According to Comingsoon.net, there’s an original film–as in not a sequel to anything–coming from Pixar in 2013. This is a mystery because it’s commonly known that they are releasing “Cars 2,” “Brave” and “Monsters University” the sequel to 2001’s hit “Monsters.” So what is this new film? It can’t be “John Carter.” which, despite the […]
I wrote in a prior post that I didn’t expect “Green Lantern” to pull in any more than $40 million dollars in its Friday-Monday debut. I underestimated its box office by almost $13 million dollars. It’s better than my estimate, though still weak in comparison to other superhero films like “Thor” or “X-Men: First Class.” Another […]
I hope Deadpool does well for Ryan Reynolds, because it looks like Green Lantern may not be the breakout hit Warner Brothers expect it to be. Why do I say this?
Oh. My. God (pardon the pun). Darren Aronofsky has recently made a quite profitable film–”Black Swan”–and for some reason feels the need to ruin his one-film profitability streak by making a movie about Noah’s Ark. The last myth-based film, 2010’s “Clash of the Titans” was profitable, but despite being a mediocre film, at least had […]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, David DiGillio is writing the sequel to Tron: Legacy. The original writers, Edward Kitsis (mistakenly called Adam Kitsis in the article) and Adam Horowitz, are busy with a project for the ABC television network and are currently unavailable. As I mentioned in a prior post, despite its marketing costs, Tron: […]
I recently saw the trailer for “The Guard” via Apple, and it looks like fun. I tend to be drawn to movies that involve culture-clashes (as long as everyone is treated in a dignified fashion) and this one looks like a doozy. One can imagine that Don Cheadle’s FBI character will find himself repelled by […]
The trailer for Twilight: Breaking Dawn just posted, and to show how mature I am I will avoid any obvious–though inevitable–jokes that could stem from the title.
John Carpenter, who hasn’t released a film since 2005’s “Ghosts of Mars,” (a Screen Gems release that underwhelmed at the box office), is back with “The Ward.” There are some that think that John Carpenter’s best days are behind him, though as far as I am concerned he remains a brilliant director. Sure, he tends […]
Comic book characters have been on television and in movies for many years, though the publishers of such characters have in the past been more numerous. These days, most superhero films either come from either Marvel Studios (a division of Walt Disney, and based upon characters like Spider-Man, Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Thor, the […]
Last week, I posted a parody by Frog Island of a meeting of various superheroes, where Hawkman was the butt of ridicule because no studio was willing to make a movie starring him. Personally, I think that Hawkman is a neat character (though his costume does resemble some sort of S&M wear). Well, according to […]
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