Sheffield’s Doc/Fest, in its 19th consecutive year, features 120 docs and wall-to-wall sessions that will inspire, provoke and entertain in equal measure. This year Doc/Fest welcomes a number of special guests. At the two Opening Night events, indie rock band British Sea Power will perform the soundtrack to “From the Sea to the Land Beyond” […][...]
Short Film: New Guy in Town
— by ALEXA MILAN — What do you do when you meet a new colleague? Or a business client? Or a new neighbor? You smile, and most likely, you shake hands. It seems a natural gesture to many, but different groups and cultures have their own customs. And in the case of writer/director James Ricardo’s […][...]
Mortensen, Cassel Back for Eastern Promises 2
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Finally, here is a sequel to be excited about. When last we left underboss Kirill (Vincent Cassel) and henchman Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) at the end of David Cronenberg’s “Eastern Promises,” Kirill believes he and Nikolai have inherited the throne from his crime-lord father. However, he is unaware that Nikolai is […][...]
Review: Operation Cupcake
— by ADAM DALE — Just in time for Father’s Day, the Hallmark Channel is bringing you an all-new movie, “Operation Cupcake,” which features a serviceman attempting to rejoin his family in daily life after being away serving his country for so long. In “Operation Cupcake,” Army Col. Griff Carson (Dean Cain) returns home from […][...]
Trailer: War Witch (aka Rebelle)
— by BEV QUESTAD — Conjuring aggression and beguilement, death and trickery, survival and provocative bedevilment, this great title headlines the most important film venue of the year, the 2012 Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF). Opening night of the festival will feature the[...]
Sony Driving Tonka to the Big Screen
Tonka, the Hasbro brand that for 65 years has stood for its line of toy trucks for children, will bring its toughness to the big screen in a fully-animated motion picture to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Hasbro and Happy Madison Productions. The announcement was made today by Bob Osher, president of Sony Pictures […][...]
Zachary Levi in Talks for Thor 2
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — The Warriors Three have been a part of the Asgardian mythos since the ‘60s and thanks to Kenneth Branagh’s pitch-perfect direction, the fighting trio was well utilized in last year’s “Thor,” which starred Chris Helmsworth as the hammer-wielding avenger. However, one of the three warriors may be replaced by “Chuck” […][...]
Review: Prometheus
— by ADAM DALE — Arriving into theaters on the back of a massive viral campaign that was pushed even further by the anticipation of fanboys and science fiction lovers alike, Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” is a possible relative of 1979’s “Aliens.” Promising more than scares and creatures, “Prometheus” is an ambitious film that goes after […][...]
Review: Madagascar 3
— by ADAM DALE — Whenever it comes to amazing cartoons – or computer animated features – the first names that come to mind are Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, but there are more studios contending for this title as well. One of those is DreamWorks Animation, which has been delivering consistent hits […][...]
Five Clips from That’s My Boy
— by ADAM POYNTER — Adam Sandler’s back in wacky voice mode in “That’s My Boy.” While the film seems to be right up the alley of Sandler’s typical characters as of late, I am happy to say that the film is a return to the dirty adult comedies that made him famous. After the […][...]