– by CAM SMITH – Now that summer is coming to an end, and the time for high-concept event pictures is officially kaput, we’re getting to the point in the calendar year when Hollywood begins airing out its dirty laundry; the long-delayed efforts that have been gathering dust on the shel...
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August 20th, 2010 - 3:31 pm § in Posters & Trailers
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 ...
August 12th, 2010 - 6:07 pm § in Short Film Theater
Short Film Theater: ‘Heavy Soul’
– by CAM SMITH – There are few things more unbearable than surrealism done badly. Any unfortunate viewer who has attempted to wade through Richard Kelly’s “Southland Tales” or Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II” can attest to this. It takes sharp creative focus and a keen understandi...
August 10th, 2010 - 7:10 pm § in News
Warner Bros. Getting ‘Green Lantern’ Sequel Ready
– by CAM SMITH – Despite having just wrapped principal production last Friday, and with almost a year until its grand public unveiling, DC and Warner Bros. must be feeling really confident that they’ve got something special in “Green Lantern.” In fact, they’re so confident that t...
August 7th, 2010 - 10:45 pm § in News
Casting Updates for ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
– by CAM SMITH – As exciting as the prospect of “Zodiac” and “Seven” helmer David Fincher tackling Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is, I have to wonder if the whole project will feel like really old news by the time December 2011 rolls around. After all, f...
August 6th, 2010 - 4:44 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Poster Peek: ‘Green Lantern’
– by CAM SMITH – Out of all of the comic-book superhero-to-film enterprises currently being assembled for major market release, “Green Lantern” is both the most curious and the most worrying. The first pic released of star Ryan Reynolds in the emerald suit was a disappointment, and w...
July 28th, 2010 - 2:15 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Sucker Punch’
– by CAM SMITH – Honest to Pete, for the life of me I don’t quite understand the popular fan backlash against Zack Snyder. He’s one of the most dynamic visual directors currently occupying Hollywood’s big budget heavy-hitter ranks, reliably populating each of his dazzling works wit...
July 27th, 2010 - 12:05 am § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Sharktopus’
– by CAM SMITH – At this point in the game, anyone looking for success in the DTV killer shark genre needs a great gimmick to stay afloat entertainment-wise. After the escalating lunacy of the “Shark Attack” trilogy, it’s not enough to simply rip off “Jaws” and “Deep Blue Sea...
July 19th, 2010 - 10:22 pm § in News
Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Green Lantern’ Look Revealed
– by CAM SMITH – Translating popular comic-book character costumes to the big screen is mighty tricky business in our present pop-culture landscape – where small roaming hordes of foaming fans can instantly destroy a film’s good buzz via social networking sites and message boards the...
June 30th, 2010 - 1:01 am § in Features
Another Summer in Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws’ Finale: ‘Jaws: The Revenge’
– by CAM SMITH – As unthinkable as it seems now, there was a point in time when a fourth “Jaws” film seemed like a good idea to someone. How and why is hard to determine, but it would seem that Universal decided, a few years after the release of “Jaws 3D,” that the cracks [...]...
June 24th, 2010 - 11:37 pm § in Features
Another Summer In Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws,’ Day 4 — ‘Jaws 3-D’
– by CAM SMITH – Originally, during their development of a “Jaws 2” follow-up, executive producers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown had a very different plan in regards to the direction a third series’ entry should take. The duo were of the opinion that audiences would no longer b...
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:10 pm § in Features, The Top 5 ...
Another Summer In Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws,’ Day 3 — Foreign Posters
– by CAM SMITH – As a motion picture, “Jaws” is packed to the gills with iconic characters and moments. Whether it is Brody facing down the shark with only a shotgun and an oh-so-slim chance of triumph, or Quint, atop the Orca’s viewing platform, quietly whistling in the twilight, ...
June 22nd, 2010 - 10:57 pm § in Features
Another Summer in Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws,’ Day 2 — ‘Jaws 2′
– by CAM SMITH – When Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” became a surprise global phenomenon, it ensured two things – that the director would go on to bigger endeavors and that Universal would do its darndest to plague Amity with future great white shark problems. Thus, returning writer C...
June 21st, 2010 - 10:14 pm § in Features
Another Summer in Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws,’ Day 1 — ‘Jaws’
– by CAM SMITH – Hard to believe, but it was 35-years ago yesterday that director Steven Spielberg boldly made his formidable presence known to both Hollywood and audiences’ alike with a “perfect engine” of a crowd-pleaser; a film which forever changed the rules and practices of th...
