When I was growing up, I was a big listener of radio shows, like “The CBS Radio Mystery Theater” (hosted first by E.G. Marshall, followed by Tammy Grimes), “The Mysterious Traveler,” “The Green Hornet,” “Inner Sanctum,” and “Chondu, The Magician.” A show that I didn’t listen to much was “Mandrake The Magician,” though it appears […]
Disney is going to take a $200 million dollar write-off on “John Carter.” The worse thing is that it shouldn’t have happened, because after an initial stumble (the first half hour or so), the film was actually pretty enjoyable. I don’t know who’s responsible (other than Andrew Stanton, who’s fingerprints are to be found on […]
According to Deadline, the image to the left is the “Arrow,”(above) from the upcoming CW series. I could just be a bit off-base, but I was expecting a new interpretation of DC’s Green Arrow (below). Instead, it looks like they’re sticking to, essentially, the same costume as the character wore on “Smallville. Which makes me […]
“”John Carter’s” greatest problem rests less with actors, than with a studio that entertains the excesses of a director in matters relating to budget.” When you think about Andrew Stanton’s “John Carter,” it’s hard to get beyond its monstrous budget. That’s a pity because, despite beginning somewhat awkwardly, it’s actually pretty entertaining. “John Carter” looks […]
Aint It Cool recently posted another “Prometheus” trailer, as well as an interview with Damon Lindelhof and Ridley Scott. The new trailer is less a dramatic assembly of scenes that an outline of what the film is about. Don’t worry, while it dispels some basic mysteries, it hints at more interesting, darker, things.
Here’s the latest trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus,” the sorta-prelude to “Alien.” The visuals look remarkable, though what’s funny is that the occasional snippet of dialog underwhelms. In this respect I am reminded of Scott’s “Legend,” that had beautiful visuals–a Ridley Scott trademark–but little else to counterbalance them. Don’t quite know why that is. Perhaps […]
Bloomspot is offering a free screening of “Tarsem Singh’s “Mirror, Mirror” in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 24. Personally, I am more interested in “Snow White and the Huntsman,” for a seemingly darker, more intense take on the subject, which is why I am surprised that this film come from Singh, who’s know for more […]
I was watching Netflix, when I saw one of the new additions was “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” a cartoon that’s, essentially, a twenty-three minute advert for Marvel Studios upcoming ‘Avengers’ movie this May. The show is featured on Disney XD, which is owned by Disney (as is Marvel). I didn’t expect all that much, […]
Johnny Depp is once again teaming with director Tim Burton, and the latest result of their collaboration is a new version of Dan Curtis‘s “Dark Shadows.” When I first saw the first pictures of Johnny Depp as vampire Barnabas Collins, they felt just a bit…campy and lacking in anything approaching subtlety. After seeing the trailer, […]
What did we Americans do to be treated with such disdain? Sure, the United States trailer for “The Avengers” delivers some cool superhero goodness, but compared to the Japanese trailer, it’s a tease. By way of example, here are two shots of the fraggin’ S.H.I.E.L.D helicarrier (for those not quite into comics, the helicarrier is […]
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