• Morgan Spurlock Explores Back Shaving And Competitive Beard Growing In In 'Mansome' [Tribeca Review]

    Having tackled the fast-food industry, the war on terror, and product placement with his last several works, Morgan Spurlock takes on the less overtly political topic of male grooming in Mansome. Featuring interviews with experts, ordinary joes, oddities, and celebrities (Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, Judd Apatow, John Waters, etc.), the lighthearted film tackles the…

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  • This Week In Trailers: Friendship!, Terribly Happy, The Wild Hunt, The Scouting Book For Boys

    Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…

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  • The Top Ten Films Of 2009, According To John Waters

    I'm fairly sick of lists by this point every year, and this year, with all the roundups of the past decade, the listmania is way out of hand. But this is one I can get behind. I like it in part simply because it was penned by John Waters, the long-standing champion of bad taste.…

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  • Cool Stuff: Complete Crazy4Cult 3D Art Preview

    As you probably know by now, Gallery 1988 will be holding their third annual pop culture art show Crazy4Cult 3D from July 16th (TONIGHT!!!) to August 8th in Los Angeles. Gallery1988 has given us permission to run an exclusive preview of some of the cool artwork which hasn't been seen yet, that will be available…

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  • 10 Things You Should Know About Hairspray 2

    Over the past couple months, MTV has had a lot of coverage of the announced Hairspray sequel. I thought that since we haven't reported on the film since the project's earliest announcement, that now is a good time to bring together all the facts: 1. John Waters has written a crazy treatment for the sequel…

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  • Page 2

    Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Orlando United has photos of the exterior and queue area of Disney's new Toy Story Mania. I love the mini-replica of Pixar Studios. David Chase, creator of "The Sopranos," has signed on…

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  • EXCLUSIVE: 20 Minute Sneak Preview Of Hairspray

    Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to a very special presentation of Adam Shankman's Hairspray at Dolby Laboratories. I must admit, I'm not a fan of musicals, or at least I haven't been in the past. Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge! was my first positive experience in the genre. And Dreamgirls became one…

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