‘The Last Survivor’ is a character-based, feature-length documentary that explores the idea of genocide in the 21st century. Following the lives of survivors of four different genocides and mass atrocities – The Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur, and Congo – the film presents the stories of the survivors and their struggles to make sense of tragedy by …
It’s a challenge picking what movies to see at any film festival, but the programmers at IFFBoston make it even harder because everything they pick is a winner. I can honestly say you could catch just about any screening at IFFBoston and it’d be a film you’d recommend to all your friends. It’s hard to …
I guess you can call it a teaser trailer, as its mostly a montage of Robin Hood to modern rock music. I can’t stand these period pieces that are presented with modern music. I mean, I can say with almost 100% certainty we’ll only see this in the trailer, but come on Hollywood, you want …
In hot anticipation of a trailer, scheduled to be released this month, Yahoo Movies has posted the teaser trailer for Jon Favreau’s 2010 summer movie, “Iron Man 2.” The movie stars returning actors Robert Downey Jr and Gwenyth Paltrow and also co-stars Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackon. It’s scheduled to …
Get it while it lasts, someone has uploaded the full Prince of Persia trailer to Youtube. Apparently it premiered the other night in the UK. First impression is, lots of slow motion jumping, lots of effects, but will the film find an audience? Prince of Persia is an interesting franchise, obviously it is an incredibly …
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Mel Gibson in a major film role, I believe the last was Signs in 2002. ‘Edge of Darkeness,’ from Casino Royale director Martin Campbell looks like a return to form for the controversial actor/director. An all out action thriller. Say what you will about the guy, I …
A new film from Lonely Reviewer friends Anna Bean and Gillian Robespierre has just debuted on-line and we wanted to let you know ’cause it’s really good. It stars Jenny Slate. (You may have seen her debut last week on ‘Saturday Night Live.’) It’s a touching comedy about abortion and relationships. I know the phrase …
A group of filmmakers are calling for the release of Roman Polanski. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and David Lynch are among the directors who signed a petition asking for the release of director Roman Polanski. Polanski was arrested this past weekend in Switzerland in connection with the 1977 rape charge that led to his fleeing …
The teaser trailer for the remake of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street,’ has been released. The film is being remade by Platinum Dunes, Michael Bay’s horror movie “reimagining” company. Jackie Earle Haley plays Freddy Krueger. The film is being directed by Samuel Bayer and is the first feature for the music video director. What do …
If you pass by South Station this weekend and notice there’s snow in the air, and you hear carolers singing holiday favorites don’t be too alarmed. It’s just another attempt to excite audiences about a new Robert Zemeckis movie.