– by CAM SMITH – Now that “Iron Man 2” is done, released and all but out of the oh-so-fleeting public spotlight (at least until the aggressive fall DVD and Blu Ray advertising blitz begins), director Jon Favreau is officially moving onto his next potential blockbuster project dubbed,...
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April 30th, 2010 - 6:22 pm § in About That ..., News
About That ‘Commando’ Remake …
– by CAM SMITH – Oh, 20th Century Fox! Just when I’m positive I can’t think any less of you, you once again get a rise out of me by once again metaphorically kicking me in the kneecap and call me a sissy. You’d think that your terrible decisions regarding the handling of...
April 23rd, 2010 - 7:12 pm § in About That ..., News
About That Marvel Studios Small Films Deal …
– by CAM SMITH – Just when I think that Marvel Studios have reached its apex in regards to risky and exciting approaches to the movie biz, they pull out another stunning move from out of nowhere and once again raise the bar. First they made the unprecedented leap towards establishing a s...
March 30th, 2010 - 11:54 am § in About That ..., News
About That New Godzilla Project …
– by CAM SMITH – Back in 1998, just prior to the release of Roland Emmerich’s “Godzilla,” my local Zellers had a massive sale on VHS tapes chronicling the big green guy’s destructive adventures. For about a month straight, I gleefully submerged myself into his colorful, c...
March 26th, 2010 - 1:15 pm § in About That ..., News
About That Next ‘Transformers’ Movie …
– by CAM SMITH – As many will recall, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” raised many a critic’s eyebrow when it was released late last June. It single-handedly incited the biggest argument to date in regards to the ever-increasing valley between critical reception and...
March 11th, 2010 - 9:49 pm § in About That ..., Features
About That ‘Thor’ Movie …
– by CAM SMITH – I was never much of a “Thor” enthusiast in my formative years. Though I could appreciate the visual delights and imagination of his elaborately-scaled universe, and the villainous Loki and formidable Absorbing Man, the comic’s heavy emphasis on quasi-Shakespearean ...
February 24th, 2010 - 11:39 am § in About That ..., News
About That Next ‘Blade’ Movie …
– by CAM SMITH – The 21st century has not been kind to Wesley Snipes. Despite being groomed for super-stardom in the ’90s, and cast in hugely marketable studio vehicles like “Rising Sun,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Demolition Man” and “Passenger 57,” as of late...
February 10th, 2010 - 5:26 pm § in About That ..., News
About That ‘Ant-Man’ Movie …
– by CAM SMITH – God Bless Stan Lee. Ever since the 88-year-old comic-book godfather discovered the fast-paced joys of Twitter, he’s been a veritable fountain of colorfully candid discourse, giddily yakking about all Marvel latest projects and gracing his thousands of followers with a ...
February 6th, 2010 - 12:25 pm § in About That ..., News
About That Miramax Situation …
– by CAM SMITH – Even though last rites have yet to be performed, things are looking troublingly grim for Miramax, the once-vibrant, artist-friendly haven for scrappy, innovative independent film making founded by Hollywood heavies Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 1979. While earlier reports ...
January 30th, 2010 - 11:37 am § in About That ..., News
About That George Lucas Fairies Project …
– by CAM SMITH – George Lucas has been a man about town these last few weeks. Hyping his hefty — and apparently excellent — new tome “George Lucas’s Blockbusting” (which was written by author/journalist Alex Ben Block, but features truck-loads of fascinating insight...
January 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm § in About That ...
About That New ‘Conan’ Movie …
– by CAM SMITH – Despite being more than 70 years old, with hundreds upon hundreds of short stories and comic books tales to his potent name, for the majority of movie-goers, the character of Conan the Barbarian starts and ends with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Certainly, it’s not difficult ...
January 21st, 2010 - 1:24 pm § in About That ...
About That ‘Tron’ Sequel …
– by CAM SMITH – It’s funny. I can remember a time when the notion of a “Tron” sequel would have been deemed a laughably ludicrous notion. After all, the original didn’t exactly burn up the box-office charts, making only $33 million in its 1982 run, and the film’s very vocal cu...
January 20th, 2010 - 11:31 am § in About That ...
About That ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot …
– by CAM SMITH – Well, Spidey fans, your unbearable week of uncertainty waiting to find out the director choice for the “Spider-Man” reboot is at last over, as Sony Pictures has secured their first choice Marc Webb — of the winning “(500) Days of Summer” — to breathe ...
January 14th, 2010 - 6:06 pm § in About That ...
About That Ghost Rider Reboot …
– by CAM SMITH – I have seen the future, my friends, and can officially tell you in one simple word what will ultimately lead to the utter destruction of the superhero genre’s seemingly unstoppable reign of supremacy at the movie box-office. This word, uncomplicated in construct and...
