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Wahlberg donates money to Time’s Up Fund

— by CRAIG SMITH — Mark Wahlberg has donated the $1.5 million he took as a reward for film reshoots for “All the Money in the World” to the Time’s Up fund. Furthermore, he has done so in the name of his co-star, Michelle Williams, who was paid only $1,000 for the re-shoots that wer[...]

Review: Exodus: Gods and Kings

— by RON WILKINSON — The good thing about Ridley Scott’s latest special effects lollapalooza is going into it you know exactly what to expect. The story, rough as it is, is taken from the Bible so there are no spoilers to be had. From the opening battle scenes, where Ramses (Joel Edger[...]

Review: The Counselor

— by JAMES SHAW — Cormac McCarthy is a fantastic novelist, but based on “The Counselor,” he is a disaster as a screenwriter. This is disappointing because the film has a great cast and premise. But McCarthy’s strengths in writing his novels prove to be his weaknesses in pen[...]

Review: Prometheus

— by ADAM DALE — Arriving into theaters on the back of a massive viral campaign that was pushed even further by the anticipation of fanboys and science fiction lovers alike, Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” is a possible relative of 1979’s “Aliens.” Promising more than scares and [...]

Poster: Prometheus

— by ADAM POYNTER — As you probably already know, director Ridley Scott is about to have a most-anticipated return to the genre he helped revolutionize when “Prometheus” opens in less than a month, on June 8. We have been excited for this film since its announcement and speculating o[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Prometheus’

— by ALEXA MILAN — Awards season has barely begun, but it isn’t too early to start thinking about 2012’s summer blockbusters. Especially when said blockbusters look as epic as “Prometheus,” director Ridley Scott’s next foray into sci-fi. According to the off[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Life in a Day’

— by KYLA DREWETTE — Last summer, Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott received 80,000 different video submissions from people all over the world as part of their latest project to document a single day in history — July 24, 2010. Macdonald and Scott hav[...]

Under Review: ‘Robin Hood’

— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Considering Robin Hood has been a folklore icon since the medieval times and stretching into modern literature and art — including countless television and film adaptations — it’s safe to say that director Ridley Scott had immense courage to retell [...]

A Clip from Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’

— by CAM SMITH — I’m having a hard time building up a great deal of enthusiasm for director Ridley Scott’s looming cinematic take on the “Robin Hood” legend. Everything looks impeccable, from an art design and cinematography perspective, but none of the trailers have been[...]

Trailer: The A-Team (Version 2)

— by ROB COX — I must admit to feeling rather lukewarm towards “The A-Team” upon the release of its first trailer back in January. I can’t say I wasn’t intrigued, but the TV show upon which this big screen epic is based isn’t exactly a sentimental favorite of mine; but that’s[...]

Who Might Assemble ‘The Avengers’?

— by BEN FOWLER — When it comes to the dream directing gig of the decade, it doesn’t come much better than helming the planned Avengers film. But who of the top Hollywood filmmakers should be getting a call from Marvel sometime soon? I’ll start off by saying who I feel is the[...]

Poster Peek: ‘Robin Hood’

— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — With Ridley Scott bringing us “Robin Hood” one more time to the big screen, it has got me thinking all about my long history with the character. I have been a fan of Robin Hood for quite some time. As a kid, I remember watching the Errol Flynn[...]

Ridley Scott to Salvage ‘Alien’ Franchise — In 3D

— by CAM SMITH — Prediction: Two years from now we’re all going to look back and wonder why it was considered news — much less exciting news — that upcoming blockbusters were being released in 3D. With major announcements relentlessly pouring out that biggie-sized flicks li[...]

‘Robin Hood’: Behind the Scenes Compilation

— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — In the today’s world, it would be safe to say that we have a plethora of fictional heroes to look up to. We can find them in literature, and in live action television and movies. Some heroes are not super-powered (i.e. Batman), they simply rely on their wits[...]