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Max Brooks is author of The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (the latter soon to be a major motion picture) . Show me somebody who knows more about zombies than Max Brooks and I ll show you somebody who knows too much about zombies. Max is also the offspring of comedy legend Mel Brooks. Here we talk about zombies and dehydration and ROTC and multiple guys named Mel. MP3 File

Whether it's a featured role in new comic horror gems like Zombie Strippers or Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, the one character you're always glued to is the one best known as Freddy Krueger. Comic-Con 2008 rages on, and MovieJuice sits down with Englund - alone - in Englund's hotel room. Scary! MP3 File

Eric and J.D. tackle the epic proportions of Christopher Nolan’s second Batman movie “The Dark Knight” in this on-camera review, featuring clips from the much-anticipated movie. Can the film possibly... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

EntertainmentEntertainmentExtraShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertThe Associated PressNBC announces when Conan O'Brien will replace Jay Leno on the 'Tonight' show; Denise Richards goes to court to change custody arrangement with ex-hubby Charlie Sheen; Roger Ebert is quitting film review show. (July 22)Jay Leno's moving out May 29th and Conan O'Brian takes the helm at the 'Tonight' show June 1st.NBC executives announced O'Brian's takeover date Monday. What happens to Leno after that - is still anyone's guess.NBC is angling to keep Leno with NBC Universal but the late-night king has indicated he's ready to jump ship. And NBC competitors - are prepared to help him make the leap.Denise Richards was back in court in LA monday - trying to make changes to her custody arrangement with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. After listening to two witnesses, a court commissioner granted some of the changes Richards wanted but refused others. Neither Richards or Sheen's attorneys specified what changes she was after.Roger Ebert is leaving the balcony. The famed film critics says he's cutting ties with the program he and Gene Siskel made famous. The news comes the day after Richard Roeper said he was quitting 'At the Movies With Ebert and Roeper.' Ebert hasn't appeared on the show since he had surgery in 2006 that left him unable to speak. Ebert did hint that he's not yet finished with television.Laurie Neff, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: showbiz minute minute: leno richards ebert Added: July 23, 2008

EntertainmentEntertainmentExtraShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertThe Associated PressNBC announces when Conan O'Brien will replace Jay Leno on the 'Tonight' show; Denise Richards goes to court to change custody arrangement with ex-hubby Charlie Sheen; Roger Ebert is quitting film review show. (July 22)Jay Leno's moving out May 29th and Conan O'Brian takes the helm at the 'Tonight' show June 1st.NBC executives announced O'Brian's takeover date Monday. What happens to Leno after that - is still anyone's guess.NBC is angling to keep Leno with NBC Universal but the late-night king has indicated he's ready to jump ship. And NBC competitors - are prepared to help him make the leap.Denise Richards was back in court in LA monday - trying to make changes to her custody arrangement with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. After listening to two witnesses, a court commissioner granted some of the changes Richards wanted but refused others. Neither Richards or Sheen's attorneys specified what changes she was after.Roger Ebert is leaving the balcony. The famed film critics says he's cutting ties with the program he and Gene Siskel made famous. The news comes the day after Richard Roeper said he was quitting 'At the Movies With Ebert and Roeper.' Ebert hasn't appeared on the show since he had surgery in 2006 that left him unable to speak. Ebert did hint that he's not yet finished with television.Laurie Neff, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: showbiz minute minute: leno richards ebert Added: July 22, 2008

EntertainmentEntertainmentExtraShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertThe Associated PressNBC announces when Conan O'Bryan will replace Jay Leno on the 'Tonight' show; Denise Richards goes to court to change custody arrangement with ex-hubby Charlie Sheen; Roger Ebert is quitting film review show. (July 22)Jay Leno's moving out May 29th and Conan O'Brian takes the helm at the 'Tonight' show June 1st.NBC executives announced O'Brian's takeover date Monday. What happens to Leno after that - is still anyone's guess.NBC is angling to keep Leno with NBC Universal but the late-night king has indicated he's ready to jump ship. And NBC competitors - are prepared to help him make the leap.Denise Richards was back in court in LA monday - trying to make changes to her custody arrangement with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. After listening to two witnesses, a court commissioner granted some of the changes Richards wanted but refused others. Neither Richards or Sheen's attorneys specified what changes she was after.Roger Ebert is leaving the balcony. The famed film critics says he's cutting ties with the program he and Gene Siskel made famous. The news comes the day after Richard Roeper said he was quitting 'At the Movies With Ebert and Roeper.' Ebert hasn't appeared on the show since he had surgery in 2006 that left him unable to speak. Ebert did hint that he's not yet finished with television.Laurie Neff, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: showbiz minute minute: leno richards ebert Added: July 22, 2008

EntertainmentEntertainmentExtraShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertShowBiz Minute: Leno, Richards, EbertThe Associated PressNBC announces when Conan O'Brian will replace Jay Leno on the 'Tonight' show; Denise Richards goes to court to change custody arrangement with ex-hubby Charlie Sheen; Roger Ebert is quitting film review show. (July 22)Jay Leno's moving out May 29th and Conan O'Brian takes the helm at the 'Tonight' show June 1st.NBC executives announced O'Brian's takeover date Monday. What happens to Leno after that - is still anyone's guess.NBC is angling to keep Leno with NBC Universal but the late-night king has indicated he's ready to jump ship. And NBC competitors - are prepared to help him make the leap.Denise Richards was back in court in LA monday - trying to make changes to her custody arrangement with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. After listening to two witnesses, a court commissioner granted some of the changes Richards wanted but refused others. Neither Richards or Sheen's attorneys specified what changes she was after.Roger Ebert is leaving the balcony. The famed film critics says he's cutting ties with the program he and Gene Siskel made famous. The news comes the day after Richard Roeper said he was quitting 'At the Movies With Ebert and Roeper.' Ebert hasn't appeared on the show since he had surgery in 2006 that left him unable to speak. Ebert did hint that he's not yet finished with television.Laurie Neff, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: showbiz minute minute: leno richards ebert Added: July 22, 2008

Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock from Scene-Stealers.com review Hellboy II The Golden Army starring Ron Perlmand and directed by Guillermo Del Toro. This review of Hellboy II The Golden Army features tons... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

Ebert and Roeper - Review 'The Dark Knight'

Part 3 of 3 of Eric’s full-length interview with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne following the exclusive, festival-only screenings of the new Flaming Lips movie, “Christmas on Mars.” Eric caught up... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

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Part 2 of 3: Eric has the first full-length interview with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne following the exclusive, festival-only screenings of the new Flaming Lips movie, “Christmas on Mars.” Eric... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

Part 1 of 3: Eric Melin from Scene-Stealers.com has the first full-length interview with Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne following the exclusive, festival-only screenings of the new Flaming Lips... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

The following are KRON's NewsCenter 4 at 5 PM teaser with Evan White and Emerald Yeh along with a Siskel & Ebert Christmas Promo and Mark Thompson's "Care-a-Van" event promo. This was from December, 1988. (c) 1988 KRON-TV/Young Broadcasting of SF. Inc. All Rights Reserved. No Infrindgement is intended Author: JackBauer152 Keywords: KRON NewsCenter PM Teaser Siskel Ebert promo and Mark Thompson's December 1988 Added: June 20, 2008

Marvel Comics’ Hulk is back after an artistically interesting (but commercially disappointing) 2003 debut from Ang Lee, trying this time to get some of that “Iron Man” cash with Edward Norton as the... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

Enjoy!Author: joecool85 Tags: Neil Simon's Lost In Yonkers 1993 Columbia Pictures Rastar Richard Dreyfuss Mercedes Ruehl Irene Worth David Strathairn Brad Stoll Mike Davis Gene Siskel Roger Ebert Review Posted: 09 June 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

They've gave mixed reviews for both Back To The Future sequels. Gene Siskel found it to be dull while Roger Ebert like the goofiness and the futuristic of this film.Author: joecool85 Tags: Back To The Future Part II 1989 Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment Robert Zemeckis Steven Spielberg Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Thomas F. Wilson Gene Siskel Roger Ebert Review Posted: 07 June 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

"Funny, warming, eccentric, fascinating"-Roger Ebert A documentary about six different people with several million things in common. http://www.IndieFilmChat.com Author: indiefilmchat Keywords: documentary lottery millions preview trailer Added: May 23, 2008

Eric and J.D., unorthodox film critics at www.scene-stealers.com, Review the most anticipated movie of the summer "Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Indiana Jones is back and he's... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

Enjoy!Author: joecool85 Tags: Sex Lies and Videotape 1989 Miramax Films Steven Soderbergh James Spader Andie MacDowell Peter Gallagher Gene Siskel Roger Ebert Review Posted: 18 May 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Eric and J.D., unorthodox film critics at www.scene-stealers.com, manage to fit Jesus, kids, and "ass" all in one review of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Following the box... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

