— by SEAN GERSKI — Generally speaking, I’m not a huge proponent of handing out free advertising, but since this video made me laugh several times I am going to post it. After seeing it, I am convinced no one will ever find a more fun way to say “It’s Just Movies.”[...]
Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
An Open Letter to the Internet Regarding Michael Cera
— by H.G. WATSON — Dear Internet, You and I have been good, good friends for a long time now. Sure, we’ve had our rough patches. Do I need to know as much as I do about furries? Good God no. But through it all, we’ve made it work. Heck, if it weren’t for you […][...]
Richard Roeper Reviews This Week’s DVD Releases
New releases this week include “Hot Tub Time Machine,” “Creation” and “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.”[...]
A First Look at ‘Easy A’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Now I’ve never completely read “The Scarlet Letter” (sorry sophomore English teacher!), but I think if it had a high school setting, “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield would not be its theme song. The marketing department behind the new f[...]
Another Summer in Amity: 35 Years of Jaws Finale: Jaws: The Revenge
— by CAM SMITH — As unthinkable as it seems now, there was a point in time when a fourth “Jaws” film seemed like a good idea to someone. How and why is hard to determine, but it would seem that Universal decided, a few years after the release of “Jaws 3D,” that the cracks [&helli[...]
Another Summer In Amity: Day 4 — ‘Jaws 3-D’
— by CAM SMITH — Originally, during their development of a “Jaws 2” follow-up, executive producers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown had a very different plan in regards to the direction a third series’ entry should take. The duo were of the opinion that audiences would[...]
Another Summer In Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws,’ Day 3 — Foreign Posters
— by CAM SMITH — As a motion picture, “Jaws” is packed to the gills with iconic characters and moments. Whether it is Brody facing down the shark with only a shotgun and an oh-so-slim chance of triumph, or Quint, atop the Orca’s viewing platform, quietly whistling in the twilight, [...]
Another Summer in Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws,’ Day 2 — ‘Jaws 2’
— by CAM SMITH — When Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” became a surprise global phenomenon, it ensured two things – that the director would go on to bigger endeavors and that Universal would do its darndest to plague Amity with future great white shark problems. Thus, returning writer C[...]
Another Summer in Amity: 35 Years of ‘Jaws,’ Day 1 — ‘Jaws’
— by CAM SMITH — Hard to believe, but it was 35-years ago yesterday that director Steven Spielberg boldly made his formidable presence known to both Hollywood and audiences’ alike with a “perfect engine” of a crowd-pleaser; a film which forever changed the rules and practices of th[...]
Justin Bieber’s Music Video from ‘The Karate Kid’
Here is the official music video for Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never” from “The Karate Kid” soundtrack. Also featured is the one of the movie’s stars, Jaden Smith. “The Karate Kid” is due in theaters June 11.[...]
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[...]
Six Featurettes from ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’
— 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[...]
Chris Klein: The Auditions Strike Back
— by RACHEL COYNE — So … remember that painfully-embarrassing video of Chris Klein auditioning for “Mamma Mia!” that could maybe/maybe not have been real? Well, I guess we can file it under “real” as Klein has made a new video for FunnyOrDie.com mocking himself and that over-th[...]
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[...]