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The Lord of the Rings was a big success and based on a popular fantasy series. Naturally, some producers have looked around for similar properties to adapt in the hopes of riding the fantasy wave. We’ve already seen the first Narnia chronicle adapted, as well as several Tolkien documentaries and reissues of the animated LOTR […]
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I haven’t done a report about the absurd throw-away joke cases from E.R. in a while. I’m not sure if that’s because there haven’t been any, or I just haven’t been paying attention. Anyway, tonight they had a man who apparently identified a bit too much with 80s icon Mr. T. He was wearing a […]
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Hmmm… the Philly Film Fest. I missed it last time, but I just might make the drive down for the second weekend of this year’s festival. If I crash my sister’s place for a few days, I could take in Tokyo Zombie: Japanese horror-comedy at its most outlandish, this hilarious parody of zombie movies features […]
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As long as I’m posting my YouTube links, here’s what I’ve uploaded to MySpace. Click the links to watch ’em individually, or go to the MySpace Mad Dog Blog to view the embedded files one after the other. It Came FromAnimatus (Trailer) It Came FromAnimatus (Advert) Su & Mo! The End of the Line The […]
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Over the last month or so, I’ve been running into YouTube links all over the place. It’s really popular on MySpace (which now has its own competing video container) due to the fact that you can upload videos for free and then post them within pages, blogs, or comments. So I’m hopping on board to […]
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I keep coming back to the SciFi Channel on Saturday nights, despite the uneven quality of their movies in the last couple years. Once in a while there’s a gem. So I’m happy to say that this week’s Minotaur was surprisingly good. With a title inspired by Greek myth, I first thought it would be […]
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NPR had a great story recently about the internet phenomenon of mock trailers. It’s not enough for some folks to watch trailers online — they’ve started recutting them to show just how easy it is to manipulate footage. See the story here for links to “Brokeback to the Future,” a thriller version of “Sleepless in […]
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Because the world’s been clammoring for more of Sam Neill in a very long beard… MERLIN’S APPRENTICE features Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, and John Reardon, who apparently starred in “White Chicks.” I guess this particular Hallmark feature does have one thing going for it… No Martin Short! His performance was so strange in the original […]
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The first season of Ricky Gervais podcasts is done, and I’m seriously considering paying actual money to listen to the new series. It’s just that funny. Yes, Ricky’s bigger than ever. His podcast, which he shares with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington, will be featured in this year’s Guinness Book as the most downloaded. There […]
