Edited 9/8 1223 I happily posted a month or so ago that there was going to be a feature film based upon Gerry Anderson’s “UFO,” though when I heard no news about the project for a few months afterward, I assumed the worse. There was nothing from the studios outlining the project; nothing from the […]
For anyone interested in footage from The Avengers–and who isn’t?–here’s some really sharp (as in focus) pictures of Jeremy Renner, as Hawkeye, and Scarlet Johansson as Black Widow, courtesy of ScreenRant. According to the article, Hawkeye’s costume appears to be based upon the Ultimates version, and I think that it looks pretty functional, which is […]
Many horror films, be they of the ‘Saw’ or “Friday the 13th” variety, are a lot of things, but scary isn’t one of them. This is often because their stock and trade is shock, and violence is the means to that end. They’re not particularly scary because fear involves mood and atmosphere, things that takes […]
I saw this trailer during “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark” (review forthcoming) and got the feeling that it was only about planes and things exploding, which is perhaps a part of the tale of the Tuskegee Airmen, though hardly the most important one. I hope that the film deals with their individual stories, as […]
Does the premise of Shawn Levy‘s “Real Steel,” promoter has junky robot that has to overcome the odds against more advanced, more dangerous opponents, strike anyone else as silly (which is saying something based upon some of the films out there)? And if that were not enough of a hurdle to overcome, it also sounds […]
Here’s the trailer for Jonathan Levine’s “50/50,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen. I should mention that I am not a huge fan of Seth Rogen, though he gets props in my book for giving Joseph Gordon-Levitt top billing in a movie that he happens to not only appear in, but produced. The film revolves […]
Here’s the trailer for Bennett Miller’s “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt. This doesn’t look like anything that we haven’t seen before, but I have to admit that when these types of films–the “come from behind, winning against incredible odds-type of film–are done well, they’re a joy to behold. I saw the trailer to this film during […]
Edited 9/2 1004 According to ScreenRant, the next Bond adventure will be called “Carte Blanche.” It’s the title of an actual James Bond novel, though by Jeffrey Deaver, who appears to have been chosen to helm the character by Ian Flemming’s estate. I don’t know about anyone else, but I don’t like it, especially when […]
According to Nikki Finke’s Deadline, Starz will not longer provide content to Netflix when the current arrangement expires toward the end of February of next year. This can be nothing but terrible news for Netflix management because Starz provides a significant amount of content, particularly movies, though there are TV shows as well. Viewers too […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about a motorcycle modeled on the lightcycles from Tron: Legacy. And while that’s a cool vehicle, it doesn’t quite have the cache as the Batmobile. Now, I am not talking about “the Tumbler” from Christopher Nolan’s run on the Batman saga because it’s too big, too brawny […]
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