Red Band Trailers- Behind the Hype
The first glimpse that many people have of a movie is a trailer. It helps sell the movie and (hopefully for the filmmakers,) encourages you to plunk down a few
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George Carlin Dies at 71
Comedian George Carlin, best known for his verbose, increasingly angry humor has died at age 71. Carlin died Sunday in Los Angeles of heart failure.
Bond Comes to Blu-Ray
High Def Digest is reporting that MGM/UA is prepping six James Bond films for Blu-Ray DVD this fall, in anticipation of the latest movie, ‘Quantum of Solace.’ The films set for the high-def upgrade are, ‘Dr. No,’ ‘From Russia With Love,’ ‘Thunderball,’ ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘For Your Eyes Only,’ and ‘Die Another Day.’ Wait, …
Three Cool Movie Blogs
It seems that nowadays everyone keeps a blog. Vatche does. I do. Your mom does. (OK, maybe not your mom.) And while Lonely Reviewer is still the perfect place to check out for movie news, information and commentary, here are a few others that are taking the art of film appreciation to a higher level. …
‘Burn After Reading’ Poster Released
The poster for the latest movie by Joel and Ethan Coen has been released. Evoking the work of Saul Bass, the poster has me even more excited to see ‘Burn After Reading.’ The film stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand and John Malkovich. If you haven’t seen the trailer, check out the red-band version …
Lonely Reviewer Feature: Summer of Sin
For as long as there’s been movies, teens have been rebelling. In 1955’s ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ James Dean yelled ‘you’re tearing me apart.’ In 1976, Carrie White’s telekinetic powers freak out and wreak havoc at her senior prom.
Remake This: Poseidon (2006)
Wolfgang Peterson’s remake of Irwin Allen’s ‘Poseidon Adventure,’ probably went though a few name changes before settling on the titular ‘Poseidon.’
Stan Winston Dead At Age 62
Stan Winston, best known for his special effects work in such films as ‘Aliens’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ has died at the age of 62. Winston died yesterday after a long bout with multiple melanoma.
Godfather? Blu-Ray?
DVD news site The Digital Bits had a link up this morning to a site called Blocks & Files. The article is all about storage and media and is kinda boring. However, there’s one interesting paragraph. Here’s an exerpt: The beautifully restored Godfather trilogy will be re-released in September, prompting, no doubt, hundreds of thousands …
Review: Sex and the City
Summer blockbuster filmmakers take note: Carrie Bradshaw can teach you a thing or two. Four years after riding off into the sunset, Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are back in something that fans have been clamoring for ever since the end of the final episode: the ‘Sex and the City’ movie.