On show #25 I mentioned that I was very impressed with the film CRIMINAL and that it was a production by Section Eight, the Steven Soderberg / George Clooney production company and that it was executive produced (read: financed) by Mark Cuban’s 2929 Productions (among others). Well, if I’d bothered to watch the credits of [...]

One of those moments you have to stop reading a web page and catch your breath between laughter was induced by the Chuck Norris Facts website…
Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice.
Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry, the man ate a fucking Indian.
There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ [...]

I just came across the term “J-Horror” in the latest edition of WIRED mag.
J-Horror is a term used to refer to Japanese contributions to horror fiction in popular culture. Whereas American modern day horror films tend to rely heavily on special effects and a multitude of sub-genre (i.e. slashers, demons, extraterrestrials, etc.), J-horror [...]

Tonight on SBS I caught a brilliant German film from 2003 called DEVOT (english translation:
“Devotion”). It’s an absolutely riveting thriller by writer/director Igor Zaritzky. Annett Renneberg in particular is stunning in the lead female role of Anja.
Plot Summary for Devot (from IMDB):
In total despair, Anja is about to throw herself from a bridge. [...]

Back in 2001, after appearing in MULHOLLAND DRIVE with Naomi Watts, actor/writer/director Scott Coffey cast her in a short film called ELLIE PARKER. It was shot on DV and received a good reception at the Sundance 2001 film festival. He’s recently shot more footage and extended it out into a feature film.
Here’s the plot [...]

The guys over at Penny Arcade don’t appear to be big fans of the casting of Kelsey Grammar as Beast….

LOOK BOTH WAYS, the little Aussie film that Belinda and I attended the Premiere of back in July, last night won the Best Director and Best Screenplay award at the AFI Awards. Congratulations to Melbourne-based Writer/Director Sarah Watt!
How cool is Nick Cave though - he was also nominated for the screenplay he wrote [...]

Check out the podcasts our buddies from Cool Shite on the Tube are doing from the Supernova Pop Culture festival in Sydney. Congrats to Bruce and the rest of the Joffe Street Productions team for snagging this gig. They even recorded a panel with the brilliant John Rhys-Davies!

As far back as I can remember I always wanted to beat Citizen Kane in a movie poll.
Yes the Total Film Top 25 list is here, and I think these young upstart writers need to rember that you never ever ever move Citizen Kane off the top spot. You’re not allowed to place Goodfellas, Vertigo, [...]

You don’t have to wait any longer…our new system is all setup…all of our technology problems have been fixed (fingers crossed) and The Podcast Network is ready to re-enter the world of podcasting…bigger…better…and stronger than ever.
Stay tuned for some really exciting news next week as we kick this thing back into gear, and I know [...]