– by BEN FOWLER – Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” was a great movie. It had action, adventure, laughs with a few scares thrown in too. The great thing with it is how it ended with anything being possible for the inevitable sequel. The filmmakers have said as much anyway...
Posts Tagged ‘Jude Law’
Under Review: ‘Repo Men’
– by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI – It seems like heath care is an increasingly-heated debate among political giants, but this weekend, Miguel Sapochnik joins the dispute. Though it may seem unfair to target the first-time director for an almost complete misunderstanding of the health care system, ...
Seven Clips from ‘Repo Men’
– by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM – There’s an argument that sci-fi movies are really just metaphors for the problems societies face today. If that’s the case for “Repo Men,” then we are in a bad state. In the society of “Repo Men,” people are given body parts on loan. If you can pay...
December 28th, 2009 - 11:56 pm § in Reviews
Under Review: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
– by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI – Heath Ledger’s death turned heads back in January of last year; just a couple months before the release of the hyped “The Dark Knight,” in which Ledger played the iconic Batman villain, The Joker — for which he later won an Oscar (becoming...
December 28th, 2009 - 9:55 am § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Repo Men’ (Red Band Version)
– by JASON EAKEN – Here’s a fun game: watch the red band trailer for “Repo Men” below, then try to imagine what its normal preview might look like. Surprisingly difficult, right? I was letting my mind drift away, thinking about the recent influx of red band trailers and...
December 27th, 2009 - 7:58 pm § in Reviews
Under Review: ‘Sherlock Holmes’
– by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI – Sherlock Holmes is no doubt one of the most recognizable characters in fiction to date and director Guy Ritchie has courage to put his unique touch to the legend. Though Ritchie is not the best director in the business, his films do tend to be entertaining and...
December 24th, 2009 - 2:55 pm § in Clips
Eight Clips from ‘Sherlock Holmes’
– by KATHLEEN COLLINS – Obviously, this doesn’t really (other than the names) resemble the kind of “Sherlock Holmes” with which most of us are familiar, but the question is: Is that a bad thing? I say it isn’t. This is a completely new take — and, hopefully,...
December 22nd, 2009 - 5:17 pm § in Features
A Featurette from ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
– by ROBERT DeFEIS – “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) and his extraordinary Imaginarium, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible...
December 14th, 2009 - 11:56 am § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Rage’
– by BEN FOWLER – The world of fashion seems a place well farmed for funny and outrageous satire, with the likes of “The Devil Wears Prada” on the big screen and “Ugly Betty” pulling in the viewers on TV. But the indie release “Rage” brings a few interesting...
November 8th, 2009 - 7:24 pm § in Features
Investigate ‘Sherlock Holmes’ From Behind the Scenes
– by TOM ELCE – Neither Guy Ritchie or Robert Downey Jr. have appeared to show a tendency for restraint in their previous work, so it’s no surprise their collaboration for the upcoming “Sherlock Holmes” adaptation finds them jazzing up theold story template most people ...
October 27th, 2009 - 5:35 pm § in Clips
Eight Clips From ‘The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus’
– by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI – Heath Ledger earned acclaim for his performance in “The Dark Knight,” but before his death, he was working on yet another film called “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.” “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” follows the story of Dr. Parnassus...
October 20th, 2009 - 2:12 pm § in Features
The ‘Sherlock Holmes’ TV Trailer
– by SEAN GERSKI – With a little more than two months until Christmas, advertising is starting to ramp up for the movies competing for your holiday money. In that vein, we have the new TV trailer for Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes,” which stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude...
October 10th, 2009 - 3:30 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Sherlock Holmes’
– by VANNA LAND – The official trailer has been released for the film “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey Jr. as the title character, Jude Law as his friend and sidekick, Dr. Watson, and Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler. Guy Ritchie directed the film and it should be noted that...
October 8th, 2009 - 2:35 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
– by TOM ELCE – Just when it looked like director Terry Gilliam had another “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” on his hands following the death, mid-production, of lead Heath Ledger, a trio of stars (Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell) arrived on-scene to get the...
