— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Changing Hands” is directed by Scott L. Schwartz, who is making his directorial debut. Schwartz has more than 70 acting credits on his resume, so he is no newcomer to film, and all of his work on the set seems to have helped him as a director. This film[...]
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Trailer Talk: ‘Disneynature’s Oceans’
— by JASON EAKEN — Watching this trailer, the question that kept popping into mind was: Is this movie really necessary? Last year, Disney released “Earth,” so now of course we have “Oceans,” followed by, what, “Sky”? Let me be clear: The footage is[...]
Under Review: 2012
— by JOEL CRARY — Movies like “2012” make me miss Charlton Heston. That’s what this movie needs: a square-jawed, histrionic, tough son of a bitch with crazy mannerisms to lead everyone to safety. Instead, we get John Cusack playing a kind of wimpy divorcee and[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Extraordinary Measures’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — Brendan Fraser stars in this well-done film based on a true story. He plays John Crowley, a man who risks his family’s future to find a cure for his children’s life-threatening diseases. Keri Russell plays his beautiful wife Aileen, distraught to find out the[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Wonderful World’
— by BEN FOWLER — Ferris Bueller can do no wrong in my eyes. I thought he was the best bit in “Godzilla.” I can’t wait for him to be king in “The Lion King.” OK, you’ve got me on “Inspector Gadget,” though. “Wonderful World” is the new [...]
Five Clips from ‘The Good Soldier’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “The Good Soldier” follows the journeys of five combat veterans from different generations of American wars as they sign up, go into battle and eventually change their minds about what it means to be a good soldier. From the clips you will see some pretty[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Clash of the Titans’
— by JASON EAKEN — Since the conclusion of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Hollywood has been looking for an epic landscape to take its place. Inevitably based on well-established source material, the successor needs to move into new ground in terms of its battle sequences and[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Kick-Ass’
— by BEN FOWLER — It’s not unknown that I have a dislike of Mark Millar. I wish to clarify my position. I have a problem with Mark Millar — The Ego. The guy who thinks before him every knee should bend. I don’t have a problem with Mark Millar — the comic-book writer. The [...]
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Four Featurettes
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — “Fantastic Mr. Fox” is turning out to be a film that both adults and children will love, with Rolling Stone even calling it a film that “deserves to be called groundbreaking.” Wes Anderson, the director of films such as “The Royal[...]
Will Captain Marvel Make it to the Big Screen?
— by BEN FOWLER — If you think its hard getting a Superman film to the big screen, have some sympathy for the team behind the proposed “Shazam!” film. New Line Cinema began development of a live action “Shazam!” film nearly 10 years ago with screenplays from[...]
Poster Peek: ‘After.Life’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “After.Life” is a psychological horror film starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci and Justin Long and written and directed by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo. For those of you who don’t know, psychological horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that relies on[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Women in Trouble’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Women in Trouble” is a chick flick that looks to appeal to both men and women alike. Written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, it has a multi-story structure with many crazy and comedic things happening to the characters throughout the movie. The women’s pr[...]
‘Avatar’ TV Spot: Next Generation of 3D
— by BEN FOWLER — There can’t be many people around at the moment that aren’t aware of the upcoming “game-changing” film, “Avatar,” by James Cameron. To continue to pump the movie-going public that little bit more prior to its release, a TV spot trailer has[...]
‘Tekken’ Party Puts Luke Goss Front and Center
— by JASON EAKEN — It’s packed. Of course, it’s packed, it’s always packed. In West Hollywood last Thursday, MI-6 boiled with talent and motion for the after-party for the new film “Tekken,” based on the popular videogame. The film stars Luke Goss (of “Hellboy II: The[...]