— by RON WILKINSON — Writer/director Joshua Marston won the Silver Bear at Berlin in 2011 for Best Screenplay for “The Forgiveness of Blood” (shared with Andamion Murataj). You would never know it from “Complete Unknown,” a self-absorbed essay on the foibles of New York[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Rachel Weisz’
Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
— by ADAM DALE — L. Frank Baum created the wonderful world of Oz in 1900 and with 14 novels in the series, Oz has vast and interesting characters to draw upon and elaborate lands to explore. In 1939, “The Wizard of Oz” sky-rocketed Judy Garland to stardom. It remains the most signifi[...]
Oz: The Great and Powerful: Major Spoiler
— by ADAM POYNTER — With just over two months left until its theatrical release Disney’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful” has been slowly rolling out new content including a full-length trailer as well as a very interesting poster. While the story and the Land of Oz is one quite famili[...]
Review: The Bourne Legacy
— by ADAM DALE — It is hard to predict the weekend box office for “The Bourne Legacy” when hits theaters Aug. 10. While it will be a continuation of the previous trilogy, it is substituting another star in the lead role and missing previous franchise front man Matt Damon. Another maj[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Whistleblower’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — First of all, I am a big fan of Rachel Weisz and have been since “The Mummy” (which stars another of my favorite actors, Brendan Fraser). I think what I liked about her then, and still do to this date, is that she has always chosen female charact[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Dream House’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Remember when trailers used to genuinely tease movies, showing just enough to pique people’s interest and leave them wanting more? Whoever edited the trailer for the thriller “Dream House” clearly doesn’t abide by those old rules, having given a[...]
Ed Norton to Play ‘Bourne’ Villain
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When Tony Gilroy said Matt Damon wasn’t returning to the “Bourne” series, I wasn’t pleased. Gilroy stated “The Bourne Legacy” wasn’t a reboot or a recast or prequel. “Legacy” is to be viewed as a whole new chapter entirely — a stand-alone[...]
Female Leads Being Lined Up for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’?
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Recent news about the third and final Batman installment has been very limited. We learned a few weeks ago about the title and also that the Riddler will NOT be the villain of the movie. Back in October, it was reported that Tom Hardy had joined the cast[...]
Under Review: ‘The Lovely Bones’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Philosophers such as Kierkegaard have always questioned God and the afterlife, but the question is not whether or not such a thing as Heaven exists, the question is “how do you depict something that has not been photographed and quite frankly might not be[...]
A Clip From ‘The Lovely Bones’
— by ALEXA MILAN — After repeatedly being pushed back, Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones” finally hits theaters this holiday season. Based on the trailer and early footage, this film possibly will be a major awards contender this year. Based on the bestselling novel by Alice Sebold[...]