— by BEN FOWLER — It seems like Guy Ritchie is getting a taste for bringing quasi-historical icons to the big screen. Not content with bringing Sherlock Holmes out of retirement, the British director is now turning his attention to a King Arthur story scripted by[...]
Archive for March, 2010
Trailer Talk: ‘Waking Sleeping Beauty’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Most of us associate Disney movies with the fondness of our childhood. The first movie I ever saw in a movie theater was “Aladdin” and my grandmother had almost every Disney movie on VHS for us whenever we spent the weekend at her house. It seemed like[...]
Two More Actors Cast in ‘Green Lantern’
— by BEN FOWLER — In brightest day, in blackest night … Things are certainly getting going over in New Orleans at the moment. The highly-anticipated “Green Lantern” movie starts filming this week and director Martin Campbell has reached out to New Zealand for his latest[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Middle school is a time most people probably want to forget, the time when awkwardness abounds as puberty sets in and trying to fit in becomes a top priority. In “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” based on the bestselling book by Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon)[...]
Under Review: ‘The Cove’
— by TOM ELCE — The title of “The Cove” refers to a cliff-surrounded section of water in the town of Taiji, Japan, where an approximate 23,000 dolphin are purportedly slaughtered annually for their meat by fishermen seeking both to gain profit from the resulting product and t[...]
Under Review: ‘Ward 6’
— by BEV QUESTAD — “There ought to be a man with a hammer behind the door of every happy man.” — Anton Chekhov What is the border between the insane and the normal individual?[...]
Under Review: ‘Mother’ (aka ‘Madeo’)
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — When dealing with a thriller whose plot puts a character’s child at stake, there is a certain family dynamic to follow. It’s usually the father who seeks vengeance and the mother is surprisingly either dead or completely absent from the script, and if[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘I Love You Too’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Watching the trailer for the Australian romantic comedy “I Love You Too” has really got me fired up. Whatever this trailer sets out to do, it has worked for me. It’s funny, and it doesn’t give away the entire movie’s plot, which is one[...]
Under Review: ‘Remember Me’
— by ALEXA MILAN — “Remember Me” is not for the pre-teen crowd that flock to see Robert Pattinson in the “Twilight” films, though Summit’s marketing campaign wants you to think so. It’s a darker, more mature look at love and family, albeit a fairly[...]
One of the Last Great Radical Rebels of the 20th Century
— by BEV QUESTAD — How did the gentle, gray-haired, 70 year-old Tom Hayden appear … after all these years? During the Portland 33rd International Film Festival, the city buzzed with rich activity in all branches of the arts. Notable was a speaking engagement by activist and author Tom [...]
Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull? We Approve
— by CAM SMITH — I figured out at an awfully-young age that a hero is only as good as his villains, and that the latter are usually way cooler. This tried-and-true piece of knowledge largely informed my childhood idolization of The Joker, Boba Fett, Darth Vader and the James Bond villain[...]
Comic-Con: If Not San Diego, Where?
— by H.G. WATSON — For nerds of all kinds, the city of San Diego, Calif., is synonymous with one event: Comic-Con. But in 2012, Comic-Con may leave San Diego behind. Comic-Con International’s contract with San Diego is up, and the increasing popularity of the event has left[...]
Under Review: ‘Throws of Passion’
— by SEAN GERSKI — If you review a mockumentary, you are duty-bound to mention Christopher Guest. I’m pretty sure it’s a law of reviewing. Guest’s mockumentary classics (such as “Best in Show” and “Waiting for Guffman”) are the gold standards by [...]
Under Review: ‘Green Zone’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — During certain portions of “Green Zone,” it seemed that the project was only green-lighted when the relevancy of Oscar-giant “The Hurt Locker” was established. Riding under the assumption that Kathryn Bigelow’s war epic would win[...]