— by ADAM POYNTER — Alright, I’m just going to come out and say it. Yes, “Friends with Benefits” has basically the same premise as “No Strings Attached,” which was released earlier this year. Both films were shot during the same time last year and the female leads of each ̵[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Woody Harrelson’
Seven Clips from ‘Defendor’
— by H.G. WATSON — With all of the big superhero movies out this year, one that may fly under your radar is Peter Stebbings’ “Defendor.” The Hamilton, Ontario, shot and set film is one that superhero film fans should seek out. The plot of the film revolves around Woody [...]
Under Review: ‘Defendor’
— by H.G. WATSON — Now that we’ve had a solid 10 years of big-budget mainstream superhero flicks, it’s about time the independent stories got their due. This year already has two larger-budget films — “Kick Ass” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” — [...]
Toronto Takes on Two Superhero Movies
— by H.G. WATSON — Toronto is Canada’s largest city, and the fifth-biggest city in North America. It has three major sports franchises, a famous international film festival, and enough condo towers to rival Miami. But Toronto’s other claim to fame is playing the part of large[...]
Under Review: ‘The Messenger’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — What do the films “2012,” “Zombieland” and “The Messenger” have in common? Yes, they all star Woody Harrelson, but they are also all apocalyptic films in one way or another. No, “The Messenger” does not portray[...]
2012 VFX: Vegas in Ruins & L.A. Earthquake
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Disaster movies never left. Let’s think about it. From natural disasters to man-made disasters, they have been around in some way, shape, or form since as early as the 1920s. Either as a TV movie or in movie theaters, they have been attempting to capture[...]
Harrelson Explains 2012 Prophecy in Clip
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Ronald Emmerich new film, “2012,” is another installment in his series of apocalyptic films. In this clip, Woody Harrelson, who also starred in the successful “Zombieland” earlier this year, is a theorist who explains to John Cusack’s character about[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Messenger’
— by ROB COX — “The Messenger” is an upcoming film about the U.S. Army division that notifies immediate family when a loved one dies in the service. Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster star as two Army officers assigned to deliver the bad news. Foster is Will Montgomery, a soldier[...]
An Exciting Clip from 2012
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — “2012” is described by the studio as “an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.” Based on this clip, the movie looks like something I want to see. There is [...]
2012 Ad Block Going Up Everywhere
The marketers of “2012” are going all out to advertise the upcoming movie, as shown in this press release from Columbia Pictures: The countdown to “2012,” the highly-anticipated film from director Roland Emmerich, begins Oct. 1 with the largest broadcast, cable, online and[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Zombieland’
— by SEAN GERSKI — For a few years now, zombies have inexplicably been a pretty hot genre. As you can guess from the first paragraph, it’s not a subject that interests me much. However, I do have to say that the new trailer for “Zombieland” shows a lot of promise. The[...]
Trailer: 2012
— by VANNA LAND — Roland Emmerich, director of “Independence Day” and “The Day After Tomorrow,” has another doomsday tale in store for us: “2012.” And just watching the trailer was enough to make my heart pound.[...]