Archive for October, 2006

Ooh, I want to see this! Stranger Than Fiction

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

There’s an upcoming Will Farrell flick that follows the lightly etched drama-indie-esque trail of fellow wacky skitster TV comics turned bigname Hollywood tickets Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler. Carrey surprised everyone in a low-key performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as did Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love. Both of these [...]

MOVIE REVIEW [Guest] . Resident Evil

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   October 31, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Alex is back with a review of the oft-hated Resident Evil adaptation. I know Kris and I dug it, but we’re pretty big fans of the games. So what does an unbiased third party like Alex think? Read on.
Resident Evil is by far one of the scariest games to come out of Capcom’s evil lineup, [...]

Incubus, the first Direct-to-Download movie

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   October 31, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

So today marks the release of New Line’s Incubus, starring Tara Reid. No, it’s not a remake of the Shatner film where he spoke the made up language. Having Tara Reid in a remake of a Shatner film would piss off Shatner fans something fierce. Actually, it looks more like a take on Gantz, crossed [...]

Ron Perlman and Kelly Hu sign on for Afro Samurai

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   October 30, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Just received this press release this morning. Ron Perlman and Kelly Hu will be joining Samuel L. Jackson in providing the American voices for Gonzo Entertainment’s Afro Samurai. All in all the project sounds pretty darn cool. Now if they could just get Jim Kelly to do some guest voices, the series would be golden.
Press [...]

Halloween Movie List 2006

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   October 27, 2006   ⋅   Comments [4]

It’s that time of year again. Time for Dreamlogic’s Halloween List, 2006. We’ve made sure to recommend films that we didn’t mention in previous years, and include a range of titles to suit all tastes. You can check out last year’s list, here. As always, feel free to post your list below. On with the [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Kirei

by Chris   ⋅   October 27, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

It’s no secret there are more ugly people on this planet than ever before. It’s simple mathematics really. The population’s ever increasing, and only roughly 3 in 10 babies will grow up to be attractive adults. Sure, proportionally there should be roughly the same percentage of ugly people as in days of yore, but toss [...]

MOVIE REVIEW [SCREENER] . Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

by Kris   ⋅   October 26, 2006   ⋅   Comments [6]

Chris and I love gore gore horrorfests, but no scene ever made me want to shield my eyes and turn away as did a certain clip in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. It started out as a fair fight between Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Kazakh [...]

Norelco wants men to shave all over

by Kris   ⋅   October 25, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

Perhaps you’re a swimmer jock. Perhaps you are a Mr. Universe competitor. Perhaps you’re like me and saw this advertised on amazon.com’s front page or the ad with the two kiwi fruits. Maybe you just want to hear some guy that looks like a cross between George Eads (TV’s CSI) and Matthew [...]

Adhisaya Piravi, the “Little Superstar” Movie online

by Chris   ⋅   October 24, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Little Superstar is fast becoming a YouTube phenomenon. Now you can watch Adhisaya Piravi, the movie where all those Little Superstar clips came from, online and subtitled. Check it out here. And, if you like, purchase the film on DVD at SuperHappyFun.com.

TRAILER . Even So, I Didn’t Do It

by Chris   ⋅   October 24, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Director Masayuki Suo’s first film since Shall We Dansu?, Soredemo boku wa yattenai (aka: Even So, I Didn’t Do It) is now up on Quicktime Japan. The film is about a salaryman who is arrested and put on trial for the alleged molestation of a woman on Tokyo subway. Now, being that Shall We [...]

MUNCHIES . Chotos Bitter Chocolate Rusk

by Kris   ⋅   October 23, 2006   ⋅   Comments [3]

They call it “bitter chocolate rusk” in japanese. What does that mean exactly? I don’t know but if it means rough biscotti-like bite-sized discs, then it’s right on the money. But these are biscotti that sort of melt in your mouth because they are so airy and light. I’m sure you [...]

MUNCHIES . Tohato Bōkun Habanero Chips

by Kris   ⋅   October 22, 2006   ⋅   Comments [5]

Hot! Hot! Hot! Habaneros. Those adorable orange balls of fire that are 500x spicier than jalapeños (and what I love to chop into Sunday omelettes) have not only been officially recognized as the Guiness World Records hottest spice, they have also joined my Japanese Snack Hall of Fame. I absolutely adore spicy [...]

MOVIE REVIEWS . Inside Man, Just My Luck

by Kris   ⋅   October 21, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

I Heart New York.. here’s a couple of recent films I watched just because they were filmed in the Big Apple.
Inside Man - The first fifteen minutes of any movie is the clincher, and Inside Man is no exception. Clive Owen’s droning stoic baritone, upbeat India-inspired dance-y multi-keyed background tunes, rolling scenes of [...]

Hanging Garden (aka: Kûchû teien) movie review

by Chris   ⋅   October 21, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Everyone wants the perfect family. It doesn’t matter who they are, but they want to have some semblance of familial perfection within their lifetime. Most often this desire stems from viewed shortcomings in their own upbringings. Things their parents could have done better, opportunities they wish had been provided for them, lessons they wished would [...]

Flags of Our Fathers… an imdb snub?

by Kris   ⋅   October 21, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

Hey, I’m just curious as to why one of the main characters and arguably one of the top two characters out of the entire movie focus wasn’t even mentioned in the headliner copy on the front page of imdb? Adam Beach, who plays Native American Private First Class Ira Hayes, has been nixed for [...]

MOVIE REVIEW [SCREENER] . Flags of Our Fathers

by Kris   ⋅   October 17, 2006   ⋅   Comments [13]

Everyday we are sheltered from the truth. On the news, in history books, by our peers and parents. We are forced to believe that War is inevitable. War is unpreventable. War ultimately saves lives. The topic is so saturated with deceit that the proletariat always accelerates acclimation. It is [...]

DVD REVIEW . Trilogy of Terror

by Chris   ⋅   October 14, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

First and foremost, I must say that I never saw Trilogy of Terror when I was a kid. I have no nostalgic leanings toward the stories of the zuni fetish doll, the twisted sisters, or the terrified teacher. Furthermore, I’ve never been a real fan of Karen Black (I’m more of a Mary Woronov kinda [...]

DVD REVIEW . A Prairie Home Companion

by Chris   ⋅   October 12, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

I grew up on the A Prairie Home Companion. Every weekend my family would drag me on some sort of day trip. Away from my computer, books, and movies, more often than not these trips were less than desirable to my pre-teen self. The only respite from this “out and about-ness came on the drive [...]

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