— by ALEXA MILAN — I’m a huge Pixar fan, and every summer I anticipate the release of the latest film from the successful animation studio as much as the season’s biggest live-action blockbusters, if not more so. But this summer I’ve got some homework to do before headi[...]
Archive for May, 2011
‘The Expendables 2’ Invasion Begins
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Let the “Expendables 2” goodies start coming in! As a fan of the first film, I am anxiously awaiting any news or info about the sequel project, and the last couple of days have been jammed packed with them. While the big questions in the last few months h[...]
Two New Images from ‘Fright Night’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — While it’s easy to bemoan the yearly slew of remakes, it’s just plain hard not to get excited about some of them. Remakes have the wisdom of hindsight and time, and one of the remakes I’m looking forward to is “Fright Night.” Since the film has a bit[...]
Two Clips from ‘Attack the Block’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Several short clips from writer/director Joe Cornish’s debut film “Attack the Block” have been released, giving viewers a more detailed look at the characters, the gangs and the aliens. The film stars Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker and Luke Treadaway[...]
Under Review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Captain Jack Sparrow is back for one heck of a swashbuckling adventure in the latest Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” which picks up where “At World’s End” left off — more or less.[...]
Report: ‘Wonder Woman’ is Out, But ‘Chuck’ is Returning
— by SEAN GERSKI — I have to admit that I was really mixed on whether I wanted “Wonder Woman” to make it to NBC’s schedule this fall. On the one hand, Wonder Woman is overdue to return to live action. I would have preferred a movie from the beginning, but a well-made TV[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Real Steel’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Do you like boxing movies? How about robot movies? Well, it looks like “Real Steel” is a great combination of both. Once a boxing champion, Charlie Kenton (played by Hugh Jackman) has been replaced by boxing robots. As the sport progresses, Charlie becomes a small[...]
The First Clip from ‘X-Men: First Class’ Has Arrived
— by ADAM POYNTER — “X-Men: First Class” is picking-up the pace in the promotional department and seems to be going full-steam-ahead now. Following four character trailers released this week, we now have the very first official clip from the movie. In this clip, we have Charl[...]
Short Film Theater: ‘Stasis’
— by JESSICA MORALES — Directed by Christian Swegal and written by Benjamin Clif Murphey, “Stasis” is a short film starring Reshad Strik, Beau Bridges, Ernie Hudson and Rachel Specter. In this psychological sci-fi thriller set in the future, an ex-soldier is placed in virtual[...]
‘X-Men: First Class’ Character Spotlight — Mystique
— by ADAM POYNTER — “X-Men: First Class” shows the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, the tale of secret global events that changed history. As mutants began to emerge from mankind and before Professor Xavier was enemies with Magneto, they were just two young men, the best of [...]
Has Bane’s Origin from ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Been Revealed?
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Just a few days ago, we had a story stating the Lazarus pit is possibly playing a part in Christopher Nolan’s final chapter of Batman, “The Dark Knight Rises.” Today, another rumor has taken flight — and this time it’s about Bane (Tom Hardy). The Dark K[...]
Two writers aiming to bring Tarzan to big screen
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Warner Bros is developing a new Tarzan movie. Wait … it gets better. Not one but two different screenwriters, Adam Cozad (the Jack Ryan reboot and “Archangel”) and Craig Brewer (“Black Snake Moan”), will pen separate screenplays abo[...]
Under Review: ‘Elephant White’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — “Elephant White,” starring Djimon Hounsou, is one of those movies I totally underestimated. Perhaps it was the name, or simply just not knowing anything about it, or never seeing any promotion for it. Yet, to my surprise, it turned out to be a very well m[...]
‘The Thin Man’ Remake Has a Director, Still Needs a Nora
— by SEAN GERSKI — At this point, it’s completely to superfluous to complain about Hollywood rebooting and remaking movies. It’s going to happen and there’s not much we can do about it (even avoiding most of them doesn’t seem to do the trick). But with movies like[...]