Feb 14, 2010

70 years ago movie audiences were likely blown away by Lon Chaney’s transforming afro and I increasingly looked forward to what modern day effects and a great cast could do with that story so many years later. Benicio Del Toro vied for the head role of Lawrence Talbot (Larry is too undignified for a remake, apparently) and Anthony Hopkins is the estranged...

Feb 7, 2010

Black Dynamite’s brother has been killed and as an all-around badass, Dynamite must get to the bottom of the case, roundhousing anyone that gets in his way. From Kung Fu Island to the White House, he will stop at nothing to avenge his brother’s murder. Written by and starring Michael Jai White as the kung fu master, ex-CIA operative, Black Dynamite...

Feb 7, 2010

Bad Blake is a drunk outgrown by a country western music industry that proffered his early rise to limited stardom. He is a broken down man driving a broken down truck from gig to gig in the deep southwest. If you’re going to make a movie about a mostly forgotten country singer with wry charm, named Bad Blake why not cast Jeff Bridges to play him? Crazy...