DVD Review: Superman Redeemed

  For some time now, the legacy of the Man of Steel on movie screens has been sorely lacking.  First, the second Superman film is mired in producioral high jinks, resulting in a displaced director and a replacement who clearly does not want to make the same movie as the guy he’s replacing.  The third …

“Ghostbusters 3” Planning Fall Shooting Date?

In an on-line chat with the readers of Boston.com, Dan Akroyd, (in town to promote the opening of a new “House of Blues,”) said “Ghostbusters 3” is coming.  Soon.  Here’s an excerpt from the chat: Fan question: Ghostbusters 3? I’ve heard that the writers of the Office are currently penning a script? How is this …

“The Dark Knight” Clears $1 Billion

While it got the cold shoulder were the Oscars are concerned, “The Dark Knight” is doing quite fine, thank you very much. Warner Bros. has announced that Christopher Nolan’s movie has earned $1,001,082,160 worldwide. It is only the fourth movie to cross the 1 billion line.  (The others are “Titanic,” “Lord of the Rings: The …

Will An Oscar Win Land Mickey Rourke “Iron Man 2”?

Marvel Productions wants Mickey Rourke for the role of the villain in “Iron Man 2.”  However, times being what they are, they don’t want to pay Rourke’s asking price.  Now, reports are circulating that Marvel is waiting until Sunday night to make Rourke an offer.  Why Sunday night?  Because it’s the Oscars. If Rourke picks …

WB Picks Up ‘Darkness’

Warner Bros. has acquired Boston-based Mel Gibson film ‘Edge of Darkness,’ directed by Martin Campbell. The film is based on a BBC miniseries, and tells the story of a homicide detective whose only child is murdered in front of his home. The film was produced by ‘Departed’ producer Graham King, and the producer of the …

DVD Review: The Love Guru

To read the reviews when  “The Love Guru,” opened in theaters, you would have thought that comedy as it is known had ceased to be.  While this movie is un-funny, uncomfortable and overlong at 88 minutes, it is not the end of comic cinema.  And while it may not signal the end of the Mike …