In one of the first best-of lists of the year, the Los Angeles Film Critics have named Pixar’s ‘Wall-E’ the best movie of 2008. ‘The Dark Knight’ was named runner up. Danny Boyle was named best director for ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ while Christopher Nolan was named runner up. In case you think it was a case …
With the recent spate of comic book-based movies, we’re in a golden age. It is no longer just okay to throw characters onto the screen with poor dialogue and ludicrous scenarios. The bar has been raised every summer. And the bar is now sky high. Now comic book movies must face the dizzying heights achieved …
Ben Stiller’s second directorial effort is a kitchen-sink affair, no joke is to low, no explosion is too big. Sending up actors and their craft, as well as the ridiculousness seemingly inherent in filmmaking, ‘Tropic Thunder,’ is an assault on the senses that, at the same time, is kinda boring in some spots.
Instead of asking ‘why so serious,’ perhaps the question should be, ‘are they serious?’ The answer is a simple one: yes they are. ‘They’ are the fans of Christopher Nolan and ‘The Dark Knight.’ If toppling box office records wasn’t enough, they now have their eyes on a bigger prize: Oscar gold. A website, Dark …
It’s a tired and worn-out tale, but it’s probably the truth: everyone who is not a rock star wants to be one and most rock stars spend a lot of time trying to just be another guy on the street.
Not that it matters, but word is out that Frank Martin, the main character in the popular ‘Transporter’ films might be gay. In a new interview, director Lewis Leterrier, (he of ‘Transporter 2’ and Edward Norton’s ‘The Incredible Hulk,’) says that he directed the second film, with the thought in his mind that Martin was …
Writer and director Scott Frank, (‘The Lookout,’) has spoken about his latest project, a new film in the ‘Planet of the Apes’ series. There have been rumors that the movie would be a remake of ‘Conquest of the Planet of the Apes,’ but in a new interview with CHUD, Frank says the film is not …
The literary sensation is apparently also a big hit on the big screen. ‘Twilight,’ which set a new record for advance sale tickets, followed that up with an amazing opening weekend, taking in $70.5 million. Audiences seem to be mostly made up of women under 25. The next film in the series, ‘New Moon,’ …
The Screen Actor’s Guild has decided to ask its members to vote on whether to strike. They’ve been working without a contract since July 1st. The big sticking point, much like the writer’s strike last year, concerns web-based content and who and why people get paid. SAG says it will take roughly three weeks to …
‘Carnival of Light,’ a track recorded by the Beatles January 1967, might be released soon. In an interview, Paul McCartney has said that he has the master tape in-hand, and thinks that now might be the time to offer this track to the public. ‘Light,’ is one of the few Beatles tracks that has eluded …