— by CAM SMITH — As exciting as the prospect of “Zodiac” and “Seven” helmer David Fincher tackling Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is, I have to wonder if the whole project will feel like really old news by the time December 2011 rolls around. After all, fans of the book have […][...]
Tony Scott to Direct Mark Millar’s ‘Nemesis’
— by ROB COX — Until news surfaced yesterday of a movie adaptation for the Marvel/Icon comic “Nemesis,” I’d never heard of this title. Created and written by Mark Millar — the writer responsible for “Kick Ass” and “Wanted” — “Nemesis” reads like a dark-mirror version of “Batman.” The story centers around Matt Anderson, a […][...]
Under Review: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’
— by H.G. WATSON — If we are to believe the hype for “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” it’s the film that blows your socks off, represents an entire generation, steals your girlfriend and knocks her up, makes you see God and is, without a doubt, the best movie since the invention of the moving […][...]
A Clip from ‘High School’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — In a world of stoner flicks (“Dazed and Confused,” “Pineapple Express,” “Half Baked”), “High School” will have to do a lot to stand on its own — and it may not be able to, if this clip is any indication. In “High School,” Henry (Matt Bush), the class valedictorian, hooks […][...]
Poster Peek: ‘Green Lantern’
— by CAM SMITH — Out of all of the comic-book superhero-to-film enterprises currently being assembled for major market release, “Green Lantern” is both the most curious and the most worrying. The first pic released of star Ryan Reynolds in the emerald suit was a disappointment, and was not met with particularly favorable reactions from […][...]
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, Rebel
In this interview, magazine publisher Hugh Hefner talks about his life and his role as an activist.[...]
How It Should Have Ended: ‘Indiana Jones 4’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — They had an awfully long time to get the fourth Indiana Jones movie — “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” — right, so how did they end up getting so much wrong? This video shows how the movie “should have ended,” but it also will serve to […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Ironclad’
— by CHRIS HYATT — When I watch war movies, I tend to do so with the impression that the action is larger than life, making everything more melodramatic than it really is. This belief of mine especially rings true for those war movies which are based upon actual events. Done properly, like “Gladiator,” and […][...]
Two Clips from ‘Vampires Suck’
— by ALEXA MILAN — It seems that with every genre or craze comes a parody flick: “Scary Movie,” “Date Movies,” “Epic Movie,” “Disaster Movie,” even “Meet the Spartans.” Now, the team behind the aforementioned movies is tackling the vampire frenzy in “Vampires Suck.” Much like in the “Twilight” movies, which appear to be the […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Heartbreaker’ (aka ‘L’arnacoeur’)
— by RACHEL COYNE — Considering how much respect Americans tend to give French cinema, I was surprised at how formulaic and predictable this French romantic comedy comes across. Then I remembered that France was the country that still adored Jerry Lewis long after the rest of the world was so over him, and I […][...]