— by FRANK MORITZ — Yes, it is official (kind of). “Kill Bill, Vol. 3” is coming out (possibly). Quentin Tarantino stated at the Morelia Film Festival in Mexico recently that he wanted to make the movie: “I wanted to give Uma Thurman’s central character and her[...]
Archive for October, 2009
Poster Peek: ‘Dear John’
— by VANNA LAND — A poster has been released for the film “Dear John,” starring Channing Tatum (of “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and “Public Enemies”), Amanda Seyfried (of “Momma Mia”) and Henry Thomas (of “E.T.”). Lasse Hallström (of “Cider House[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Uncertainty’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Given the amount of crap that makes its way to mainstream theaters today, it’s always a little disheartening to see smaller films with potential struggling to get noticed. “Uncertainty” played at film festivals in 2008 and is still hoping for wider[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘A Beautiful Life’
— by ALEXA MILAN — “A Beautiful Life” is a film I hadn’t heard of until recently, and based on this trailer, it seems there may have been good reason for that. Adapted by Wendy Hammond from her play of the same name, the film tells the story of battered teenager Maggie[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Mike Samonek
— by SEAN GERSKI — Writer-director Mike Samonek didn’t exactly take the straightest route to Hollywood. “I grew up in Michigan and Texas and went to UT Austin,” he said. “I worked as an advertising copywriter in New York for most of the ’90s, before taking[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Imagine TV’s House quitting the medical field and joining the New Orleans Police Department. That’s how Werner Herzog’s new film, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans,” can be summed up to. Starring Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonough, a heroin[...]
Under Review: ‘An Education’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — The new limited-release film “An Education” is a fresh coming-of-age film that is boosted by a powerhouse performance. That performance comes not from an Academy Award-winning actress, but from Carey Mulligan, a relative newcomer who stars as Jenny[...]
Under Review: ‘The Haunted Airman’
— by TOM ELCE — Shot before “Twilight” made Robert Pattinson an official pin-up for teenage girls, “The Haunted Airman” finds the man playing the titular airman, confined to a wheelchair and an eerie Wales hospital due to injuries incurred while serving the RAF[...]
Trailer Mashup: Batman vs. Blade
— by SEAN GERSKI — Trailer mashups (where they take two or more trailers and combine them into one trailer for a fictional movie) vary wildly in quality. When done really well, however, they can actually make you a little sad that you will never actually see the movie in question. For my[...]
Go Behind the Scenes of the ‘House of the Devil’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — This stylish and yet overly creepy movie looks to be a fantastic throwback to the ’80s slasher/horror genre. “House of the Devil” was actually shot with a 16mm camera to achieve the retro stylistic look and was written, directed and edited by[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire’
— by ALEXA MILAN — “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire” is already racking up awards and it isn’t even Oscar season yet. Earlier this year, the indie drama won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, and last month, it took home the[...]
Take a Look at Mel Gibson and His Beaver
— by JON MARTINCIC — Mel Gibson is back on the big screen. He is playing Walter Black in Jodie Foster’s “The Beaver.” The interesting thing about Walter Black is that he spends a good amount of time with a beaver-like puppet on his hand. Interesting? This may not be the next time[...]
The Top 5 movie catchphrases of all time
— by VANNA LAND — I am sure everyone has favorite lines or catchphrases from favorite movies. There are many phrases that have become such a part of pop culture that they are known by people who have yet to even see the movie wherein the phrase was first uttered. Often too, the phrases g[...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Lovely Bones’
— by VANNA LAND — An official poster recently was released for “The Lovely Bones” staring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and newcomer Saoirse Ronan. Peter Jackson directed the film, which is based on a best-selling book with the same name written by Alice Sebold[...]