‘Get Him to the Greek’ is the latest from writer/director Nicholas Stoller, and a spin-off of his previous film, the excellent ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall.’ In this film, Russell Brand reprises his role of Aldous Snow, the controversial rocker, and is joined by Jonah Hill, who in this outing plays a new role, Aaron Green, a …
Winter’s Bone is a chilling (no pun intended) adaptation of Daniel Woodrell’s novel. Described as country noir, the film was masterfully adapted by director and co-writer Debra Granki, and stars Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes. The film opens in a cold setting, on a small house in the Ozarks. Ree (Jennifer Lawrence), a young 17-year …
According to New Zealand news site “Stuff,” the next Indiana Jones film will begin shooting next year, with the plot line centered around the Bermuda Triangle. The source explained that Lucas and Spielberg have been working on a script, and that Harrison Ford is on stand-by for filming next year. Apparently, they also said that …
‘Shutter Island’ Scorsese’s latest masterpiece is a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Set on Shutter Island in Boston Harbor, 1954, the film begins with two Federal Marshals on a boat, heading to Ashecliffe Hospital to assist in finding an escaped patient. Teddy Daniels (Leonardo …
Two of my most favorite shows have gone off the air, and I thought despite Lonelyreviewer.com only covering Film recently, I’d like to do a review/write down my thoughts for a significant week in television. There will be spoilers herein, so please take care, if you plan on watching them in the future, or aren’t …
You know those SNL skits that go on much longer then they should? That’d be the best way to describe MacGruber. Based on the recurring SNL sketch parodying MacGyver, MacGruber stars Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, and Val Kilmer. The film opens 10 years following the murder of MacGruber’s (Will Forte) fiancée Casey (Maya …
Robert Downey Jr. and Actor/Director Jon Favreau make a great team. Favreau is a great story teller that involves himself into his films, and its clear, all of them are made with love and passion. And Downey? Hell, he’s someone who I would watch in just about anything, and I mean that, it could be …
Universal Studios has announced the upcoming remaster and blu-ray release of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic, ‘Psycho.’ It is the 50th anniversary of the classic film that drove everyone who saw it to sponge baths. The film will be in Blu-Ray high-def, and will feature a new 5.1 surround sound mix. Ever since entering the world of …
The 2010 Independent Film Festival of Boston concluded this past Wednesday with a last-minute addition to the lineup, Jean Pierre Jeunet’s MICMACS, selling out the show in less than 48 hours. IFFBoston enjoyed its best year yet in terms of attendance, filmmaker attendance, and audience reaction. Following the conclusion of the festival the audience awards …
Going into a lot of these films this week at IFFBoston, I’m never sure how I’m going to feel after. When I read the description and various PR on ‘My Suicide,’ I found myself quite intrigued. Suicide is a difficult subject to breach even today, and its great to see a film tackle this heavy subject, …