Genre: Horror-ComedyPremise: Two hillbillies are accused of being killers by a group of college kids camping near the duo’s cabin.About: Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil was shot up in Canada, and made its world premiere at Sundance, where it was purchased by Maple Pictures. Alan Tudyk, who will be familiar to Joss Whedon fans, plays […]

Genre: Drama/ComedyPremise: After her 18th birthday, a young girl and her brother go looking for their sperm-donating biological father, who subsequently becomes a part of their lives.About: The Kids Are All Right stars Mark Ruffalo, Annette Benning and Julianne Moore and is directed by one of its writers, Lisa Cholodenko. Cholodenko’s first film was “High […]

Genre: Sci-fiPremise: A group of strangers must band together in Moscow after a mysterious alien force invades the cityAbout: This project has been in development for awhile and, as far as I can tell, is waiting for someone or something to breathe new life into it. The original draft was written by M.T. Ahern & […]

BEST PICTURE My pick: Avatar While the idea to alter the “Best Picture” category to include 10 nominees was never met with universal praise, it was thought by some that it would at least make the race for the top Academy prize more interesting. That hope appears to have died now that we close in […]

I remember when I watched the pilot for this show. Someone slipped me an early screener. The promos hadn’t even started yet. It was before all the hype, before all the buzz. All I knew was that it sounded like a cool concept. A plane crashes on an island and there are survivors. In no […]