It was a very slow week at the Box office. However, strong word of mouth and a total lack of any quality competition has kept Steve Carell’s fantastic comedy, The 40 Year Old Virgin, at the top spot taking in $16.4 million. Yeah that’s right… the #1 movie only took … [Read More]
Title=The Brothers Grimm
Score=4
Summary=The dialog in the film is a joke, the character direction was horrible, the visual effects look like they were done in 2001 and all of the supporting characters were such extreme 1 dimensional goof balls that I kept wishing I had to go to the bathroom to give myself a good excuse for leaving the theater if even for just a moment.
I think it’s fair to say that the Star Trek fanbase has been dealt a severe blow with the cancellation of the very good Enterprise series. So what’s in store with the show they promise to revitalise the franchise? Coming Soon has some news on it from the writer Erik … [Read More]
Wow, this would be amazing news, although it’s so late in coming. The prospect of having the two greats Paul Newman and Robert Redford on the same screen, in the same film, is just superb. Obviously the material will still have to be good, but these are two of the … [Read More]
Well I’ve been behind in writing up the 59th EIFF days, but I’m catching up. Have a look at Day Three where I caught Thumbsucker, the awful Battle in Heaven, the superb Voices of Iraq and finally Gunner Palace. Then there’s Day Four with a screening of Radiant, a poor … [Read More]
Well once again I can’t see these clips at all, hear them yes, see them, no. I’ve heard say that’s no good when you’re trying to watch a clip from a movie…so I shall leave the reviewing of these once again to you dear readers. From Yahoo movies through dtheatre … [Read More]
Bruce Almighty was a really fun film. It was one of those films I had low expectations for, and ended up loving it by the time I walked out. Now it appears that the producers were keen to make a Bruce Almighty 2… however… Jim Carrey took a pass on … [Read More]
In the best news I’ve heard all day, Mr. T is set to reprise his role as Clubber Lang (the only man to defeat Rocky during his championship reign in the movies) in Rocky 6. Now, I’m a little bit torn over this. I’m one of the only guys on … [Read More]
The sheer volume of bad decisions coming out of Disney over the last few years is staggering. The only thing more shocking is the total lack of any quality whatsoever coming out of their corporate bowels. So here’s their latest brain fart. First, they’re so desperate for something that will … [Read More]
That title just seems bizarre enough on it’s own, Anthony Hopkins and Demi Moore together in a film about Robert Kennedy? Stranger things have happened. From Coming Soon: Anthony Hopkins is set and Demi Moore is in final talks to star in Emilio Estevez’s ensemble political-cultural drama Bobby, reports Variety. … [Read More]
“Aye, we’re all doomed!”, no, not Dad’s Army but the latest Doom trailer, and in a watchable format this time. The first person gimmick is gonna wear real thin I can tell. What do you think of this one, any better? The opening on Mars (they’ve definitely changed back to … [Read More]
If you ever had any doubt how well respected Tom Hanks is in the film community, then you shouldn’t anymore. Hanks has just been elected as the Vice President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A huge honour to be sure. I still marvel sometimes at the … [Read More]