— by SEAN GERSKI — Maria Bello is one of my favorite actresses. I end up seeing just about every movie she makes. And Wiliam Hurt is capable of very strong work. But while those two are the top-billed stars of “The Yellow Handkerchief,” they are not the actors this movie will[...]
Archive for November, 2009
A Clip From ‘Planet 51’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — There is a lot to be said about the clip for the movie “Planet 51” shown below. To me, it is smart to not just show a montage of different clips from a movie, but to provide a two-minute clip of perhaps a key moment instead. In this case, that’s[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — This time around, Tyler Perry and the gang are gathered together in the Bahamas for their annual one-week reunion. Four close couples aim to rekindle the romance while sharing news about their lives and relationships. Their week is rudely disrupted by the unexpected [...]
Investigate ‘Sherlock Holmes’ From Behind the Scenes
— by TOM ELCE — Neither Guy Ritchie or Robert Downey Jr. have appeared to show a tendency for restraint in their previous work, so it’s no surprise their collaboration for the upcoming “Sherlock Holmes” adaptation finds them jazzing up theold story template most people [...]
‘Saturday Night Live’ Parodies ‘Twilight’
With the help of guest host Taylor Swift, “Saturday Night Live” took aim at “Twilight” in this Digital Short last night[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Slammin’ Salmon’
— by CAM SMITH — The cult of diehard fans surrounding the Broken Lizard comedy troupe is a phenomenon that I don’t quite grasp. Many of my (stoner) friends often attempt to regale me with clumsy re-enactments of key scenes from “Super Troopers” — a movie on heavy rotation in [...]
‘Yogi Bear’ Movie Gathering Speed
— by BEN FOWLER — Currently filed under the “Why do we need this film?” section is the live-action/CG hybrid adaptation of the “Yogi Bear” cartoon. Currently casting and set for a release date of Dec. 17, 2010, the Jellystone National Park resident is touted to be voiced [...]
Under Review: The Box
— by ALEXA MILAN — What happens when you open the box? In the case of Richard Kelly’s new film, you get a talented cast wasted in an uneven movie. The latest sci-fi thriller from the writer-director of “Donnie Darko” and “Southland Tales” centers on[...]
Under Review: ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — There have been many films about the Iraq War era, most of them about the hardships of war, but earlier this year, the limited-release film “In The Loop” decided to do something different. Combining drama and comedy elements, director Armando Iannucci[...]
Five Clips From ‘The Open Road’
— by ALEXA MILAN — “The Open Road,” a dramedy from writer-director Michael Meredith, began filming in early 2008 and has been struggling to find an audience ever since. The movie had a limited run in theaters in August and will now hit store shelves on DVD Nov. 17. The film centers[...]
German Silence Experiment
— by JASON EAKEN — Even as an avid movie-watcher, there are blind spots in my viewing history. Among them: German Expressionism. Most of the big ones are silent films, and recently, I was an extra in a friend’s attempt at recreating the style via Greenscreen. So, it got me thinking, an[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Kick-Ass’
— by CAM SMITH — Even in the world of film, everyone loves to rally behind a dark horse. The recent money-printing success of “Paranormal Activity” is a testament to that. And with the invention of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, not to mention the mass media-drive[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Love’
— by CAM SMITH — Quick! What do an astronaut, an Iraq-based American G.I., a Civil War soldier and a smoking hot brunette in a corset have in common? Give up? Actually, I don’t really know either, but all of them factor heavily into the visually alluring new trailer for “Love,” a[...]
Open ‘The Box’ For Five Clips
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — When I first saw the trailer for this movie “The Box,” I remember thinking, “This reminds me of something I’ve seen before.” In the official movie trailer, a mysterious man with a scarred face (played by Frank Langella) gives a financial[...]