Entries from LAist tagged with 'edgarwright'
July 23, 2008
The best TV show you've never heard of. | Photo courtesy of Channel 4 Television Corporation Spaced: The Complete Series Robot Chicken: Star Wars 21 Kiss of the Spider Woman (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Vampyr - Criterion Collection High and Low - Criterion Collection Picture This! Two Tickets to Paradise The Last Winter Brutal Massacre: A Comedy......
Continue Reading "DVD Tuesday, er, Wednesday: Spaced In"November 29, 2007
For me, Edgar Wright is one of those directors whose films I see the moment they hit theaters. Both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz share a comic spirit that never diminishes even after many viewings. This past August, Wright hosted several sold-out screenings of his films at the New Beverly Cinema and starting December 2nd the New Beverly will turn over its programming reins to him for what is sure to be......
Continue Reading "The Wright Stuff at the New Beverly Cinema"August 3, 2007
A hat tip to Quint over at AICN for alerting me to this little bit of coolness happening next week. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are two of my absolutely favorite movies from the past few years. Shaun has been in heavy rotation at home and Fuzz will surely follow now that it's out on DVD. Starting next Sunday night, you'll have the chance to see them both as God intended--back-to-back and......
Continue Reading "Screw Eric Clapton, Simon Pegg is God!"July 31, 2007
Ten years from now we may look back at 300 as the movie that heralded the final shift away from the star-driven, mega-budget blockbuster paradigm. In an increasingly risk-managed world, why not spend 60 million dollars on a whole movie instead of 25 million on Tom Cruise or one of the Wills? Hot Fuzz signals the definite arrival of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg that was so strongly hinted at in Shaun of the......
Continue Reading "DVD Tuesday: Spartans! Tonight! We dine! In WeHo!"April 20, 2007
Hot Fuzz - The guys who made the brilliant zombie spoof Shaun of the Dead, writer/director Edgar Wright and co-writer/star Simon Pegg, reteam for Hot Fuzz, what looks to be a hilarious spoof on the police thriller. Jealous colleagues have London's best cop (Simon Pegg) transferred to the peaceful village of Sandford, where he is partnered with an enthusiastic but witless police officer (Nick Frost) who longs for gunfights and car chases to break up......
Continue Reading "New Movie Friday: Hot Fuzz, Vacancy"