Directly after an advance screening of Marvel Comics’ “Iron Man,” starring Robert Downey, Jr., Eric and J.D. give an Instant Review of the movie. Summer is here an the influx of superheroes is just... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

Roger Ebert enjoys this cute and wonderful film by animated legend, Hayao Miyazaki. Even though, Gene Siskel thought it was boring.Author: joecool85 Tags: My Neighbor Totoro 1988 20th Century FOX Troma Films Inc. Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki Gene Siskel Roger Ebert Review Posted: 14 May 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Enjoy!Author: joecool85 Tags: Magnolia 1999 New Line Cinema Paul Thomas Anderson Tom Cruise John C. Reily Phllip Baker Hall Jason Robards William H. Macy Julianne Moore Roger Ebert Joyce Kulhawik Review Posted: 08 May 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Fargo is a 1996 American crime drama/neo-noir black comedy thriller film written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers. Set in the Upper Midwest United States (the opening and closing scenes are set in North Dakota and the rest in Minnesota), it is the tale of a car salesman (William H. Macy), who has hired two men (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife for a ransom of $1 million. The crime sets off a chain of murders, which are in turn investigated by pregnant policewoman Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand). At the 69th Academy Awards, Fargo won two Oscars, for best original screenplay and for best actress in a leading role for Frances McDormand. The film also won the British BAFTA Award and several other international film awards, including the Award for Best Director (Joel Coen) at the Cannes Film Festival of 1996. Author: iboiar Keywords: fargo film review siskel ebert at the movies joel coen william macy gramercy pictures 1996 trailer crime drama thriller Added: May 3, 2008

Eric and J.D. from Scene-Stealers.com discuss why Jason Segel is the new Seth Rogen ("Superbad") and what makes "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" better than most romantic comedies of it ilk. It may have... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.

