe Boll (pictured, left). Seriously, his movies are Godawful, we all know that, but I love the guy to death. His latest stunt to rile up fanboys everywhere involves him quitting the movie business for good, but only if all the fanboys out there who hates him manages to get 1 million signatures...
April 7th, 2008 | Read More

Charlton Heston Dead at Age 84

I’ve yet to see a movie starring Charlton Heston that I didn’t think was good. The man simply did not make a lot of bad movies. Sure, over the course of a lengthy career the likes of Heston’s, there are the inevitable bombs, flops, and just downright embarrassments. But to tell you...
April 6th, 2008 | Read More

Tom Cruise Can Eat Planets

I don’t know who Miles Fisher is, but holy crap, if Tom Cruise ever needed someone to stand in for him during, say, an assassination or a repeat appearance on Oprah, he should give Fisher a call, because the guy’s impression of Tom Cruise is spot on. Check out this two-minute clip that showed...
March 26th, 2008 | Read More

Steve Brill to Fanboys Fanboys: Up Yours, Biotch!

You know, I don’t even plan on seeing “Fanboys” (I’m not that big a Star Wars fan, even though I love sci-fi, but Star Wars just doesn’t do it for me), but man, this whole hullabaloo about what’s going on with the Weinsteins and the movie “Fanboys” (and...
March 26th, 2008 | Read More

Michael Bay Likes to Blow Sh-t Up

You gotta love Michael Bay. I’m not in love with the guy or anything, but I dig his movies. Yes, even the Godawful “Bad Boys” films. As a movie watcher, you just gotta learn that not every movie requires the investment of, you know, deep thoughts. That’s Michael Bay’s movie...
March 19th, 2008 | Read More

English Patient Director Anthony Minghella Dead at 54

Anthony Minghella only had eight films to his credit in an eighteen year career, but he sure made the most of it. Counting among his credits were Oscar winners “The English Patient” and “Cold Mountain”. In 2008 alone, Minghella had three films in the pipe — one completed,...
March 18th, 2008 | Read More

Uwe Boll has Balls, Takes on Spielberg

You gotta give him credit, ol Uwe Boll has some serious balls hanging between those two German legs of his. While everyone and their momma is running away to avoid opening their movie opposite Spielberg and Lucas’ “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, Boll has taken...
March 5th, 2008 | Read More

Demolition Man with Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme!

Oh, what could have been. In an interview with MTV, Jean-Claude Van Damme revealed that back in his heyday, and that of a certain ponytailed one, he and Steven Seagal were supposed to star in the Warner Bros. action flick “Demolition Man”, which as we all know, starred Sylvester Stallone...
March 3rd, 2008 | Read More

Gary Busey is Still Insane

Hey, kids, remember when Gary Busey wasn’t insane? Yeah, you’re right, who can remember that far back? Anyways, Gary Busey is kinda insane. If you didn’t already know that, these videos of Gary Busey going after Ryan Seacrest and Jennifer Garner (who has no idea who he is, by the way)...
March 3rd, 2008 | Read More

Whatever Happened to Mark Borchardt of American Movie?

Remember Mark Borchardt? The Midwestern amateur filmmaker featured in the documentary “American Movie”? He was the tall, lanky dude with the mustache (pictured with his best friend, Mike Schank). I really liked the documentary by Chris Smith about Mark trying to raise the money and make his...
February 29th, 2008 | Read More

Edison Chen is So F–ked Update: Retirement?

As much as I marvel at the insanity surrounding the Edison Chen sex scandal, I marvel more at the kid’s game. Again, you gotta consider the circumstances: a supporting actor, mildly okay looking, manages to not only land some of Hong Kong’s hottest starlets, but get them to agree to take...
February 21st, 2008 | Read More

Lindsay Lohan Gets Nude for NYMag

Lindsay Lohan likes to drink, party, and make really bad movies that no one wants to see. And she’s only 21! Gee, she should have stuck to her teens, starring in movies like “Herbie Fully Loaded” and guest-starring on TV shows. With the Hollywood career already waning (did I mention...
February 19th, 2008 | Read More

Is Paris Hilton the Worst Actress of All Time?

Peter Sciretta, who runs the great movie site /film, has an interesting article about how Paris Hilton’s latest movie, “The Hottie and the Nottie”, has been rated as the worst movie of all time over at IMDB.com. Now I’ve not seen the film, and I’m sure anyone who has won’t...
February 14th, 2008 | Read More

Edison Chen is So F–ked

Asian movie watchers will recognize the name Edison Chen. Besides a slew of Hong Kong movies, Chen has begun to make inroads into Hollywood productions, with roles in “The Grudge 2″ and Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight”. All of that success may get flushed down the toilet...
February 11th, 2008 | Read More

Roy Scheider Dead at 75

Actor Roy Scheider, best known for playing the Sheriff in “Jaws”, has died at the age of 75. According to reports, Scheider was diagnosed with myeloma in 2004, and had subsequently undergone a bone marrow transplant. He passed away Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences...
February 10th, 2008 | Read More

A Tentative Deal is Reached to End Writer’s Strike

See that? That’s light at the other end of the tunnel, as the WGA officially announced that it had reached a “tentative” deal with the studios to end the 3-month long writer’s strike that has crippled Hollywood and the viewing habits of TV fans everywhere. Now it’s up to...
February 9th, 2008 | Read More

Official: Heath Ledger Died of an Accidental Overdose

It’s officially confirmed by the New York medical’s examiner this morning that Australian actor Heath Ledger, whose death shocked the world, died of an “accidental overdose” of perscription drugs. Ledger was found dead in his SoHo apartment on January 22nd, 2008 and was pronounced...
February 6th, 2008 | Read More

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