— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — The holidays are a time of family, merriment and long lines at department stores, but they also mark a good time to sit next to the burning yule-log and read the Charles Dickens tale “A Christmas Carol.” Since it was published on Dec. 19, 1843, the[...]
Archive for November, 2009
Under Review: ‘The Fourth Kind’
— by JOEL CRARY — “The Fourth Kind” is a curious bit of filmmaking from Olatunde Osunsanmi, who takes the recent found footage approach to horror and combines it into a rigamarole of a plot about alien abduction. The film stars Milla Jovovich, who plays herself as well as a woman[...]
Under Review: ‘Kabul 24’
— by ALEXA MILAN — A lot of movies have been produced about Sept. 11, 2001, and its aftermath. But in the process, some of the stories of those affected by the Taliban pre-9/11 have been lost. In “Kabul 24,” director Ben Pearson examines one of those little-known stories that[...]
‘Resident Evil 4: Afterlife’ News and Previews
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — For all the hardcore (and not so hardcore) “Resident Evil” fans, this article has everything you need to know, including quotes straight from Milla Jovovich’s twitter and a couple of pictures showing us the new look for the main characters and the new character[...]
Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Planet 51’
— by CAM SMITH — In concept, TriStar’s animated comedy “Planet 51” sounds kinda clever — with a story built around a Marvel “What If?”-like idea depicting the light-hearted results of a human astronaut (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson”) crash-landing on a planet occupied [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Shake Hands With the Devil’
— by TOM ELCE — Though it’s based on a true story, it is difficult to take “Shake Hands with the Devil” as anything above and beyond another of those useless films bent on giving a white perspective to fundamentally black problems. We’ve been there[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Brothers’
— by ALEXA MILAN — As we inch closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas, Oscar hopefuls are finally starting to hit theaters. I’m not sure the war drama “Brothers” will actually land any nominations, but it still looks like a pretty intriguing character drama. When Sam Cahill (Tobey[...]
Exclusive Interview: Writer-Director Justin D. Hilliard
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — Justin D. Hilliard is the brains behind “The Other Side of Paradise” and has his own company, Striped Socks Productions. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and has been into film since the early age of 10. Hilliard attended the University of Texas at[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Despicable Me’
— by CAM SMITH — I’m somewhat surprised that, considering the plethora of ridiculous properties being adapted for the screen — “Monopoly,” “Candyland,” “View-Master,” to name a few — no one has bothered to snatch up the rights for Mad Magazine’s “Spy Vs. Spy[...]
Five Scenes From ‘Looking for Palladin’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Looking for Palladin” follows Josh Ross (David Moscow), an arrogant Hollywood talent agent who is sent to Guatemala to lure Jack Palladin (Ben Gazzara), an old Hollywood star, out of retirement. Even though Josh and Jack have never met, Josh has quite a [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Salt’ (English Language Version)
— by RACHEL COYNE — Now that you’ve exhausted your circle of friends looking for someone who could translate the Russian trailer for “Salt,” here’s the English version for your enjoyment. And despite the language barrier, we still managed to get the basic gist of things from the [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘D4’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “D4” follows a team of ex-military spec-op mercenaries who have been hired by a wealthy doctor. His child has been kidnapped and is being held inside of a government facility. From the looks of the trailer, the rescue doesn’t go as planned and turns int[...]
A Clip From ‘The House of the Devil’
— by TOM ELCE — Touted by several critics as something of an effective throwback to the haunted house themed horrors of the ’80s and ’70s, Ti West’s “The House of the Devil” looks to be one of the more promising horror efforts of the year, seemingly a world [...]
‘Marmaduke’ Headed to the Big Screen
— by CAM SMITH — In the rich pantheon of celebrated animated canines, I must confess that Marmaduke ranks somewhere in the nether regions — well below Scooby and Scrappy Doo, Pluto and Goofy, Underdog, Huckleberry Hound, Santa’s Little Helper, Brian, Odie, Deputy Dog and[...]