Dan Myrick’s name may be familiar to you if you remember a little movie he co-wrote/directed called The Blair Witch Project. Dan’s got a new movie opening on April 23rd at the Tribeca Film Festival called The Objective. Here’s an abbreviated transcript of my conversation with Dan. Check out the audio here for the whole thing. MP3 File Dan, your new movie is The Objective. What’s the story in a nutshell? Well, basically, it revolves around a group of special forces guys that are led into the sacred mountains of Afghanistan by this CIA agent, and they're supposedly in search of this cleric to get a statement from him to help with their effort with the Northern Alliance, and it ends up being kind of a mystical search for a UFO that this CIA agent is on, and so strange things start to happen to these guys, and towards the end of their mission, you find out that they're up against something that none of them were really prepared to deal with. So this is almost kind of like Iraq War meets X Files? In a way, yeah. At its heart, it's a good old fashioned kind of psychological thriller. So it’s more Mulder and Scully in fatigues rather than just being fatiguing. Yeah, that's a good way to look at it. So Scarlett Johansson's in this movie. Not Scarlett, no. Her sister, Vanessa. It's funny how everyone goes, hey, the Johansson's, as long as there's a Johansson in there. Is there really a Vanessa Johansson in this movie? Yeah, yeah. I was just making that up about Scarlett. I thought I was helping you, and obviously, you don't need any help. No, actually her sister has a small little role towards the end of the film as the CIA agent's wife, so there is - we have one degree of - One degree of Scarlett. - of Scarlett there, yeah. That's one enough for me. No Baldwins, though, you don't have any Baldwins. No Baldwins, sorry. Now, you guys filmed this in Morocco? I've heard that from other people who have shot other things in Morocco that the bugs there are the size of goats. Well, we didn't run into a lot of bugs. We did run into a lot of goats though, so the goats are definitely the size of goats. But yeah, we spent most of our time out on the desert, and we didn't run into too much wildlife out there, except for the occasional camel and there's a few critters running on the ground, lots of scorpions. Not to imply anything about this, but Michael Bay would have brought the desert to him. Yeah, well, I think he has enough access to sand to do that, so he would build that on a stage somewhere. Now, is it true that the Sex and City movie was filming right down the way from you guys on the desert in Morocco? Yeah, I'm sure. It was a little glitzier production than ours was, but - Yeah, well, you know, Carrie's outfits play off so well against the backdrop of mud huts - Oh, yeah, I'm sure they coordinated that, the full color scheme. When can we expect The Objective in theaters around the country? Well, I hope soon. We are going to Tribeca with the goal of getting a distribution deal that will go domestic and hopefully theatrical, so that's kind of the holy grail for us and we have high hopes for it. We think it's a very cool and intriguing movie. It’s a thoughtful genre film that's a little bit out of the norm that I think Hollywood is used to putting out, and we hope it gets picked up. You know, post-Blair Witch, there must have been tons of stuff thrown at you. Yeah, certainly, it was fortunate that Blair offered us a lot of opportunities, and fortunately, there's - finding good scripts and good projects to get behind are rare. And we certainly had a lot of stuff thrown at us that, you know, I wouldn't have really considered high on my list of quality films - I’m going to guess that you had next to nothing to do with that Blair Witch sequel, Book of Shadows. Yeah, I mean, Ed and I - Wait, here's my theory, and you tell me if this is true. You finish the first movie. It's this huge hit beyond anybody's expectations, and the suits come to you with a big wad of cash, and a really new, fast, sporty car, and they say, let us use the name “Blair Witch,” and this wad of cash is yours, and you can drive that big, new, sporty, fast car anywhere you want, as fast as you want. Yeah, I mean, they had the cash, not the car. I should have asked for the car. I mean, it was sort of like that. You remember all those idiots that made the Blair Witch spoofs? Yeah. I was one of those idiots. Oh cool. I think you owe me a royalty or something. Uh oh. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned this. My idiotic spoof was called the Walt Witch Project, where I went to the wilds of Disneyland and was attacked at the end by Pluto, or as I called him at the time, a big goddamn dog. Now, that's scary. It was scary, and although, you know, the sequel, Walt Witch II, Book of Shadows is off in the distance somewhere for me. That's a much bigger budget too, I'm sure. Back to the original Blair Witch: I think people have completely missed the boat on something. Everyone keeps asking whether there will be another Internet-driven phenomenon like Blair Witch. I think the Internet didn't drive the movie at all. In fact, it was exactly the opposite. You guys created a magic show. I saw a few minutes of it on TV the other night and the documentary parts are really a hundred percent authentic. It was a magic trick, and while we were watching your hands, you had things up your sleeves, and I think people have underestimated the impact of that. I agree with you a hundred percent. I think you know, definitely the Internet helped us get the word out and helped drive awareness of the film, but ultimately the movie and the core concept of the film is what really people got their teeth sunk into, I think. That concept of missing footage was very compelling for people, and the movie ultimately had to pay off, and so we were lucky that our execution had really not been done to that degree before, and it was kind of new and it was counter-programming to Hollywood stuff, so there was a lot that went into making Blair successful, but I always like to believe you had to have a good story, good characters, and good execution. Otherwise, it's just going to fall flat on its face no matter how much hype you have. Do you have people asking you, "Hey, Dan, The Objective, is this going to be as big as Blair Witch?" I mean, I don't think anybody can predict that. I'd be happy if it was a quarter as successful, even remotely successful as Blair Witch, you know? There's never going to be another Blair Witch again. There may be something like it or similar in its own way and huge and groundbreaking. But Blair came at a certain time, you know, and the genesis was five guys who got together and came up with this concept at a time when the Internet was coming up and reality programming was coming up. So all those things intersected at once to make it what it was, and they'll be another intersection of something else. But The Objective, I like to think of as just a good, solid film. Hopefully, it'll be successful, and add to my body of work that isn't just about Blair Witch. It's about Blair and several other things, so that's my long-term hope. By the way, has it occurred to you that the entire Iraq War is kind of a rip off of Blair Witch? Well, yeah. Because, after all, what did we go in there for, right? And we never found it, did we? We never found it, and we didn't know what we were getting into. Right, and now we're not going to get out alive. It's much scarier, actually. In Blair Witch you also tapped into something that defined “scary” in ways people didn't understand then and still don't understand now, because, fundamentally, the movie was about an invisible witch you didn't see who was really good at crafts. Yeah. Right? Very good at crafts. That is spooky in its own right. But here's my point: The movie was full of stuff that was a little bit odd, you know? It was the odd-ness of the climax that was terrifying, I thought. Just the fact that there's a guy standing in a corner facing that corner not moving was horrifying, and it was just a guy standing there. Well, fear is rooted in the unknown, and that's what a lot of studios and filmmakers don't get sometimes. It isn't so much about throwing in some cliché that we think is scary. It's really rooted in our survival instinct that what we don't know and understand scares us. So within the limitations of budget, which is what we faced on Blair Witch, we tried to come up with ways to scare people that didn't require a lot of money to execute, and we just skewed on the side of keeping it unknown, allowing that fear to manifest itself in the audience's head rather than trying to conjure something up that we just didn't have the budget to do. Some of my favorite films of the past dealt in that realm of the unknown. What you don't see is much more terrifying than what you do, and I've always thought that that was more powerful. But isn't it funny how filmmakers forget that all the time, and what have we learned other than if you go to a refrigerator and open the refrigerator door, and then close the refrigerator door, there's going to be something “scary” on the other side of that door which wasn't there before you opened it. Right. Yeah. I mean, it's tempting. You get these big budgets, and you know, you've got all this cool CGI stuff, all these tools and to play with, and it's hard to resist. Well, how did you deal with that on The Objective? Well, we didn't have that much more money, so it was pretty easy. Well, it certainly looks like there's some money on the screen and the trailers. Well, there's certainly more than Blair, which is not saying much, but it depends on the movie and the conceit of the film and how of that you can get away with, because you know there are arcs to film and arcs to the “monster” and you need to have some sort of pay-off in the end, but it depends on how you reveal the “scare,” and I've always liked to convey a level of ambiguity about what you're seeing. You're not quite sure how to kind of define it, and that I find is scary, so our scare, our “monster” in this film is something that's really kind of hard to define, and several people may have different opinions on that, but I like that. I like when films ask you to define what it is and pose those questions when you're watching them, rather than just giving you, oh here's the witch, here's the monster with big fangs, or whatever. I like when films force the audience to work a little bit. Why don't we do that more? Why do we take the easy way so often? Because it's successful. I mean, you can't argue with a lot of these films that make a lot of money at the box office, and until they stop making money, they're going to keep getting made, so it's a little riskier for studios that are putting millions and millions of dollars behind something to take those kinds of chances. I just personally feel as a filmmaker that they end up making better movies that way, but it's just kind of hard to push back against films that are much more mainstream that are making a lot of money. What’s your take on the “CW network version” of Blair Witch, Cloverfield? I thought it was very cool. You know, it's interesting how that kind of technique is still being employed, and I always thought that somebody should do it on a big scale like that. I think my only criticism of the movie was that they didn't go all the way with it. That it felt like the characters and actors felt a little too mainstream and I didn't find them to be as authentic as they could have been – Are you trying to say you wish - you're glad they all got killed, is that it? I was kind of rooting for them get eaten. I like the monster, but I'm that way on all those monster movies. The movie is The Objective. It opens at Tribeca and, hopefully, theaters within the next few months. And Scarlett Johansson's sister is in there and probably a third cousin of Faye Dunaway if we look hard enough. Somewhere in there, if you dig enough.

