— by H.G. WATSON — Judging from the trailer for “The Romantics,” I imagine the pitch for the film went something like this: DEVELOPMENT EXEC: Ok, so … it’s like “The Big Chill.” PRODUCER: Really?[...]
Archive for August, 2010
Toronto After Dark Film Festival: Zombie Appreciation Night
— by H.G. WATSON — You know you’re at a unique film festival when the festival director kicks things off by having the audience chant: What do we want? Brains! When do we want them? NOW! But that’s just a regular Saturday night at Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Saturday night was [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Jackass 3D’
— by JESSIKA OWENS — Midgets, urine, vomit, feces, and mayhem — yes, those are the main components that compile the “Jackass” franchise. Love it or hate it, you KNOW it and in Hollywood, that’s what matters. Now imagine the midgets, urine, vomit, feces, and mayhem[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Actor Chris Tavares
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — At 17, many of us were fighting off senoritis, trying to take the easiest classes possible, and figuring out what colleges would accept us. Seventeen-year-old Chris Tavares, however, balances acting, football and school. He has already acted alongside comedic [...]
Toronto After Dark Film Festival: Monday to Wednesday Preview
— by H.G. WATSON — There is one Toronto film festival that is eagerly anticipated by Torontonians every year, and it isn’t that big flashy one that you’ll be hearing more about in September. Now in its fifth year, the Toronto After Dark Film Festival bills itself[...]
Under Review: ‘The Expendables’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I consider myself a decently sophisticated intellectual. I enjoy great literature – actually I hate reading (unless it’s Ayn Rand or Dave Mustaine’s new biography). I enjoy art – damn, it seems that I’ve caught myself in another lie. Okay, on second[...]
Under Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I think it has been becoming increasingly evident to the readers of It’s Just Movies that I’m an egotistical pig. This means a couple of things: People hate me, I have problems finding stable relationships, and I’m not in need of the “eat, pray, love”[...]
‘Gone with the Wind’ Dresses in Need of Repair
— by ALEXA MILAN — Vivien Leigh’s sweeping period dresses in “Gone With the Wind” are almost as much characters in the film as Scarlett O’Hara herself. But Scarlett’s iconic wardrobe might not be around much longer for fans to appreciate if the Harry Ransom [...]
Star Wars Celebration V Surprises
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — The “Star Wars Celebration V” is going on in Orlando, Fla., right now and all kinds of news is coming our way via “the force” that is the internet. I really wish I could be there, but I am following it closely online, as I know other millions of fans [&hellip[...]
Behind the Scenes Clip: ‘Transformers 3’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I will admit that I have thoroughly enjoyed the last two “Transformers” movies. And trust me, this was not the popular fandom to belong to, since at the time of its release there was a lot of hating towards the series — especially the second movie. [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Who Killed Nancy?’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Confession: I know next to nothing about Sid and Nancy; I’ve never even seen the Gary Oldman-starring movie about them. I know they are two people who were once alive, but now are dead, and that’s it. OK, maybe I know a bit more about them than[...]
Five Clips from ‘The Expendables’
— by CHRIS HYATT — When I first heard about “The Expendables,” I was excited because this would be the Governator’s first opportunity to redeem himself for that travesty known as “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (Sly Stallone returning to his pre-Rocky B[...]
A ‘Comic’ Look at the ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ Trailer
— by H.G. WATSON — It’s a special film that inspires creativity in people before the movie even opens. “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” must really be special because fans have been churning out art and videos for months. Some of the best include band Former Fat Boy’[...]
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2010: Weekend Preview
— by H.G. WATSON — There is one Toronto film festival that is eagerly anticipated by Torontonians every year, and it isn’t that big flashy one that you’ll be hearing more about in September. Now in its fifth year, the Toronto After Dark Film Festival bills itself as “8 thrillin[...]