Killer Joe

Things start off desperately in Killer Joe when local drug dealer Chris Smith (played by Emile Hirsch) finds himself owing six grand to his supplier. With no honest way of making that kind of money, he decides that the easiest and quickest solution is to hire a contract killer to off his mother for her […]

Joss Whedon and Marvel Taking Relationship to Next Stage

Variety.com reports that Joss Whedon will (wait for it… wait for it…) write and direct The Avengers sequel. Not a huge surprise there given the massive success of Avengers, but still it’s good to know that the next installment will be in good hands. Marvel and Disney (which owns Marvel) trust Joss’s hands so much that they’ve […]

Good News for Dan Harmon, Bad News for Community

It looks Dan Harmon, who just a couple of months ago was fired as the showrunner of Community, has signed a deal to create a brand new show for CBS. There are no plot details yet, but we can be sure it won’t be like Community. NBC’s underdog may have strong critic approval and a loyal fan base (of […]

Is Vince Vaughn Working on a Brady Bunch Reboot?

The answer is not quite. What Vince is working on is more of a sequel than a reboot. The original Brady Bunch followed what happened when single father Mike Brady married single mother Carol Ann Martin and brought her three daughters—Marcia, Jan, and Cindy—to live with him, his three boys—Greg, Peter, and Bobby—and his housekeeper. […]

The Watch (A Small Review)

What’s it about? When a murder takes place in the suburbs of Glenview, Illinois, local do-gooder Evan Troutwig (played by Ben Stiller) starts a neighborhood watch to find the killer and protect his fellow citizens. He’s joined by three neighbors. There’s Bob (played by Vince Vaughn). He’s just your average suburbanite, married with a kid. […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: KILLER JOE

What’s it about? “When a debt puts a young man’s life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.” — IMDB Who made it? Directed by William Friedkin; written by Tracy Letts. Who’s in it? Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsh, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, and […]

The Hobbit: A Trilogy?

So it looks like Peter Jackson is in talks with his producing partners and Warner Bros. to add a third film to The Hobbit franchise. He’s already turned the fairly short book into two films with the first film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, to be released December 2012 and the second film, The Hobbit: There […]