— by ROB COX — According to a recent interview in USA Today, director Michael Bay readily admits to problems with last summer’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” Regarding that explosive, loud and overly-busy mess, Bay’s quoted as saying: “I’ll take some of the c[...]
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The ‘Inception’ of 2010’s Summer Blockbuster Season
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — What a pathetic summer blockbuster season this has been — the long-awaited sequel to “Iron Man” failed horribly on all fronts, the Ridley Scott “epic” “Robin Hood” turned out to be quite lackluster, and the Jerry Bruckheimer produced “Prince o[...]
Under Review: ‘The Karate Kid’
— by ROB COX — Some films should never be remade. “Jaws” comes to mind, as do “Star Wars,” “The Godfather,” “Die Hard” and many others. Until this updated version of 1984’s “The Karate Kid,” I might have added that film to the list too. And, yet, although director H[...]
Will Smith Teases ‘MIB3’ in 3D
— by BEN FOWLER — A very short teaser for the recently announced “Men In Black 3” was created for the recent Sony 3D launch event. In it, Will Smith, as Agent Jay, announces how he will make 3D “look goooood.” And that’s it. Smith has officially signed the dotted line t[...]
Under Review: ‘The A-Team’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — It seems as if stupidity can get a pass on television much more easily than on the big-screen. Perhaps it’s because the majority of television programs are compressed into 30-minute episodes, whereas feature length films usually run in the two-hour range. Plus,[...]
Hollywood Will Keep Going Back to the ’80s
— by ROB COX — Remakes have been around almost as long as motion pictures themselves. In recent years, though, they’ve grown increasingly pervasive in Hollywood, as executives seek titles with built-in recognition and fan bases that will give each film a better chance at financial[...]
The First Five Minutes of ‘Get Him to the Greek’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Being a musician is no doubt an appealing profession, however, it takes a certain amount of luck and skill (or in this generation’s case — a nice music video or idiotic yet somewhat captivating dance) to make it in the business. This explains why the majo[...]
Six Clips from ‘Marmaduke’
— by ROB COX — Back in January, when I did a “Tale of the Trailer” at my own website for July’s “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” I wrote that, “cutesy kids movies with talking animals are mostly a dime a dozen these days.” Case in point: The upcoming “Marmadu[...]
‘Thor’ Concept Images Escape
— by BEN FOWLER — Marvel seems to be having a very “leaky” time at the moment. First, there were some (apparently) spot-on artist impressions released of Chris Evans in costume as Captain America, and then last week, Collider released a set of photos that a source of theirs had sent [...]
Four Clips from ‘Iron Man 2’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Tony Stark has always been an interesting character. There’s just much more beyond the textbook narcissism and that includes pain and insecurities. This is present through a lot of implicit actions that the character makes, among these actions is the fact that [...]
If I Was Making … ‘The Man of Steel’ (Pt. 2)
— by BEN FOWLER — In a new Superman movie, a little time does need to be devoted to Kal-El’s homeworld. Ideally I would love to do a HBO-style mini-series about Krypton itself leading up to the devastating events that lead up to its eventual destruction. But that is for a whole other a[...]
Guillermo Del Toro Departs from ‘The Hobbit’
— by BEN FOWLER — Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro has stepped down from directing “The Hobbit.” In a joint statement released to “Lord of The Rings” fan site TheOneRing.net, Del Toro said it was “the hardest decision of my life.” Whilst Executive Producer [...]
Under Review: ‘Chloe’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — In a weird way, the main character of the erotic thriller “Chloe” is much like the film itself. Just like Chloe, the Atom Egoyan-helmed motion picture eases into its prey (in this case, the audience) by strutting both intelligence and also thrill. But unlike [...]
Under Review: ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror’
— by JOEL CRARY — Occasionally when I’m watching a movie, I’ll notice cars driving in the background on a stretch of road that clearly wasn’t blocked off to the general public during the shoot, usually because it’s too great a distance away to be disruptive. I think that people w[...]