— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — There is something about the underdog that makes the idea so popular; perhaps it’s because anyone can relate to these world-weary warriors or perhaps it’s just because it makes good cinema. Last year, “The Wrestler” earned acclaim for[...]
Archive for December, 2009
Once Again, X Marks the Spot for Bryan Singer
— by CAM SMITH — Bryan Singer feels very much like a director at a creative crossroads right now. After being launched into the big-time world of blockbuster filmmaking with his back-to-back smash hit Marvel features “X-Men” and “X2,” he has struggled to find[...]
‘The Spectre’ to get Animated in Short Film
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Warner Bros. has announced more information about its upcoming animated movie “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” and there is big news for fans of “The Spectre.” When the movie arrives on blu-ray and DVD on Feb. 23, 2010, the movie will[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Under Great White Northern Lights’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Quite honestly, there aren’t too many bands around that would interest me enough to watch a full-length documentary. I am talking independently of the music, of course. There are many, many bands I love. But there are precious few that I would want to spend[...]
‘Robin Hood’: Behind the Scenes Compilation
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — In the today’s world, it would be safe to say that we have a plethora of fictional heroes to look up to. We can find them in literature, and in live action television and movies. Some heroes are not super-powered (i.e. Batman), they simply rely on their wits[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Shrek Forever After’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Despite the fact that “Shrek the Third” was a pretty solid conclusion to the Shrek story, Dreamworks is offering a fourth installment, which they insist is the final chapter. Unless it’s wildly successful, in which you can expect to see “Five Golden Shreks” [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘When in Rome’
— by SEAN GERSKI — I’m of two minds about “When in Rome.” On the one hand, it looks like it has every chance of being terrible. I mean, let’s be honest, the only thing keeping this from being a Lifetime movie is the star power involved. On the other hand, it[...]
Under Review: ‘Up in the Air’
— by JASON EAKEN — Jason Reitman is the real thing. Though comparisons to the family patriarch may never go away, he has managed to effortlessly establish himself as his own entity. At 32 years old, he is one of the best filmmakers working today. More impressive than his age, he’s [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Runaways’ (Teaser Version)
— by ALEXA MILAN — Little Dakota Fanning appears to be all grown up in the new teaser trailer for her latest movie, “The Runaways.” Directed by music video director Floria Sigismondi, the biopic details the rise and fall of The Runaways, a 1970s rock band consisting entirely of[...]
2010 SAG Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2009 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Sc[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Please Say Something’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — This short film tells the tale of a troubled relationship between a Cat and Mouse. They don’t get along, but these two sleep together — maybe not happily, but they do. To be completely honest, the first time I turned it on I had to come back to it with[...]
An Alternate Ending for Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween II’
— by CAM SMITH — Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II” was among the most dreadful films of 2009; an amateurish, often incoherent, bloody slab of boring, unimaginative pandemonium, overflowing at its greasy brim with childish supernatural symbolism and grimy hillbilly clichés. In all[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Saint John of Las Vegas’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — When you think indie film, you think about the films that snatch up awards even though most people did not see them during their theatrical release. It’s a shame, at times, because some of these films showcase immense talent, but are shoved under the rug[...]
A Scene from ‘Nowhere Boy’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — There are too many John Lennon films. Yes, he made good music, but it comes to a point where it’s just tiring. Director Sam Taylor Wood is adding to a long list that includes “Imagine: John Lennon” and “Inside John Lennon,” with[...]