Shot in 2005, scheduled for release in 2006, finally released in 2007, ‘Lucky You,’ had a rough path to travel before making it before audiences. Ultimately it opened the same weekend as ‘Spiderman 3,’ and, well, only one of these two movies set box-office records. Eric Bana stars as Huck Cheever, a down-and-out poker player, …
This past summer, at a preview screening of Superbad, an actress caught my eye. She first appears when Jules (the apple of Seth’s eye in the film) is asking Seth what sorts of alcohol to buy for her party. There’s a girl to the right of Jules, who for part of the conversation is playing …
Joe Wright’s ‘Atonement’ won four of the six awards at the UK’s Richard Attenborough Film Awards. The film adaptation of Ian Macewan’s novel was named film of the year, as Wright won filmmaker of the year. James McAvoy won best actor and writer Christopher Hampton was awarded best screenplay. Cate Blanchett won best actress for …
Paramount Pictures is in discussions with JJ Abrams and director Matt Reeves to create a new monster for a ‘Cloverfield’ sequel. Reeves is also in discussions to direct ‘The Invisible Woman.’ The order of which movie will be made first depends on which deal is done first.
Martin Scorsese didn’t invent the mafia movie, he merely turned it into pop culture. Even though Coppola’s “The Godfather” is the obvious choice as the possibly be-all, end-all mafia film, Scorsese influenced a generation of directors with his fast paced and more popcorn-ish portrayal of mafia figures. Donnie Brasco is a copy of that portrayal. …
Why Nicole Kidman starring in The Invasion trumps marrying Tom Cruise as her worst decision. The Invasion just came out on DVD. I know this because the local Best Buy is using the DVD to prop up one side of a wobbly table (And that is probably giving the movie too much respect). Outside of …
Variety.com is reporting that New Line Cinema is preparing to bring Freddy Krueger Pnatinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are re-launching the movie series, creating a new franchise on Wes Craven’s 1984 movie, ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street.’ Krueger has appeared in nine movies and two different TV series. The producing …
Leading tech lab Gartner, in an article published Monday by analyst Hiroyuki Shimizu, says that Warner Bros. decision to go Blu-Ray exclusive will prove ‘fatal’ for the HD DVD format. Shimizu says that while Toshiba’s price cuts on HD DVD players may extend the high-def battle until next winter, HD DVD will ultimately fail. High-Def …
Ringo has a ring. A cult wants the ring. And for an hour and a half, the cult tries to get it off of Ringo’s finger, where the ring has been stuck. That is the plot of Richard Lester’s ‘Help!,’ the follow-up to ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and the last of the Beatles acting career …
I love animation. Few other genres cause their viewers to immediately suspend their disbelief for the duration of the film. While it could be argued that part of the challenge for filmmakers is to create a story that lends itself to this suspension, I think animation’s ability to instantly trigger it offers filmmakers more liberty …