— by WILLIAM STERR — “It was a dark and stormy night …” Well, it didn’t start out that way. In this, Kenneth Branagh’s third outing into the world of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot following “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile” – we meet a ve[...]
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Review: Death on the Nile
— by WILLIAM STERR — Imagine you are young, of good family, vibrant, intelligent and in love. Desperately in love with a wonderful man for whom you would do anything. This is at the heart of Agatha Christie’s 1937 classic “Death on the Nile.” The late (she died in 1976, two years b[...]
Review: Belfast
— by BEV QUESTAD — Perfect timing. That “Belfast” was coincidentally released in 2021, the year of the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, sends an ominous shudder down my back. The film, an autobiographically-inspired look at an early time in film-maker Kenneth Branagh’s life, opens [...]
‘Thor 2’ is Close to Getting a Director
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When it was announced Kenneth Branagh would not be directing the sequel to “Thor,” I was perplexed. A few days before “Thor” opened I had attended an advanced screening where Branagh mentioned he was very excited about coming back and perhaps introducing[...]
‘Thor 2’ Has Official Release Date and a Writer
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — With the success that “Thor” has had at the box office, there was little doubt we would get a sequel and now, to make it even more official, “Thor 2” has an official release date. Deadline has reported that Marvel and Disney have officially scheduled [...]
Joss Whedon Directed Post-Credits Scene in ‘Thor’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Joss Whedon is a brilliant screenwriter and director. Through his vision, he brought to life a slayer named Buffy, a vampire named Angel, a renegade crew with a secret weapon at their disposal aboard a starship called Serenity and an Active known as Echo. The ul[...]
Under Review: ‘Thor’
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Thor” is a milestone for Marvel and director Kenneth Branagh. It is the the first comic-based film to truly mix our reality with the mystical world shown in the comics. I was so pleasantly surprised by how well the movie blended the mythology in space and[...]
See Thor Get Evicted from Asgard in a New Clip
— by JESSICA MORALES — In this brief clip from the upcoming movie “Thor,” we are shown the moments before his father Odin casts him out from his home in Asgard. The tension is palpable as we see and hear the fury in Odin over Thor’s careless actions. Odin has reached his la[...]
A New Clip and a Behind-the-Scenes Feature from ‘Thor’
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — In less than a month, one of the two upcoming superhero movies from the Marvel universe will make its entrance to the big screen – “Thor” — and today, we have a new clip and a special feature that takes us behind the scenes of the movie. The clip [...]
Poster Peek: Seven More from ‘Thor’
— by LAUDELYS MIRANDA — As we get closer to the date of release for one of the summer’s most anticipated blockbusters, Marvel has taken no prisoners [no pun intended!] when it comes to promoting their latest comic book hero. The film has been receiving positive press due to its incredi[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Thor’ (Version 2)
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Paramount Pictures released a new “Thor” trailer yesterday and it looks awesome. In it, we see more of the Norse Viking, played by Chris Hemsworth, wielding his mighty hammer. There’s some comedy mixed in, too, and it works. The visual effects appear to be[...]
‘Thor’ Comic-Con Footage is Leaked
— by SEAN GERSKI — It is one of the great mysteries of the Comic-Con. Studios create first-look videos with footage of movies fans want to see. The studios show that footage to the lucky few who can afford to make it to Comic-Con (or are paid to be there). And then they spend time [&hell[...]
‘Thor’ Concept Images Escape
— by BEN FOWLER — Marvel seems to be having a very “leaky” time at the moment. First, there were some (apparently) spot-on artist impressions released of Chris Evans in costume as Captain America, and then last week, Collider released a set of photos that a source of theirs had sent [...]
A First Look at Chris Hemsworth as Thor
— by ADAM POYNTER — Marvel has released the first official picture of Chris Hemsworth in his official Thor wardrobe via Yahoo. Thor isn’t one of Marvel’s best-known characters, but he has had a solid fan base for years and he is now getting the big screen treatment. This film has[...]