http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman When film critic Will Pfeifer isn’t watching movies, he’s reading about movies, talking about movies, thinking about movies or dreaming about movies. Now he shares that unhealthy obsession with you. From Hollywood hits to Japanese obscurities, from Oscar night to the summer season, he’s got movies on the brain — and on this blog. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:21:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Debuting before THE DARK KNIGHT, here's the trailer for the eagerly awaited (at least by me) film adaptation of arguably the greatest super-hero comic book ever created, WATCHMEN. Fans of the comic, which arrived way back in 1986, will be able to spot just about every moment in the trailer ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/18/friday-afternoon-videos-the-watchmen-trailer/ Courtesy of Hollywood Elsewhere, here's STANLEY KUBRICK'S BOXES, a mesmerizing documentary by British journalist Jon Ronson about the more than 1,000 boxes of personal (mostly movie-related) items left behind by the legendary director. It's about an hour long, but well worth a look.    Also worth a ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/17/stanley-kubrick-professional-pack-rat/ ... but this is too good not to share. It's a list of 50 movies that made more in their opening weekend than Eddie Murphy's latest masterpiece. Among them? Even this movie, widely considered one of the biggest bombs in Hollywood history...   Yes, it's BATTLEFIELD EARTH, which more than doubled MEET ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/16/i-hate-to-keep-beating-up-on-meet-dave/ It's a video review of a DVD, tying into this Tuesday's Movie Man column. Instead of just my talking head yapping about the movie, this review includes actual scenes, so you can see what the movie is like yourself. This week's selection, the 1950 noir Western, THE FURIES. http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/14/were-trying-something-new-this-week/ Here's one of the most amazing dance sequences ever captured on film. It's from the 1941 musical/comedy HELLZAPOPPIN', and I'll wager you've never seen anything quite like it. How these amazing athletes didn't kill themselves -- and each other -- performing these moves is a complete mystery, but my hat's ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/14/start-your-monday-off-with-this/ Ladies and gentlemen, I give you ... The Wilhelm Scream! http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/11/friday-afternoon-videos/ I stumbled onto an excellent movie blog lately that I'd like to recommend: The Cooler, which is subtitled "cinema ruminations by Jason Bellamy." I'd never heard of him before, but Bellamy is a thoughtful film fan who has some interesting things to say about the career trajectory of Kevin Spacey, the ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/11/the-cooler-is-worth-your-attention/ Jim Emerson has an interesting post up at his Scanners blog that examines, of all things, the changing color of movie blood. In the late '60s and '70s -- the first time you really saw a lot of blood onscreen in color -- the liquid was bright red. But as time ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/10/blood-mother-blood-blood/ ... but Eddie Murphy -- you know, the guy who stars in MEET DAVE -- didn't even show up at the film's premiere Tuesday, according to this report at Cinematical. The site also reports that, in a bit of typical Hollywood flackery, a producer claimed Murphy couldn't attend because he was ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/10/i-dont-want-to-say-meet-dave-looks-like-a-bad-movie/ If you've been wondering how Quentin Tarantino was going to follow-up DEATH PROOF, his too-talky half of the GRINDHOUSE double feature, wonder no more. According to the Hollywood Reporter (and other sources), he's apparently going to finally make INGLORIOUS BASTARDS, a World War II epic he's been talking about since ... http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/07/10/quentins-new-project/