Ok, now everyone knows that I’m a fan of the Superhero Genre of films… but this is one I think they should just pass on. Hollywood North gives us this: Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man is currently in script development as a major motion picture. The character, bio-scientist ‘Dr. Henry Pym’, debuted … [Read More]
To say that I’m excited about the upcoming Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is like saying Pee-Wee Herman liked a little bit of porn. I’m beside myself. You’ll have to forgive me if I sound a little fan-boyish, but every single thing I’ve seen from the final prequel installment … [Read More]
Now, this is going to test you. Check out the Guardian end of year movie quiz and see how well you can do. It’s definitely not easy, and there is a little prize involved as well. …if you get more than 20 right, you’ll get the chance to win 10 … [Read More]
Oh my goodness gracious! If this is actually true I think spontaneous urination will be a reality in my near future. The guys over at Twitch are reporting that Ong Bak freak of nature (in a good way) Tony Jaa is going to be starring along side Jackie Chan in … [Read More]
Paul W. S. Anderson is a busy man just now, but standing back more in the shadows and working on one type of genre, the videogame. He’s been at this for sometime, but in Now Playing Magazine he says: “Well, that’s a game [Driver] that I optioned with the idea … [Read More]
Poor Paul W. S. Anderson, he gets slated a lot these days, mainly for his video game adaptations. AvP…well, let’s move on swiftly, Resident Evil wasn’t that dire, it was fun, same with Mortal Kombat. However, there are two movies of his I enjoyed, and one really enjoyed. Soldier with … [Read More]
Ok, this isn’t a movie related post, but I would feel a little less than human if I didn’t mention it here. By now all of us have seen pictures of the devastation in Asia. I first heard of the disaster boxing day morning going shopping with my dad. At … [Read More]
Imaginative and new ideas in cinema are hard to find, and writers and directors are always looking back for ideas to bring to the modern screen. It’s interesting though when a project not only looks back for ideas, but also looks back for their choice of movie style, and that’s … [Read More]
Should we take bets which way this film will go – good or bad? Let me mix up some of the good and bad things going for it and see how you think it comes out. Another adventure yarn trailer with the lead character Dirk Pitt played by Matthew McConaughey, … [Read More]
Sometimes an idea comes along for a movie that just grabs you, the very basic premise just makes you sit up and pay attention and in trailer form you just can’t help but become intruiged. This is exactly how I felt when I saw the trailer for Unleashed, Jet Li‘s … [Read More]
I’d seen this trailer before but it wasn’t until watching it again that I realised we hadn’t said anything about it, and it’s quite a significant film, remaking that classic in which Gene Wilder turned a sterling performance in the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The trailer for … [Read More]
Okay, I admit. I laughed, I really did, couldn’t help it either. Despite thinking that Vin Diesel‘s Manager had been hitting the bottle and was following the excellent career move of Arnold Schwarzennegar to Kindergarden Cop, I was surprised while watching the trailer for The Pacifier that I laughed. Damn … [Read More]