— by JAMES SHAW — “Is your life worth the gamble?” Brad Furman’s “Runner Runner” is an exaggerated film that seeks to expose the seedy world of online gambling. Online gambling brings in a lot of revenue for owners, but can you really trust them? Richie Furst (played by Justin [...]
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Byzantium: International Trailer
— by JESSIKA OWENS — Vampire stories have been all the craze, so pardon me if I don’t get especially thrilled when I hear of a new one about to be released. My biggest concern with any new vampire movies to hit the screen? They try so desperately NOT to be “Twilight” th[...]
Review: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
— by ADAM DALE — In recent years, there has been a growing trend in Hollywood to take classic fairy tales or children’s stories/movies and re-imagine them with a more adult-targeted story in mind. In the past few years, we have seen the fairest of them all get an edgier tone with “Sn[...]
Trailer: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
— by ADAM POYNTER — When it comes to a darker retelling of classic fairy tales, there has been no shortage in recent years, including Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” in 2010, Catherine Hardwicke’s “Red Riding Hood” in 2011 and this year’s “Snow White and the Huntsman[...]
The Top 5 choices to play Lara Croft
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — After GK Films announced plans to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise, I, of course, began thinking of who could possibly replace Angelina Jolie. Jolie was the perfect Lara Croft. At that time, she had the physique, the stamina and, of course, the bad-ass attitude [...]
Six Featurettes from ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’
— by BEN FOWLER — With Will and Elizabeth Turner happily married and Captain Jack currently seeking out stranger tides, a spot has opened up in the summer blockbuster schedule for another Jerry Bruckheimer piece of pure popcorn entertainment. In steps “Prince of Persia,” a fi[...]
Under Review: ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’
— by ADAM POYNTER — “The Prince of Persia” is a popular video game series that started in 1989. It was spawned as a basic 2D game and has gone through many improvements in graphics and different storylines since then — 14 to date actually. So it was inevitable that this[...]
Ten Clips from ‘Clash of the Titans’
— by JON MARTINCIC — As an audience, we like originality and creativity, but what we love is a classic return to the well. “Clash of the Titans” may not be the typical sequel, reboot or rehash, but it is a familiar story just on its most recent stint. Louis Leterrier, fresh off of 20[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’
— by CAM SMITH — In a fairly blatant bid to capitalize on their success in turning “Pirates of the Caribbean” into a Kraken-sized money-consuming juggernaut, Walt Disney Pictures and uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer have turned their collective attentions to unleashing a pair of[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — If you are looking for originality, I don’t think “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” is going to be all that satisfying to you. But if an adventure flick along the lines of “The Mummy” movies is what you seek, then I have just the [...]