— by BEN FOWLER — With Will and Elizabeth Turner happily married and Captain Jack currently seeking out stranger tides, a spot has opened up in the summer blockbuster schedule for another Jerry Bruckheimer piece of pure popcorn entertainment. In steps “Prince of Persia,” a fi[...]
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Is Jeremy Renner Taking Aim at Hawkeye?
— by BEN FOWLER — Head Geek himself Harry Knowles, is reporting over at Ain’t It Cool News that a “first time source” of his has revealed that “Hurt Locker” actor Jeremy Renner is almost a lock for the lesser-known superhero Hawkeye in the upcoming “Avengers” flick.[...]
Under Review: ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’
— by JOEL CRARY — Here’s what I like about film: It can show me things I wouldn’t normally see, like the ballet. I’ve never been to one. I have only a cursory knowledge of what goes into a pirouette. I couldn’t contribute a single thing to a conversation about “Swan Lake.” Wh[...]
If I Was Making … ‘The Man of Steel’ (Pt. 1)
— by BEN FOWLER — If you follow some of my work on here at IJM, you may notice a recurring passion of mine — Superman. So, you can appreciate it is with some trepidation that I attempt to bring out the points that I think should be dealt with when developing and producing the [&hel[...]
A Scene from ‘The A-Team’
— by BEN FOWLER — With just over two weeks until everyone’s favourite soldiers of fortune are reborn on the big screen, a new expanded clip of the already infamous Tank Vs. Drone scene has been released. The clip shows the unmanned aircrafts destroying the Hercules cargo plane with the[...]
Under Review: ‘Solitary Man’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I’ve been writing for It’s Just Movies since Oct. 1 and my first review for the site was one for “A Serious Man.” Since then, my success has sky-rocketed dramatically and I have expanded to other websites and you can now type in my name in Google and have[...]
Under Review: ‘MacGruber’
— by ROB COX — “MacGruber” is a sobering reminder of one of my own basic tenets for reviewing film: an “upper decker” [joke] in the trailer does not a classic comedy make. Sometimes, as with the “MacGruber” trailer, I forget that sage guideline and find myself all a-flutter o[...]
Captain America to be Filmed in London
— by BEN FOWLER — Bucking the trend of the previous Marvel films, Captain America is due to be “filmed almost entirely” in London. The first two “Iron Man” movies and the just-wrapped “Thor” all went before the lenses at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, Cal[...]
Megan Fox Booted from ‘Transformers’ Series
— by ROB COX — Entertainment Weekly reports today that Megan Fox will not appear in “Transformers 3,” slated for release July 1, 2011. According to multiple reports, the ultimate decision rested with “Transformers 3” director Michael Bay. On one level, this is fairly shocking new[...]
First Look: ‘Hop’
— by TIERNEY BUTLER — Now, some people may consider a movie about the Easter Bunny to be a movie geared towards children, but as soon as I took a peek at the cast of the new film “Hop,” I about hopped with joy. Russell Brand, ladies and gentlemen, is going to be playing[...]
‘Weird’ Trailer for Al Yankovic Biopic
— by BEN FOWLER — FunnyOrDie.com have released a parody trailer for a fake movie based on parody song legend Weird Al Yankovic’s “life.” It covers all the bases of a usual Oscar-baiting biopic — troubled childhood, first performance, first love, glory, rock-bottom[...]
Batman: Modern Myth (2000 to 2009)
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — With the year 2000, the world greeted a new millennium with open arms. The internet was on the cusp of igniting the world of communication and Hollywood was about to be swallowed whole by the franchise condition. For comics, the decade would prove bittersweet.[...]
If I Was Making … ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’
— by BEN FOWLER — Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” was a great movie. It had action, adventure, laughs with a few scares thrown in too. The great thing with it is how it ended with anything being possible for the inevitable sequel. The filmmakers have said as much anyway[...]