— by RON WILKINSON — Director Pablo Larraín and writer Noah Oppenheim took on a prodigious task when they chose to recreate Camelot in the 21st century. In a way, it was a hopeless task, like asking an actor to play Hitler. Nobody can duplicate the real thing because one simply had to b[...]
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2012 BAFTA Winners Announced
“The Artist” was named Best Film at tonight’s Orange British Academy Film Awards hosted by Stephen Fry at London’s Royal Opera House. The film also won six other awards: Director, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Costume Design as well as[...]
Under Review: ‘Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy’
— by ADAM DALE — Based off a 1974 novel by the same name, “Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy” is an espionage film that focuses on the British Intelligence agency known as “The Circus” during the height of the Cold War when the head of the agency, named Control (John Hurt), is forced [...]
Under Review: ‘Immortals’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Eons after the epic war between the immortals, when the victors proclaimed themselves gods and the losers were named titans and imprisoned for all eternity, mankind is at a gentle precipice. Zeus (Luke Evans) and the other gods watch over mankind but do not directly i[...]
8 Clips from ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’
— by ADAM POYNTER — We are just a few days away from the end of a movie franchise that has inspired and defined a generation of young book and movie lovers. Yes, I am talking about the global release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” into theaters. With hundreds of mi[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Gary Oldman is an incredible actor. In the 30-plus films he’s starred in, Oldman has given magnificent performances, yet he’s never been nominated for an Academy Award. Hopefully, that will change this Oscar season with his portrayal of espionage veteran, Ge[...]
A New Trailer for ‘Immortals’
— by ADAM POYNTER — When you think of epic-action war stories, a few movies come to mind. One of them is “300” and whether you liked the movie or not, there is no denying it had a look and style like none before it. There have been many films that have tried to[...]
Four Clips from ‘Melancholia’
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Melancholia” is a new film by director Lars von Trier, and for anybody familiar with his work (such as “Antichrist”), then you know his new work will be anything but ordinary and bland. With such a unique way of showing emotion in his films th[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Tron Legacy’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I’ve said it before, timing is everything, and what a perfect time to bring “Tron” back. When the original “Tron”was released, it was state of the art. At the time, they were toying with a new technology, something called[...]
About That ‘Tron’ Sequel …
— by CAM SMITH — It’s funny. I can remember a time when the notion of a “Tron” sequel would have been deemed a laughably ludicrous notion. After all, the original didn’t exactly burn up the box-office charts, making only $33 million in its 1982 run, and the film’s very vocal[...]
Trailer Talk: ’44-Inch Chest’
— by BEN FOWLER — My first thought about “44-Inch Chest” is that in today’s “enlightened” society, this seems to be trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Tough guy finds out wife is having an affair, tough guy and his mates kidnap adulterous wife’s lover [...]