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The Genre-Tweaking Pleasures of David Twohy
Filed under: Action », Horror », Sci-Fi & Fantasy », New Releases », Box Office », Fandom », Movie Marketing »
This post contains some vague spoilers for A Perfect Getaway.
David Twohy's A Perfect Getaway was not destined for commercial glory. Pitched as a generic tropical-set actioner, with no big-name stars and little marketing muscle behind it, its middling box office performance was a foregone conclusion. Last weekend's $5.7 million result seemed pretty much right.
Depending on your point of view, this is either fitting or tragic. Because David Twohy is one of the most fascinating writers and directors working in genre film today. Hollywood has plenty of talented technical craftsmen -- filmmakers who can make an action movie crackle. But it has precious few people who are consistently doing interesting things with action films, thrillers, science-fiction and horror. Twohy is not content to deliver generically competent entertainment. There's always a twist.
The man is best known for the Riddick duology -- Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. I like each very much in its own right, but they're really intriguing when viewed together. Pitch Black is a rousing piece of sci-fi horror Alien-style. Riddick then took the first film's mythology and radically changed its scale. A small, contained story seamlessly became something huge -- something on the order of epic fantasy. It was a great trick, and Riddick is some of the decade's most underappreciated sci-fi.
Stars in Rewind: Vin Diesel Shows Us How To Breakdance
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy », Fandom », Home Entertainment », Trailers and Clips », Stars in Rewind »
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You know smooth-headed, cool-as-ice Vin Diesel likes to come across as a sort of tough-as-nails bad guy, right? You saw him acting tough in Pitch Black, The Fast and the Furious, and ... The Pacifier. But did you know that he made an instructional breakdancing video?It's true, and thanks to the modern glory of the 5Min Life Videopedia, it is here for your viewing pleasure. He also has a full head of hair in it, which looks completely different than the crazy locks he had in Find Me Guilty. So take some time out from your Halloween to enjoy Vinnie in full breakdancing gear doing some synchronized breakdancing in the video below. You might learn a thing or two.
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