Back in January, we all recoiled a little bit at the news that Neil LaBute was remaking Death at a Funeral -- a nice little British movie that only just came out in 2007, making a remake seem even more superfluous than they usually are. The fact that he was making it with Chris Rock made the whole t...

Lots going on this week -- here are a few stories that fell between the cracks ... UPDATE: Slashfilm was sent a link to a password protected page on the Legendary Pictures website that lists the title of the Superman Returns sequel to be Superman Unleashed . No word on whether that's old or new or i...

This weekend, comedic actor Jack Black makes his foray into the world of voice-over work in the CG animated film Kung Fu Panda . With the release, he becomes just the next in a long line of comedic talents, both stand-up and otherwise, to take the lead in a major animated film. And over the years, t...

The Gray Lady has an amusing piece today limning a day in the life of the slavering subhuman horde that is the habitual autograph hound. The column tags them as "Sharpie-wielding stalkers," which might be a terrible slight to stalkers everywhere. I mean, at least most stalkers know who they're pursu...

In between house repairs, travels, and bunches of other stuff I haven’t blogged much. Maggy and I are in Monroe this weekend. I do not have to preach this Sunday at Forsythe, but I wanted to be here to see the young men lead the worship on Youth Sunday. Maggy and I have been to the movies a fe...

What the hell happened to Martin Lawrence? Wasn’t he one of the top comedians of his time? Didn’t he have a spectacularly popular television show? I knew this guy was going downhill when Bad Boys II was released and although his name was first on the poster (probably a contractual item from when...

Martin Lawrence is making a comeback this year, and his films are sure to drive people to drink. If you think College Road Trip is going to be bad, get a load of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. There’s only a moderate amount of drinking in the film, but the audience is going to need to be sloshed to ...

You won't hear anything from me, even when any definite word comes down, about what exactly killed Heath Ledger because, frankly, it's just really none of my damn business. But what is my business (as much as volunteer work can be labeled such) is talking about movies, and Mr. Ledger left behind two...