Sergio Leone made his name with the Man With No Name trilogy, three movies starring Clint Eastwood, set in the American west. However, by 1971, Eastwood wasn’t eager on repeating himself and he turned down Leone’s movie, “Once Upon a Time… The Revolution.”
I have to admit, the idea of Michael Mann making a film about John Dillinger was something that excited me quite a bit. If anyone could do the story justice, it’d be the director of Heat. Though, what worried me was Mann’s current obsession of shooting everything on the Sony CineAlta HD camera. Would the …
‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,’ is a film that we knew was coming as soon as we’d heard about the first Transformers. There are certain movies that cannot escape the sequel train, I guarantee you, it was the first was greenlit if only for merchandising and the franchise it would start once again.
It seems strange that one of the immediate reactions following the ending of “Up,” is, “Pixar’s done it again.” Their track record is pretty much impeccable. And each film seems to be a step forward in storytelling and in the quality of animation. “Up,” is no different. In fact, it seems almost like it’s a …
Beautiful. That’s how I would describe Ari Folman’s animated dream-like documentary, “Waltz with Bashir.” Beautiful. I know it’s a strange word to use, especially when you consider that the movie is about the remembrance of the Sabra and Shatila massacre that left up to 3,500 dead.
Editor’s note: The Unseen is a somewhat regular column, looking at movies that are out of print, never released on DVD and otherwise hard to find. Todd Phillips is best known as the guy who introduced a the world to Frank the Tank, Starsky, Hutch and future brother-in-law Allan. However, Phillips started off as a …
The films of Elvis Presley are almost completely fluffy and forgettable. 1967’s “Clambake” is no exception. That said, while these films are playing on the screen, there is something continuously entertaining about them. In “Clambake,” Presley plays Scott Hayward, the son of a well-known and well-heeled business owner.
Todd Phillips’ latest movie is the perfect one-sentence summary: three guys wake up in Las Vegas after a bachelor party, not knowing what happened the night before and find the future groom missing. What happens next is the plot of the movie.
The one thing I can say about ‘Yes Man,’ is that nothing about this film surprised me. The fact that it was made, and who it starred, and the fact that it met my expectations exactly. Though, none of this is a good thing.
If you look up “bad-ass” in the dictionary, I have no doubt that there is a picture of Mark Brandon Read. Andrew Dominik’s first movie, “Chopper,” is one of the most interesting, amusing, entertaining and fascinating movie I think I’ve ever seen.