I was a huge fan of Rupert Wyatt’s 2011 film, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” He successfully restarted a franchise that had been lying dormant since Burton’s laughably awful “reimagining” in 2001 of the original film franchise. Wyatt’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” explores the origins of the super-smart primates, the …
Ben Affleck has become quite the accomplished filmmaker, with each film he has shown amazing chops, growing and expanding as a storyteller. With ‘Argo,’ Affleck steps out of Boston, and shows that the city isn’t his muse, that he can make excellent films no matter where they take place. Argo tells the story of the …
Director Rupert Wyatt only has one other feature film to his name, ‘The Escapist,’ so to hand over the reigns of such a big property like Planet of the Apes is definitely a big risk on the part of the studios. It shows that perhaps we’ve reached a time where the studios are finally seeing …
‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ the new ‘Apes’ prequel/reboot from 20th Century released a trailer today. The film takes place in the present day, and shows how animal testing leads to the….you guessed it…Rise of the Apes. I’m not sure how to feel about this film. I’ve never been a huge fan of …
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 …
Say what you will about Charlton Heston’s politics, he was a great actor. When Chuck took the screen, you couldn’t take your eyes off the guy. So, it was sad news to hear that he had died.
Actor Charlton Heston, best know for starring in such movies as ‘Ben Hur,’ ‘Planet of the Apes,’ and ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’ has died at age 84.