Month: August 2006 (Page 5 of 21)

Good things come to those who get disemboweled onscreen

August 25, 2006 /

Here’s a show that will give the MTV Movie Awards a run for its money: The Chainsaw Awards, a joint production between Fuse and Fangoria, airing on Fuse Sunday, October 22nd.

Sounds like a joke, right? But one quick look at the categories and nominees, and it’s clear these people have done their homework. Okay, some of the music video categories are a joke – anything that threatens to hand any award that’s not a Razzie to She Wants Revenge is a joke – but I’ll definitely tune in for Best Death Scene (which, for my money, is a tossup between “Snakes on a Plane” and “Saw II”) and Bloodiest Beatdown. Get your freak on, kids.

To vote for your favorites, go to fuse.tv between September 1st and (oh, geez) Friday, October 13th.

www.fuse.tv

Horror Movies, Movies, Snakes on a Plane, TV

“Idiocracy” not completely dead in the water

August 25, 2006 /

Though, of course, it might as well be.

According to the Austin Chronicle (via Ain’t It Cool News), “The good news is that Austin fans will finally get to see Mike Judge’s futuristic comedy, ‘Idiocracy,’ on the big screen. The bad news is that people in most other areas of the country likely won’t. ‘Idiocracy’ opens in limited – and very quiet, judging by the lack of a trailer and short notice – release on Sept. 1 in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.”

I admit, it’s possible this could just be another “Run Ronnie Run” (a.k.a. the “Mr. Show” movie), where excitement runs high but turns out to be woefully misplaced. But given all the positive script reviews I’ve seen, I just have to believe it’s more likely a case where a studio just doesn’t know how to promote the film, so they’re just dumping it and leaving it for dead.

Does no-one remember how “Office Space” flopped in theaters before freaking exploding on home video…? Man, I hope this backfires in the studio’s face BIG TIME.

Movie Comedies, Movies, News

“Hairspray” cast adds more cowbell

August 24, 2006 /

Overweight dreamer Edna Turnblad has found a husband. Hoofer extraordinaire Christopher Walken has been added to the cast of the movie remake of the Broadway musical “Hairspray,” and will appear opposite equally avid rug-cutter John Travolta as Travolta’s, er, husband Wilbur. Yes, for those not familiar with the franchise, Travolta will be appearing in drag.

Hmmm…the guy from Spike Jonze’s outstanding “Weapon of Choice” video singing and, more importantly, dancing alongside disco king Tony Manero, aka Jack Rabbit Slim’s dance contest winner Vincent Vega, aka Rydell High dance-off winner Danny Zuko?

Damn: I might actually have to go see this movie after all. And I was so not excited about Travolta taking over the role that Harvey Fierstein was born to play.

Times have changed.

Actors, Movies, News

I predict a (race) riot

August 24, 2006 /

Looking to pump some life back into the 13th edition of its “Survivor” franchise, CBS has announced that the tribes will be segregated by race this go-round. For the season that begins September 14, twenty “Survivor” contestants will compete in four separate tribes that consist exclusively of white, black, Latino and Asian members, respectively.

“Survivor” producer Mark Burnett insists the new setup is simply an attempt to respond to viewer complaints about the lack of ethnic diversity on the show (as only two of the program’s twelve winners have been minority contestants), and not merely a cheap gimmick to raise the level of inter-tribe conflict and pander to racial stereotypes.

No word, then, on why the four tribes are reportedly named the Imperialist Bastards, the Gangsta Thugs, the Lazy Immigrants, and the Lousy Drivers. Coincidence, probably.

News, TV

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