Sometimes, when novels and comics are adapted into movies, filmmakers take liberties with one aspect or another of the production, in an effort to create something that doesn’t alienate fans or casual viewers. Sometimes these changes are necessary for numerous reasons, such as: a particular novel may be too long, and scenes may require cutting […]
The trailer for “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” has come out, and it looks interesting, though isn’t that the point of a trailer? I thought that the first Mission Impossible film was OK; not so much the second, despite being directed by John Woo. The third, by J.J. Abrams, felt a bit more in the spirit […]
“Cars 2” roared into the US box office with an opening of $66.1 million. A strong debut, ranking fifth behind “Up,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles” and “Toy Story 3.” The next release from Pixar is “Brave” and I expect it to continue the trend. And in other things Pixar, consider checking out ‘the movie blog,’
As I wrote last week, Green Lantern’s greatest problem is that its foreign box office returns are weak, which is confirmed in a story at ComicBookmovie.com. The article, among other things, tells of a precipitous box office fall-off the film has recently experienced. According to Boxofficemojo, “Green Lantern” has currently earned $76 million dollars, domestically, […]
Why Marvel Studios isn’t releasing “Captain America” on July 4th I’ll never know, though I dig the whole nostalgia vibe that the posters seem to be putting out. They appear to reflect sensibilities and a time that–probably–never really existed but that older people swear was real.
The tag line of “Bad Teacher” is: “She doesn’t give an “F.”” After seeing the movie, you won’t either. Movies entertain because they manage to take you from the here and now. Horror, science fiction, fantasy or drama, entertaining ones tend to move you somehow. “Bad Teacher” moves you too, and it is entertaining, […]
You have to be careful with movies like “Bad Teacher” because the line between funny and bad taste is a very difficult one to straddle without turning off the causal viewer. If it doesn’t have at least a little bit of ‘heart,’ if it can’t manage to make you care at least a little bit […]
Today Apple released Final Cut Pro X, their flagship video editing application. It’s available via the Apple App Store for $299. The prior version, Final Cut Studio, is in high demand by movie studios for film editing, though it remains to be seen if Final Cut Pro X is adopted as enthusiastically. At first, seeing […]
According to Comingsoon.net, there’s an original film–as in not a sequel to anything–coming from Pixar in 2013. This is a mystery because it’s commonly known that they are releasing “Cars 2,” “Brave” and “Monsters University” the sequel to 2001’s hit “Monsters.” So what is this new film? It can’t be “John Carter.” which, despite the […]
I wrote in a prior post that I didn’t expect “Green Lantern” to pull in any more than $40 million dollars in its Friday-Monday debut. I underestimated its box office by almost $13 million dollars. It’s better than my estimate, though still weak in comparison to other superhero films like “Thor” or “X-Men: First Class.” Another […]
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