— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It’s a big weekend for everybody in the film, television, comic book and book world. Basically, if it can be called entertainment, it will try to be represented at Comic-Con. Unfortunately, either because it was sold out or you just didn’t have the money, you won’t be at Comic-Con. So […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Countdown to Zero’
— by BEV QUESTAD — What are the most powerful forces on Earth and where are they? The sit-you-right-up, on-edge trailer for this intimidating documentary will give you an anxious yet grateful-for-the-info feeling about the content and tone of this film that opens today in New York City and Washington D.C. Featured are notables like […][...]
Alexandra Cousteau and Blue Planet Expeditions
— by BEV QUESTAD — Willowy, soft-spoken but self-confident, Alexandra Cousteau, with her long straight hair, is a lot like Calista Flockhart’s character, Ally McBeal. She has an integrity about life and expresses a calling to do what is right. She views the water she grew up experiencing as a sacred source of life and […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Machete’
— by JESSIKA OWENS — Back in 2007, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino brought us “Grindhouse,” which consisted of “Planet Terror” and “Death Proof,” but along with the duel feature-length films, came mock theatrical trailers. These fake trailers included: “Werewolf Women of the SS” by Rob Zombie; “Don’t” by Edgar Wright; “Thanksgiving” by Eli Roth; […][...]
Under Review: ‘Abu Jamil Street’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Twenty-five feet underneath Abu Jamil Street is a parallel avenue, busier and more lucrative. It is one of at least 200 tunnels that works as an underground highway between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It’s a money-maker for both Egyptian merchants and Palestinian traders. But here’s the situation not explained […][...]
Book vs. Movie: ‘The Girl Who Played with Fire’
— by BEV QUESTAD — It’s not every day that a film is as good as or even better than a great book. Daniel Alfredson, director, and Jonas Frykberg, screenwriter, have accomplished a surprise. Despite being made for European TV, despite its lack of theme development and despite its sensationalism of Lisbeth’s sex rendezvous, “The […][...]
Five Clips from ‘The Other Guys’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It takes true talent to make cliches entertaining. Would “Shaun of the Dead” be nearly as funny if you had never seen a zombie or horror movie? Would “Slumdog Millionaire” be as endearing if he didn’t get the girl or without the Bollywood dance number at the end? Much like […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Space Battleship Yamato’
— by CHRIS HYATT — What if I were to tell you that there was a sci-fi movie out there with the look and feel of “Battlestar Galactica,” the CGI and SFX of “Star Trek” and the storyline of “Star Wars”? You’d scoff and walk away, right? Such a movie couldn’t be that awesome and […][...]
Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Green Lantern’ Look Revealed
— by CAM SMITH — Translating popular comic-book character costumes to the big screen is mighty tricky business in our present pop-culture landscape – where small roaming hordes of foaming fans can instantly destroy a film’s good buzz via social networking sites and message boards the second a gaudy or lazy super-uniform photo hits the […][...]
Four Clips from ‘Inception’
— by ALEXA MILAN — How does Christopher Nolan do it? “Memento,” “The Prestige,” “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” — all of his stories are so intricate that they take you places you’d never expect. Even after having so many impeccable films under his belt, Nolan has managed to do it again in perhaps his […][...]