— by RON WILKINSON — Writer/director Joshua Marston won the Silver Bear at Berlin in 2011 for Best Screenplay for “The Forgiveness of Blood” (shared with Andamion Murataj). You would never know it from “Complete Unknown,” a self-absorbed essay on the foibles of New York[...]
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Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
— by ADAM DALE — L. Frank Baum created the wonderful world of Oz in 1900 and with 14 novels in the series, Oz has vast and interesting characters to draw upon and elaborate lands to explore. In 1939, “The Wizard of Oz” sky-rocketed Judy Garland to stardom. It remains the most signifi[...]
Oz The Great and Powerful: Motion Poster
— by CHERRY BELL — From Walt Disney Pictures, we have a new motion poster of the Wicked Witch with a tornado in the background. We all know that tornados are the main cause of visitors from our realm getting “dropped” into the magical land of Oz and this motion poster is a gr[...]
Oz: The Great and Powerful: Major Spoiler
— by ADAM POYNTER — With just over two months left until its theatrical release Disney’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful” has been slowly rolling out new content including a full-length trailer as well as a very interesting poster. While the story and the Land of Oz is one quite famili[...]
Eva Green Lands in Sin City Sequel
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — The sequel to “Sin City” has been a long time coming. With production continuously pushed back, like many of you, I was beginning to wonder if it would ever happen. Thankfully, my disappointment diminished last spring when Dimension Films announced “Sin Ci[...]
Argo Tops 2012 OFCS Award Winners
— by BEV QUESTAD — The 2012 Online Film Critics Society Awards have been announced and “Argo” heads the honors winning Best Picture. While also nominated, “Zero Dark Thirty” has proven contentious in its depiction of torture. While every American should see it, the politically sa[...]
Top 5 Big Screen Adventurers (The Men)
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Hollywood has taken us on great adventures, with fearless heroes to lead us into the face of danger and into the unknown. Some of these bold characters already existed in book form, and perhaps had been taking reader on adventures for much longer, but in their minds.[...]
Review: The Bourne Legacy
— by ADAM DALE — It is hard to predict the weekend box office for “The Bourne Legacy” when hits theaters Aug. 10. While it will be a continuation of the previous trilogy, it is substituting another star in the lead role and missing previous franchise front man Matt Damon. Another maj[...]
Sin City 2 to Shoot this Summer?
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — So sayeth Robert Rodriguez. I wonder if the actors know about this? In 2009, Clive Owen, who played Dwight in the first film, said production would begin in 2010. Rosario Dawson, formerly known as the gun toting Gail, didn’t know when filming would start when [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Whistleblower’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — First of all, I am a big fan of Rachel Weisz and have been since “The Mummy” (which stars another of my favorite actors, Brendan Fraser). I think what I liked about her then, and still do to this date, is that she has always chosen female charact[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Dream House’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Remember when trailers used to genuinely tease movies, showing just enough to pique people’s interest and leave them wanting more? Whoever edited the trailer for the thriller “Dream House” clearly doesn’t abide by those old rules, having given a[...]
Ed Norton to Play ‘Bourne’ Villain
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When Tony Gilroy said Matt Damon wasn’t returning to the “Bourne” series, I wasn’t pleased. Gilroy stated “The Bourne Legacy” wasn’t a reboot or a recast or prequel. “Legacy” is to be viewed as a whole new chapter entirely — a stand-alone[...]
Inception Stars in The Dark Knight Rises?
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — It looks like Tom Hardy may be joined by two former co-stars in the upcoming Batman movie. The French newspaper Le Figaro has confirmed that Marion Cotillard (Mal from “Inception”) is in talks to join the “The Dark Knight Rises.” The Hollywood[...]
Hathaway is Catwoman, Hardy is Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — This just in! Warner Bros. just announced Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle in “The Dark Knight Rises” while Tom Hardy will portray ultra-villain Bane. Other actresses who vied for the role were Keira Knightly, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Por[...]