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Archive for November, 2009

Brandon Routh in ‘The Twilight Cycles’

Brandon Routh is part of a parody of “Twilight” for Funny or Die in this clip called “The Twilight Cycles” (the name will make sense when you watch it). This clip is possibly not safe for work, so you may want to wait to watch it if you are on your work computer[...]

Zack Snyder Adds Some ‘Guardians’

— by CAM SMITH — Zack Snyder is one of the more intriguing big-budget filmmakers working today; an unabashed visual stylist who isn’t remotely afraid to take huge, expensive gambles and risk considerable brutal back-lash. While many, including myself, find his approach to action[...]

Is Sam Worthington Worth the Hype?

— by CAM SMITH — Usually I’m pretty resistant towards media-spawned-and-fed “next big thing” chatter regarding potential rising stars in the Hollywood arena. Unless there’s some substantial work attached to the prospective actor or actresses’ name, it’s all just pointless[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Bitch Slap’

— by ROBERT DeFEIS — This may be the weirdest trailer you will ever see, so be prepared. “Bitch Slap” is described as “a post-modern, thinking man’s throwback to the ‘B’ Movie/Exploitation films of the 1950s to ’70s as well as a loving, sly parody of the[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Ricky’

— by RACHEL COYNE — “Ricky” is a French movie that appears to be suffering from genre identity issues. It tells the tale of a working-class single mother Katie who meets Paco and falls in love. It’s a romance! They eventually have a baby boy, named Ricky, who never stops crying and[...]

What if Saul Bass Did the Credits for ‘Star Wars’?

— by SEAN GERSKI — Like most people of my generation (and a large number of the writers on this site), “Star Wars” is a huge part of my childhood. I also love a good parody as much as anyone and when it’s a great parody of “Star Wars,” that’s all the[...]

A Clip From ‘Transylmania’

— by JON MARTINCIC — The movie audience has had way too many “fad” movies. Yet, as a whole, we still demand more. Vampires seem to be the current stop for the trend — thanks to Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” — and now we have “Transylmania.”[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’

— by JASON EAKEN — If there is a more skippable movie out this year than “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” someone please let me know. It’s not that it was made by untalented people — the cast boasts Robin Wright, Julianne Moore, Maria Bello and Alan Arkin[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Crazy Heart’

— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I like Jeff Bridges. He was one of the reasons that I enjoyed “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” What reaction did I get when I first watched the trailer to “Crazy Heart”? Pure delight. The outstanding actor’s filmography[...]

Under Review: ‘Official Rejection’

— by SEAN GERSKI — I have a feeling that most of the people who come to this site have at one time in their life dreamed of actually making their own movie. You hear Kevin Smith’s incredibly unlikely tale and tell yourself, “I could do that.” You could max out the[...]

An Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Ben Pearson

— by ALEXA MILAN — Director, writer and cinematographer Ben Pearson didn’t always want to be a filmmaker, but he knew how to recognize a compelling story when he saw one. In his latest film — “Kabul 24” — he chronicles the trial and imprisonment of eight[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Nine’

— by JASON EAKEN — The second trailer for Rob Marshall’s upcoming film, “NINE,” which opens in limited theaters on Dec. 18 (expanding wide Christmas Day), is much like the first — except that it’s completely different. Like the first, the trailer is entirely[...]

Behind the Scenes of ‘Across the Hall’

— by CAM SMITH — Gadzooks, this sure has been a big year for debut directors making splashy debuts with expanded full-length adaptations of their earlier shorts. While the most prominent and popular example came in the form of Neill Blomkamp, whose “District 9” — a fleshed-out [...]

13 Clips From ‘Tapestries of Hope’

— by JASON EAKEN — “Tapestries of Hope” tells the story of women, specifically those in Zimbabwe. The documentary, by Michealene Cristi Risley, focuses on the continuing rape and abuse of an untold number of women in a country in which notions of independence and liberation[...]