While Hollywood sets records at the box-office this holiday season, the Librarian of Congress has selected 25 motion pictures that will be preserved as cultural, artistic and/or historical treasures for generations to come. Spanning the period 1911-1995, the films named to the[...]
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‘Green Lantern’ Coming Into Focus?
— by CAM SMITH — With the casting of Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, and both Chris Cooper and Jackie Earle Haley currently being rumored to be frontrunners for the malevolent Sinestro, DC’s “Green Lantern” is, it seems, slowly beginning to take shape. Though the production has yet[...]
About That Captain America Movie …
— by CAM SMITH — While there’s been an abundance of swirling buzz emanating from assorted fan-driven internet circles for DC’s “Green Lantern” film and both Marvel’s Kenneth Branagh-helmed “Thor” and their 2012-planned superhero extravaganza “The Avengers,” the word on [...]
In Memory of Brittany Murphy
— by CAM SMITH — As an actress Brittany Murphy was a bubbly live-wire of a personality; an adorable bundle of charisma and giggly exuberance, whose wide, anime-like eyes projected fragile innocence mixed with a tangible air of mischievous eroticism. Regardless of the project she was[...]
Batman Set to Face ‘The Red Hood’
— by SEAN GERSKI — According to Comics2Film at Mania.com, the next DC Universe animated feature film project has been announced. To the surprise of very few, it is a Batman story. However, what is surprising is the story they chose. Rumors had swirled[...]
Once Again, X Marks the Spot for Bryan Singer
— by CAM SMITH — Bryan Singer feels very much like a director at a creative crossroads right now. After being launched into the big-time world of blockbuster filmmaking with his back-to-back smash hit Marvel features “X-Men” and “X2,” he has struggled to find[...]
‘The Spectre’ to get Animated in Short Film
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Warner Bros. has announced more information about its upcoming animated movie “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” and there is big news for fans of “The Spectre.” When the movie arrives on blu-ray and DVD on Feb. 23, 2010, the movie will[...]
2010 SAG Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2009 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Sc[...]
MTV to Remake ‘Teen Wolf’ Into TV Show
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Sometimes, there is just nothing good to say about a new piece of news from Hollywood. In fact, let’s play a game. Count how many bad things you can find in this new information: MTV is making a TV show based on the movie “Teen Wolf.” The series,[...]
67th Annual Golden Globe Nominations Announced
— by RACHEL COYNE — The nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, and as it is every year, the nominees were a mix of sure things, surprises and WTF moments: Sure Thing: Clint Eastwood gets a Best Director nod for “Invictus.” Look for another[...]
‘Lord of the Rings’ Headed to Blu-Ray, But …
— by SEAN GERSKI — If you have a blu-ray player and a really nice TV, this is something you will definitely want to think about picking up. Of all of the movies available to show off your system, there aren’t too many that can outshine The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy[...]
Some Scary New ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Rumors
— by CAM SMITH — I don’t quite get the endless screaming geekasms over a third “Ghostbusters” film. Sure, the 1984 original is an acknowledged comedy classic — and one of the defining films of my own adolescent years — but it’s been 20 years since the amusing-but-unde[...]
A News ‘Star Wars’ Rumor — And David Lynch
— by CAM SMITH — Sweet slithering Sarlaac tentacles, just when you thought that those shaky new “Star Wars” movie rumors — dissected in my inaugural “About That” column. Shameless plug, ahoy! – had reached their final tongue-wagging, Jabba-esque death rattle, a new[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘A Single Man’
— by RACHEL COYNE — “A Single Man” is an emotional drama that stars Colin Firth. And that’s about all I need to know to decide that I will eventually be seeing this. For those who need a bit more … Based on a Christopher Isherwood novel, “A Single Man” tells the story[...]