Anaconda (1997) is a horror film. It was followed by the sequel Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. The plot centered on a film crew for National Geographic who are kidnapped by a hunter who is going after the world's largest anaconda, which is discovered in the remote jungle. Though a modest box office hit, the film was critically panned. Author: iboiar Keywords: anaconda film review at the movies siskel ebert luis llosa jennifer lopez sony pictures 1997 usa horror trailer jim cash Added: April 15, 2008

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 film by director Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote the film with Roger Avary. A crime drama with a nonlinear storyline, the film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, its ironic mix of humor and violence, and its host of cinematic and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. A major commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman. The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Pulp Fiction is self-referential from its opening moments, beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of "pulp". The plot, in keeping with most of Tarantino's other works, is nonlinear. The picture's self-reflexivity, unconventional structure, and extensive use of homage and pastiche have led critics to describe it as a prime example of postmodern film. Pulp Fiction is viewed as the inspiration for many later movies that adopted various elements of its style. The nature of its development, marketing, and distribution and its consequent profitability had a sweeping effect on the field of independent cinema. A cultural watershed, Pulp Fiction's influence has been felt in several other popular media. Author: iboiar Keywords: pulp fiction film review at the movies siskel ebert quentin tarantino john travolta miramax usa 1994 crime drama trailer Added: April 15, 2008

The joke goes something like this: “Shine A Light,” the new Rolling Stones concert film, is the first Martin Scorsese movie to not feature “Gimme Shelter.” It’s true, Marty has used the Stones in... Touring in the same band for just over a year made longtime friends and movie-obsessed freaks Eric Melin and J.D. Warnock realize that they needed their own TV show. The idea for a Siskel & Ebert-style movie review show was hatched on the road. Movies were high on the band's priority list, and after each film, the catty arguing and trivial one-upmanship between Eric and J.D. would last for hours in the band's van. In mid-2004, those heated discussions became "Scene Stealers," a no-budget self-produced labor-of-love TV show on public access in Lawrence, KS. Now you can find all the "Scene Stealers" hot love you need at www.scene-stealers.com! The site is updated multiple times weekly and includes not only print reviews and Top Ten lists, but also on-camers movie reviews and interviews with stars, directors, and rock bands.