The Empire Strikes Back: Revisited
It didn’t arrive in 2010, but I’m very much hoping that 2011 will bring us Adywan’s version of The Empire Strikes Back. (Click here to read me waxing poetic about his magnificent Star Wars: Revisited.) Here’s a peek: Did you notice the new approach to Cloud
Josh Reviews How Do You Know
Before the start of James L. Brooks’ new film, How Do You Know, there was a trailer for a new Adam Sandler film. Apparently, Sandler’s character likes to wear a wedding band, even though he’s not married, in order to score chicks. Then he meets a girl he really l
New Comics! Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale and Dueling Versions of the Origin of Superman!
Here are some of the comic books I’ve been reading lately: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale — This gorgeous hardcover graphic novel finally reveals the mysterious back-story of Shepherd Book, the enigmatic preacher from Joss Whedon’s dearly-missed TV series Firefl
The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
Last week I wrote about Bill Carter’s seminal book The Late Shift, which chronicled the 1992-1993 struggle between David Letterman and Jay Leno over who would host The Tonight Show. Almost two decades later, NBC’s late-night terrain was unravelled by a very similar late-ni
News Around the Net!
I’m a big, big fan of Adywan’s fan-edit of the original Star Wars, so much-so that I consider it to be the definitive version of that film. I am chomping at the bit for the release of his upcoming edit of The Empire Strikes Back! Here’s a fascinating interview with
Josh Reviews Tron: Legacy
The original Tron (read my review here), released in 1982, boasted incredibly stunning special effects but was hamstrung by a pretty simplistic story. The new Tron: Legacy, released last week, boasts incredibly stunning special effects but is hamstrung by a pretty simplistic story. I&
Josh Enjoys Danny Elfman’s Newly-Released Complete Soundtrack to Batman (1989)!
Last month, La-La Land Records released a limited edition 2-CD set containing the complete score to Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), composed by Danny Elfman. As I’ve written before here on the site, I’m a bit of a nut for movie soundtracks, and I love it when we’re