It goes without saying that Tyler Perry has been very good for Lionsgate. His last film, Medea’s Big Happy Family, earned $53 million in the United States–Box Office Mojo doesn’t list foreign box office for the film–but a strength of Tyler Perry is his ability to, seemingly on demand, bring the African-American audience into theaters, […]
Edited 8/10 934 I am not surprised that “Captain America: The First Avenger” is doing well in the United States. It’s a well-done, entertaining film, though it does revolve around a superhero that, in a very real sense, embodies many uniquely American dreams and aspirations, so if it weren’t doing well here, I’d be shocked. […]
Here’s the latest poster for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s “The Adventures of Tintin” (It appears that they dropped the “The Secret of the Unicorn”). Tinin, an intrepid reporter that goes on various adventures accompanied by his dog, Snowy, and assisted by an eccentric assortment of characters, was created by Hergè. The character has seeming […]
Those of you who subscribe to Netflix, you might have some variation of the letter below. Dear Brian, We are separating unlimited DVDs by mail and unlimited streaming into two separate plans to better reflect the costs of each. Now our members have a choice: a streaming only plan, a DVD only plan, or both. […]
Entities like Hulu and Netflix, which rely for content on television and film studios, are at their mercy when the time comes to renegotiate contracts to stream content. Both players, in a bit to add distinctiveness beyond studio-acquired content, are now creating their own. Netflix recently announced a deal with Jenji Kohan, the creator of Showtime’s […]
All you hear about lately are films being remade. What gets to me, besides the seeming cynicalness of the whole pursuit, is the way it seems that the better a film is, the more likely it is to be remade; which doesn’t make any sense. Why remake something that was well-done the first time around? […]
Not sure what I think about this one. My doubt doesn’t come from someone questioning whether Shakespeare wrote some, or any, of his plays; that particular concern has been around for awhile. No, what concerns me is that Roland Emmerich (what a cool first name. Roland. Sounds like a knight or something) is directing […]
Edited 8/7 1249 Columbia Pictures is so confident about Marc Webb’s upcoming “Amazing Spider-Man” that they have already approved a sequel, which is probably going to be a problem for whomever decides to direct because it doesn’t exactly give much time for prep (unless Columbia is going to do a “Lord of the Rings” and make two films […]
It appears that this is Justin Timberlake’s year. First “Bad Teacher,” Friends With Benefits,” and now “In Time.” He has an earnestness that’s refreshing, though I am not sure that I buy him as a serious badass, or someone that can carry an entire movie. Then again, the film also has Cillian Murphy, who’s always […]
I have been looking for a source for new footage on Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Night Rises,” and I have decided to look where no one else would even suspect: Team Coco! As usual, they were right on the money. Here’s the footage that I found, and you have not ever seen elsewhere (except for […]
