Archive for August, 2006

Curse of the Golden Flower trailer

by Chris   ⋅   August 31, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

If there’s one thing that never fails to grab the attention of the Academy members, it’s Chinese martial artists abandoning the laws of physics against lush cg backgrounds and swirling, busy textiles, to paper thin narratives wrapped in art house pretense. Well, they’ll certainly be happy with Zhang Yimou’s latest, The Curse of the Golden [...]

[NEWS CAP] 08-31-06

by Kris   ⋅   August 31, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

Bush Goes AWOL * Schwarzenegger Goes Global * Stingy Stanford * Drive-thru 7-11 * Airline Peep Show

John Karr not the killer? Duh.

by Chris   ⋅   August 30, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

So the charges against John Karr were dropped in the JonBenet Ramsey case. I coulda told you he didn’t do it (and did to quite a few of my friends) the moment they caught him. How? It all boils down that simple rule, quoted so elegantly in Enter the Phoenix, “Mongkok for girls, Bangkok for [...]

MOVIE REVIEW [Capsulefest] . Demon Spies, Labyrinth of Flames, Otaku Unite

by Chris   ⋅   August 28, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Okay, here’s another batch of quick and dirty capsule reviews for films we want to talk a little about, but don’t warrant a full review. Up this week: Demon Spies, Labyrinth of Flames, and Otaku Unite.
Demon Spies. Brought to you by writer Koike Kazuo (creator of Lone Wolf and Cub and Lady Snowblood) and director [...]

Saturn SKY.. fantastico or fugly?

by Kris   ⋅   August 28, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

Oh so Saturn made a sportscar? The fairy safety queen of boring rounded edges decided to embark on the speed demon market? Well, it’s a concept that audiences had to be slowly introduced to. In fact, its styling is directly lifted from the Vauxhall VX Lightning concept, but without the trippy vacuum [...]

Lost in Translation: Jism, the Movie

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 28, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

So I was at the local library the other day when I spotted a rather shockingly titled video on the foreign dvd rack. The film? Jism: The Dark Side of Desire. For those not in the know, Jism is another slang term for semen. If that in and of itself doesn’t tickle your funnybone, check [...]

10 Films to Make You Feel Sick

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 27, 2006   ⋅   Comments [5]

LisTen up!We’ve been seeing quite a lot of uninspired top 10 lists these days, and decided to start posting our own to remedy the situation. You’ll start seeing lists of 10 throughout the coming months. First up, inspired byt the recent Takashi Miike Masters of Horror controversy, Dreamlogic.net’s list of 10 films guaranteed to make [...]

Sweet Price Drops on PS2 Titles

by Chris   ⋅   August 27, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

So Dragon’s Quest VIII is finally down to $20. I know, most of you interested in the game already have it, but for videogame cheapskates such as myself, I’ve been waiting quite some time for this to happen. The game’s downright awesome, and definitely worth the original purchase price, but now proves a more justifiable [...]

MOVIE REVIEW [Capsulefest] . Sex, Snakes, and Angels, oh my!

by Chris   ⋅   August 23, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

Believe it or not, I’ve got capsule sized capsule reviews for once. Check check it out.
Sex is Zero - For the first half of its runtime this Korean hybrid of American Pie and Bring it On is the grossest, sexiest, funniest college comedy you’ve ever seen (Seroiusly, Kris and I were laughing so hard we [...]

Bam! Emeril Lagasse in Space

by Kris   ⋅   August 22, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

Recently Emeril “Bam!” Lagasse’s penchant for charity brought joy to the floundering NASA space program. Last month, the Expedition 13 crew sampled his good ‘ol boy gourmet comfort food through a straw. Astronauts enjoyed the famous New Orleans chef ’s spices for space exploration, licking their chops after sucking float-away packets of jambalaya, mashed potatoes [...]

Screwed (aka: Neji-Shiki) dvd review

by Chris   ⋅   August 20, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

If you’re a fan of Tadanobu Asano (and who isn’t?) you know he likes to pick some oddball projects. Likewise, if you’re a fan of Teruo Ishii, you know to expect anything, from the depraved to the profound, and potentially a mix of the two. But when the two team up to bring an influential [...]

Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf dvd review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 20, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

With this weekend of New Line’s manufactured “cult” release, some of you may be hankering for the real thing. A film which plays by its own rules, flaunts its questionable tastes, is made by the skin of its teeth, and throws convention to the wind; a genuinely singular experience a la Liquid Sky or The [...]

Criterion Store Debuts

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 18, 2006   ⋅   Comments [3]

The folks at Criterion have finally opened a web store to sell Criterion/Janus Films T-Shirts, Caps, and the like. The shirts come in some nice colors, and are pretty cheap. I think I’ll be picking up a Janus one myself. Check out the store here.

More Lord of the Rings on August 29th

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 18, 2006   ⋅   Comments [5]

I just got an update from New Line about the new Lord of the Rings Limited Edition DVDs set to release on August 29th. For the record I first heard about these at Film Rotation. The first discs will provide the viewer the option of watching either the Theatrical Version of Extended Version of each [...]

New Shortbus Pictures

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 17, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

It’s pretty surprising how many hits the Shortbus trailer article has been receiving. I guess you guys are pretty interested. We just received a batch of photos from the film. Check them out below.

DVD REVIEW . Shogun Assassin Collector’s Edition

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 16, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

I just received my Shogun Assassin Colletor’s Edition DVD through AnimEigo’s amnesty program. The exchange was pretty darn quick – about two weeks between send off and receipt. Since I’ve already reviewed the film, I’ll just be reviewing the new disc.
First and foremost: the transfer. Since AnimEigo had previously restored Sword of Vengeance and Baby [...]

CONTEST . Snakes on a Plane

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 16, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Okay, New Line’s hooked us up with a Snakes on a Plane prize pack. This bad boy includes a Snakes on a Plane T-Shirt, iron on transfer, Soundtrack, book, hat, and film poster. For your chance to get all these goodies just drop an email to mofosnakes at dreamlogic.net with the subject line “Snakes Contest” [...]

TRAILER PARK . Fast Food Nation, Flags of our Fathers, and more.

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 16, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Fast Food Nation. Richard Linklater adapts the hit book on the evils/health risks of fast food. Funny, the book is even studied in college Lit classes these days…. See the trailer here.
Flags of our Fathers/Red Sun, Black Sand. Two films on World War II, told from the perspectives of the US and the Japanese respectively. [...]

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