— 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[...]
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
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[...]
A Look at Russell Crowe’s ‘Robin Hood’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Ridley Scott has directed films such as “The Duelists,” “American Gangster” and “Black Hawk Down,” but his newest motion picture is a “Robin Hood” adventure. Oscar-winning Russell Crowe stars as the renowned hero, in his fifth collaboration with R[...]
Record-Breaking Box Office Performance For ‘Transylmania’
— by CAM SMITH — I’d imagine that anyone with a miniscule dollop of working brain matter who saw the trailer or clip for “Transylmania” could instantly tell that it would be a harrowing and gruelling experience, perhaps cinema’s ultimate answer to spending a day in the[...]
Gary Ross Discusses ‘Venom’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Writer Gary Ross recently appeared on American Film Institute, where he talked about how he has begun to write the “Spider-Man spinoff” movie “Venom.” Ross said “Venom” will be an “ambiguous protangonist” and the movie wi[...]
Prince of Prestige Academy Offering Free School Term
The Florida-based Prince of Prestige Academy, where one can earn “a professional diploma in film studies with a specialization in motion picture production,” is offering “free film school for term 1/2010” to 25 to 30 qualified students. The academy said it needs the students [...]
Dark Shadows Fall on Burton, Depp
— by CAM SMITH — I’m not a vampire guy. Never have been, likely never will be. In fact, I can probably count the number of nocturnal fang-bearer flicks I’ve actually enjoyed on one hand (maybe two if I’m feeling charitable and/or on a wicked sugar-high. So, I’m a mite torn on[...]
British Independent Film Awards Winners Announced
— by CAM SMITH — With the Oscar race already kicking into gear, we’re going to be seeing a lot of uninspired lists of award winners over the next two sleepy months. Many of these ceremonies will result in forehead-slapping victories — *cough* Golden Globes *cough* — while[...]
On the Set of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
— by ALEXA MILAN — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” won’t hit theaters until Nov. 19, 2010, but for hardcore Potter fans, it’s never too early for even the slightest bit of news. In addition to the two photos released earlier this week, one of the trio and one of Harry[...]
Leonardo DiCaprio to Give Voice to Jack Frost
— by CAM SMITH — Leonardo DiCaprio is a great actor. I mean, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?,” “The Departed” and “Titanic”? Fuggedaboutit! The dude’s got mad acting “skillz” and has become, aside from being Martin Scorsese’s chosen cinematic golden boy, one of the[...]
Beckinsale. Deschanel. Absolut-ly.
— by SEAN GERSKI — Actresses Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel are featured in a new series of ads for Absolut Vodka. The pictures are very well done and the actresses look amazing — even though they are nearly unrecognizable in a few (especially in the photos where they are[...]