— by CAM SMITH — Prediction: Two years from now we’re all going to look back and wonder why it was considered news — much less exciting news — that upcoming blockbusters were being released in 3D. With major announcements relentlessly pouring out that biggie-sized flicks li[...]
Archive for March, 2010
Under Review: ‘Alice in Wonderland’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Tim Burton — a supposed match in cinema heaven. Lewis Carroll’s famous dreamscapes and eccentric characters mixed with Burton’s quirky direction made “Alice in Wonderland” a film to look out[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘El Abuelo’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Some critics lament the use of voiceovers in film. They think films are about showing, not telling. I, however, enjoy them and when done correctly I believe they can enhance a film. This is the case for the short film “El Abuelo.” The entire film is[...]
Under Review: ‘Food, Inc.’
— by H.G. WATSON — Robert Kenner’s “Food, Inc.” really, really wants to be the wake up call for the food industry that “An Inconvenient Truth” was for global warming. And God bless his little heart, Kenner certainly tries. Shocking images of[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Frame 137’
— by CAM SMITH — I guess I’m supposed to be blown away by the steam-punk-rock attitude, grungy post-Apocalyptic atmosphere and slick martial arts mayhem prominently featured in the fairly eye-catching teaser trailer for “Frame 137,” a live-action short-film adaption[...]
‘Wolverine 2’ to Start Filming in January
— by CAM SMITH — Wow, no sooner had I finished taking easy pot-shots at “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” than ultra-big news broke that the follow-up to that slapped together heap of mediocrity (for more pithy bitterness, read my original review) is rarin’ and ready to go before cameras [...]
Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning Discuss The Runaways
In this interview with Access Hollywood, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning discuss their upcoming movie “The Runaways,” including “the kissing scene” between the two actresses.[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Don McKay’
— by TOM ELCE — Having graced screens at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, Jake Goldberger’s film “Don McKay” makes its way towards an actual theatrical release this April, and prospective viewers can now marvel (or, maybe not) at its trailer a month before the[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Cash’
— by ROB COX — “Cash” is an upcoming independent action film from director Stephen Milburn Anderson. Before encountering this trailer, I hadn’t heard of “Cash,” but this clip has me stoked. Chris Hemsworth (star of the upcoming “Thor” movie) plays a young man who in[...]
‘The Smurfs’ Get A Legendary Addition
— by BEN FOWLER — In a move that has seriously dented his awesomeness quota in my books, Neil Patrick Harris has confirmed on his Twitter feed that he is indeed involved in the upcoming Avatar 2 … I mean “The Smurfs” Movie. Initially reported by Deadline Hollywood[...]
Celebrating a Movement: Changing the World One Woman at a Time
The poverty-fighting organization CARE and NCM Fathom announced their second annual International Women’s Day event that brings the best-selling book “Half the Sky” to life on the big screen for a special one-night presentation in select movie theaters nationwide. Inspired by moving stories[...]
A First Look at Disney’s ‘Tangled’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — If you are into the Disney fairy-tale classics like “Cinderella,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Snow White,” then you are in for a treat. Disney is finally tackling the story of Rapunzel with its new animated movie titled “Tangled.&[...]
Josh Schwartz Dismissed from ‘X-Men: First Class’
— by CAM SMITH — At the tail end of last year, I wrote up a story about the interesting-if-not-quite-exciting news that Bryan Singer would be returning to the “X-Men” fold with “First Class,” a prequel depicting the earliest days of Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted[...]