— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — It took a sick imagination, critical acclaim for the film’s faux-trailer beginnings in “Grindhouse,” and time away from directing garbage such as “Shorts” for Robert Rodriguez to finally get off his butt and finally helm “Mache[...]
Archive for September, 2010
The Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2010
— by ALEXA MILAN — It’s that time of year again — fall blockbusters, Oscar hopefuls and the so-so films leading up to them. Summer 2010 has amounted to a rather weak tentpole season for movies, so I was initially a little worried the same would be true of the fall. But after [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Nowhere Boy’
— by RACHEL COYNE — I’ve never thought of any of the Beatles as having once been children; I always assumed they just sprang onto Earth as fully-formed musical gods. But “Nowhere Boy” challenges my theory as it presents a dramatic look at the childhood of John Lennon. As far as cel[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Unstoppable’
— by CHRIS HYATT — This is the space where I would normally go into some long-winded intro that drops hints at the plot and sets the tone for the rest of the piece. For “Unstoppable,” I don’t have to do that for one simple reason: Denzel Washington. Why do I say that? A[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics’
— by CAM SMITH — Despite having spent the last decade struggling to establish itself as a mainstream-friendly cinematic brand-name in line with its rival Marvel, DC Comics looks to be finally on track towards correcting past mistakes and striking while the superhero movie craze is still [...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Last Stop’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Ooooooooh … beautiful Monica Pena, 2005 Bachelorette for D Magazine, is transformed into a woman almost (but not enough!) destroyed. The humiliation of being the subject of abuse has stripped her of her happiness, her hopes and the fabric of her beauty – but not he[...]
Under Review: ‘The Tillman Story’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I won’t even pretend to know anything about politics. Simple as that – I refuse to embarrass myself and treat my readers like idiots. But although I have this inescapable belief (or perhaps insecurity) that my follow writer Bev Questad would make much more fo[...]
Three Clips from ‘The American’
— by RACHEL COYNE — I’m guessing the makers of “The American” think that George Clooney will be enough to get people to see the action-thriller, because they’re being pretty tight-lipped on what the movie is actually about. Here’s what my extensive research has uncovered: Georg[...]