— by RON WILKINSON — Many kids consider going into investment banking. The hours are not bad, working conditions are safe and, unless you are a black person in 1939 Willis, Texas, there is little chance you will be hanged for it. Such were Bernard Garrett’s father’s words to the prod[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Samuel L. Jackson’
RoboCop: First Teaser Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — After years of online debates, countless rumors, and a multitude of setbacks and hold-ups, the new “RoboCop” reboot has been made. Directed by documentary filmmaker José Padilha, and written by a group of men responsible for “Gran Torino,” “The Amazing Spid[...]
Review: Django Unchained
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Slavery was one of America’s egregious sins. The topic of slavery — a wound which has yet to heal entirely — is a sensitive one. Subsequently, it came of little surprise when controversy swirled around Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti western “Dja[...]
Top 5 Picks for the Next M:I Villain
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — Most viewers would question the need for another Mission Impossible film, but it seems like Tom Cruise and the other producers of the franchise have it in mind to create an MI5 and now they have asked fans via Twitter who they think should be the nex[...]
Django Unchained Has a Release Date
— by ADAM POYNTER — As we have heard previously, Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film in his illustrious career is “Django Unchained.” And now The Weinstein Company has officially set a date for the film’s release: Dec. 25, 2012. What we know about the film so far is that it’s a[...]
‘Captain America’: Images and Footage of Nick Fury’s Cameo
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Last fall, Samuel L. Jackson talked about his cameos in the “Thor” and “Captain America: First Avenger” and now we have some footage of the filming of his cameo, plus some behind-the-scenes images. Let’s focus first on the footage that features Steve Rogers[...]
A Music Video by Jordin Sparks from ‘African Cats’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Here is a music video for the song “The World I Knew” by Jordin Sparks. The song appears on the soundtrack for the movie “African Cats,” due in theaters April 22. The Disneynature documentary is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson.[...]
A Look at the ‘Captain America’ Super Bowl Ad
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Just a couple of days ago, the poster arrived for “Captain America: First Avenger” and now a few days later, we get to see Captain America in action. During last night’s Super Bowl, the first ad aired.[...]
More Details Emerging for ‘The Avengers’ Movie
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Samuel L Jackson was on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and talked about his upcoming Marvel projects and here are the things he revealed: * He has a nine-year picture deal with Marvel Studios to portray Nick Fury — so far he has played him in two of[...]
Under Review: ‘Unthinkable’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — What lengths should we, as civil human beings, be allowed to take in order to insure justice? Should torture be justified if it meant shutting down a potential threat or if it revealed information that would further us as a society? Interesting question; personal[...]
Under Review: ‘The Other Guys’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I’ll speak for the male population when I say that most of us wanted to become enforcers of the law at least once in our lives. It just seems like a rite of passage for a young man to dream of the loaded gun, the badge that shines ominously in […][...]
Five Clips from ‘The Other Guys’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It takes true talent to make cliches entertaining. Would “Shaun of the Dead” be nearly as funny if you had never seen a zombie or horror movie? Would “Slumdog Millionaire” be as endearing if he didn’t get the girl or without the Bollywood dance numbe[...]
Four Clips from ‘Iron Man 2’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Tony Stark has always been an interesting character. There’s just much more beyond the textbook narcissism and that includes pain and insecurities. This is present through a lot of implicit actions that the character makes, among these actions is the fact that [...]
Under Review: ‘Iron Man 2’
— by BEN FOWLER — Ol’ Shellhead had no way of living up to the hype and momentum gained from his previous and debutant outing on the big screen. “Iron Man 2” is certainly no slouch when it comes to action and adventure, it just seemed in so many places to…jar. We [...]