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Richard reviews Transporter 2

December 4, 2005Rodney

Title=Transporter 2
Score=4
Summary=Statham is excellent in this under performing action film. He acts well and does some amazing stunts, and this is where the movie falls down with preposterous moments in some six or seven sequences in the movie. They are so bad that you’ll groan out loud. Still, Statham is great, as is Valletta. With such a great idea as the Transporter it escapes me how they can mess it up so well. Worth catching for some of the better stunts, but as a movie, not that great.

Fake Humility for Oscar Contenders

December 1, 2005John Campea

Around this time of year we start hearing the same nonsense from Oscar hopefuls as you’re used to hearing from professional athletes. But instead of hearing lines like “We just gave 100%” or “We take it one game at a time”, we get treated to things like “Oh, I don’t … [Read More]

Kung Fu Hustle reigns at Chinese Oscars

November 14, 2005John Campea

The Chinese Oscars as everyone is calling the Golden Horse Awards, have been announced and Kung Fu Hustle has won five awards, Initial D also won two awards. The full list of winners from the Golden Horse site through Kung Fu Cult Cinema can be seen in the full article. … [Read More]

Zathura Reviews

November 9, 2005Rodney

Zathura is one of those movies that my mind has changed on as the marketing campaign progressed. With the first trailer I thought Zathura looked just plain silly… but by the time the last Zathura trailer came out I found myself oddly interested in seeing it. And now here comes … [Read More]

Hong Kong Action Guide

November 8, 2005John Campea

I was pointed to this article via Asian Movie News over at their sister site, Beyond Hollywood. It’s reported to be a beginners guide to Hong Kong cinema and what to watch…Here’s the gist of the titles to watch… Yes, it’s true, boys and girls, “The Matrix” wasn’t the first … [Read More]

Rowling’s local cinema to become Hogwarts

November 3, 2005John Campea

Not only do I work for the aforementioned Mr Goodwin, but that’s my local cinema too…don’t worry I’m already on the case to see if I can get more inside information.

Festival dominates Scottish BAFTA’s

November 3, 2005John Campea

The movie which caused a little bit of a stir in Edinburgh during the Festival was Festival. A black comedy about the goings on around the Comedy Festival in Edinburgh. According to The Scotsman: ‘Festival’ starring Daniela Nardini recieves six Scottish BAFTA nominations Nominations mirror success of last year’s runaway … [Read More]

Sundance DVD coming

October 19, 2005John Campea

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance are to release a DVD with some of the movies from the festivals of the past and a nice fat extras disc. From Entertainment Insiders: …a collection of ten movies plus a special features disc with new interviews and … [Read More]

DVD Flashback: Flatliners

October 5, 2005Rodney

Title=Flatliners
Score=9
Summary= 5 obsessed medical students embark on a research project to solve the questions of life and death. After exploring a world we are not supposed to trespass into, the students bring back the spirits of their pasts, and not everyone is glad to see them. In order to regain their sanity and safty, the group must work together to stop the strange phenomenon which has begun and protect each other from harm.

This Sci-Fi Thriller directed by Joel Schumacher stars the young cast of Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, and Oliver Platt. It’s an eye catcher on any DVD shelf.

‘Greg & Gentillon’: The Brilliance Premieres on the 24th at the CIFF. Check out the Trailer…

September 22, 2005Rodney

This one goes out to anyone in Calgary. Or close to Calgary. Or knows anyone who happens to like Calgary. Or, maybe you just like cows a lot. Either way, the Calgary International Film Festival begins today, and one of its Official Selections stars a couple of local boys that … [Read More]

Hey Look, It’s Jim Carrey..and…umm.. Joel Schumacher.. Again. “Number 23” Gets Underway

September 22, 2005Rodney

As it turns out, this sucker has been churning in the pot since January, but Jim Carrey has hopped on board, so hey, I guess that makes it news… See, here’s the thing: Joel Schumacher is kind of hit n’ miss – okay fine, more miss than hit. Though he’ll … [Read More]

Around The Web – Wednesday September 14th 2005

September 14, 2005Rodney

Around the Web is a daily feature where we highlight some of the days movie related stories from across the internet that we think you may find interesting. If you come across something that you think we should share with the rest of the world, please contact John with the … [Read More]