I really like this trailer. James DeMonaco, who wrote the screenplay for the excellent “Assault On Precinct 13” reboot is directing “The Purge,” which takes place in an America where crime and unemployment have fallen to unheard of lows. It’s a golden age, though nothing worth having comes without a price. That price is known […]
“”Evil Dead,” the reboot of Sam Raimi’s 1983 film,”The Evil Dead,” tag line notwithstanding, probably is not “the most horrifying film you will ever experience,” though few films approach self-multilation with such a sense of abandon” In Sam Raimi’s original film, humor was often used to leaven the effects of the horror, thought the reboot–for […]
Today Roger Ebert died after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was 70 years old, and – at least for me – humanized movie reviewing, making it feel like it was something that anyone, including myself, could do. I remember watching both him and Gene Siskel – who died in February, 1999 – on […]
“”G.I. Joe: Retribution” isn’t a good film, though there’s enough things blowing up on screen to keep everyone entertained (which is kinda sad when you think about it).” To enjoy genre films, be they scifi, horror, fantasy, or anything for that matter, it’s necessary for the viewer to accept that the world that the story […]
Just when you thought that we survived “Olympus Has Fallen,” here comes the more obviously titled “White House Down.” This time instead of Gerard Butler, all we have is Channing Tatum standing between us and those that would destroy our way of life. God help the terrorists, especially considering that this is from Roland Emmerich, […]
This is interesting. I was actually looking for something “Iron Man 3”-related, when I stumbled upon this trailer for the upcoming sequel to David Twohy’s “The Chronicles Of Riddick.” I don’t know when this snuck on to the Interwebs, but it looks like the real deal and not some mashup of clips from various ‘Riddick’ […]
Here’s a link to the first teaser from “The Wolverine,” which I suspect is genuine because it shows footage than has, as far as I am aware, not been available prior (and there’s the fact that it appears to be from the Twitter feed of James Mangold, who’s directing the upcoming superhero film). Unfortunately, it’s […]
Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek gods, where they ruled over all mortals (these deities never seemed to acknowledge any people other than Greeks, implying that Greece was somehow the center of all creation, and the pinnacle of their handiwork). Minor spoilers begin. That ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ is code for the White House […]
Finally a ‘Red Band’ trailer that justifies the name! I am a huge Danny Boyle fan. Even when his films don’t quite strike the right tone, such as “A Life Less Ordinary,” “Sunshine,” and I would argue, “The Beach,” they’re still worth watching. His “Trainspotting” is perhaps the best film that I have ever seen […]
Welcome to the first ‘Whiny Bastard Edition’ of Screenphiles, where I do a little venting about film makers doing things that they probably shouldn’t. I was at work when I heard of the latest plan to remake John Carpenter’s “Escape From New York”–which was (essentially) already remade–in space–by James Mathers and Stephen St. Leger’s in […]
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