— by BEN FOWLER — Currently in the “facepalm” section of films in development — alongside the “Yogi Bear” movie — is “The Smurfs.” The movie is starting to take shape and below you can see the first leaked image from the film of one of the titular [...]
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Trailer Talk: ‘Solitary Man’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Solitary Man” is a film about a guy who reaches a crossroads in his life and systematically destroys everything around him. That man is Michael Douglas, who plays Ben Kalmen, a former owner of a car dealership chain whose career and marriage were[...]
A Scene from ‘Welcome to the Rileys’
— by TOM ELCE — James Gandolfini asserts his authority upon Kristen Stewart in this clip from “Welcome to the Rileys,” a Sundancer in which the girl who played Bella in “Twilight” is chastised for appearing cheap, immature and uneducated. In “Twilight”[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Cemetery Junction’
— by JASON EAKEN — For my money, Ricky Gervais is one of the funniest people on earth. His comic sensibilities make me feel at home with their painful discomfort and logical befuddlement about social norms. Teamed with Stephen Merchant, hilarious in his own right, the two have[...]
Under Review: ‘From Paris with Love’
— by JOEL CRARY — My girlfriend and I had a discussion about white heteronormativity after seeing “From Paris with Love.” She raised a valid point about the tendency of mainstream American films to promote white heteronormative values and turn heteronormative fears into[...]
A Featurette on the Making of ‘Solomon Kane’
— by ROB COX — Viewers familiar with HBO’s outstanding period drama “Rome” may recognize James Purefoy, who played Mark Antony in the series and now plays the title character in Davis Film’s upcoming film “Solomon Kane.” The Solomon Kane character was created [...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Last Airbender’
— by JON MARTINCIC — M. Night Shyamalan is back in the director’s chair, but this time he isn’t giving us a ghost story with a twist, a science fiction movie with a twist, or a plot set in an early American village … with a twist. “The Last Airbender” is[...]
Seven Clips from ‘The Wolfman’
— by ROB COX — I can’t say I’ve been eagerly anticipating the upcoming “Wolfman” — I’ve always been a vampire man myself, “Twilight” not withstanding — but I admit, these seven clips do build a teensy bit of excitement. The most intriguing aspect[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Crazies’
— by TOM ELCE — If the use of Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World” was used to grand effect in one of the closing scenes of Richard Kelly’s “Donnie Darko,” it’s used to bluntly whack home a concept in the trailer for “The Crazies,” which [...]
Under Review: ‘White Lightin”
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Most people don’t know much about mountain dancing or “clogging.” I don’t even know much about this style of dancing apart from what I’ve read on Wikipedia while researching the movie “White Lightin.'” Taking this[...]
Under Review: ‘Red Cliff’
— by JOEL CRARY — John Woo’s “Red Cliff,” the first project of the now permanently Hollywood-ized director to be set in China and written exclusively in Mandarin in 16 years, clearly reveres Sun Tzu’s ancient “Art of War” treatise in the way it portrays war as a universal[...]
Brandon Routh: A Superman For All Seasons?
— by BEN FOWLER — I would love to be writing an article right now, straight off the success of the “Superman Returns “sequel “Man Of Steel,” on where the third installment of the Superman franchise could go next. I would love to. Sadly, I will never[...]
Trailer Talk: Planet Hulk
— by BEN FOWLER — On first impression, this might seem like my sort of film. I will geek out over pretty much any superhero-related movie or DVD release. I loved all the recent animated superhero DTV flicks. But “Planet Hulk” just does nothing for me. The trailer below is[...]
A Scene from ‘Buried’
— by TOM ELCE — Ryan Reynolds is quite literally living in a box as U.S. contractor Paul Conroy in “Buried,” an upcoming thriller from director Rodrigo Cortes. A clearly claustrophobic experience, Cortes’ biggest movie to date lands Reynolds’ character in a single[...]