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Willem Dafoe, Buck Hunter

January 7th, 2010 · No Comments

As I indicated on Twitter yesterday, Willem Dafoe dropped by the MTV newsroom yesterday to talk about his new film “Daybreakers” (which I saw a while back and heartily recommend). While he was here, he spent a few minutes playing the “Big Buck Safari” arcade game.
Folks, you have never seen anyone play this game with [...] Read more »

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Tags: film · gaming · images

Vikings vs. Aliens!

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve mentioned “Outlander” a few times on the site here, and now that a new trailer’s hit the ‘Net, I can’t help but give it some pre-release love once again. For all I know, this could be the worst film ever made:
“During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan (Caviezel), a man from a far-off world, [...] Read more »

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Tags: video

Rumors of my movie geekery have been greatly exaggerated…

December 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments

SlashFilm directed me to this great little online survey that tallies how many of IMDB’s Top 250 films you’ve watched. The list is a dynamic ranking of the Top 250 Films on IMDB, as voted on by users of the tremendously helpful site.
You can also compare your results to your friends, but after finding out [...] Read more »

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Tags: film

Recent Work: ‘Watchmen’ Ending Debate, Spider Jerusalem’s Endorsement and ‘Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe’

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

So, yeah… this is where I normally write about how busy I’ve been since the last few updates. How about we just pretend like I’ve done all that and made all sorts of excuses for not updating the site, and get right back to normal, eh?
Here’s a quick roundup of some of the pieces I’ve [...] Read more »

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Tags: comics · film · gaming · print comics · splash page

[splash page] ‘die hard’ screenwriter compares his ’spirit’ tv pilot to frank miller’s version

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

[The following is an excerpt of a feature I authored for MTV's Splash Page. Here is the full version of the feature. -RM]
Sure, everyone’s been talking about Frank Miller’s “The Spirit,” but this isn’t the first time Will Eisner’s classic character has taken a turn in the live-action medium.
Way back in 1987, screenwriter Steven [...] Read more »

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