Bryan Singer Should Share The Wealth

The figure to the right of Bryan Singer is a  Sentinel, from the director’s upcoming  X-Men adventure, “Days Of Future Past” (which is based upon a storyline from the long-running Marvel Comics series). I am not crazy about how the Sentinel looks – especially considering how much better it looks in the comics – though […]

New ‘Wolverine’ Trailer

Now this trailer I like, compared to the last one, at any rate.  That being said, there are caveats:  The most serious being that the Silver Samurai that appears in the trailer seems to be entirely CGI, which makes him look like a really shiny Cylon, instead of a man wearing samurai armor, which is […]

New ‘The Wolverine’ Trailer

Here’s the latest trailer – thanks Deadline – that came from the same place as the latest “Pacific Rim” trailer. Which is CinemaCon, not Comic-con, by the way. In it Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is doing all sorts of stuff, much of it involving either his claws, or a threatening grimace. We finally get some shots […]

Lucasfilm Become Part Of The Disney Family

In case you haven’t yet heard, Disney now owns Lucasfilm, as well as the rights to make future Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.  As I posted elsewhere, how Twentieth-Century Fox let this one go (could this have something to do with Tom Rothman leaving) is almost beyond comprehension, though their loss is Disney’s gain. […]

‘Prometheus’ Review

Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” is a triumph on so many levels. For a start, its 3D effects are some of the most effective I have seen, and unlike  “Avatar,” Scott doesn’t appear so enamored of them that they become overused (and somewhat self-indulgent). In fact, the movie is so beautiful that that people behind the scenes […]