People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
18 years ago Richard Linklater teamed up with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy for a beloved little film called Before Sunrise. In 2004 the trio rejoined for the sequel, Before Sunset, and now they’re back once more (for the last time?) with Before Midnight. Romantics everywhere can barely contain themselves.
The Reality:
As a big fan of the previous two films, I will say that I adored Before Midnight. Watching Jesse and Celine interact on the screen again was a thoroughly lovely experience, and I spent much of the film feeling as though I was being given the chance to catch up on the lives of two good friends. It was sort of odd, to be honest. How many films have characters like that? Have I really been committed to their fictitious lives for 18 years? Calling it fascinating would probably be an understatement.
In any case, Before Midnight is great, and you should go see it. Just make sure you’ve caught the first two entries, though, or you’ll probably have a bad time.
The Lesson:
Linklater, Hawke, and Delpy can do no wrong together.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
The Fast & Furious franchise gains a sixth entry. “Vehicular warfare” is expected.
The Reality:
If you were hoping that Fast & Furious 6 would be terrible and ruin the world’s enthusiasm for the series, then you can go ahead and slap on a frown and return to your dark room full of indie dramas. The movie is a straight up onslaught of blockbuster-level escapism that will delight all of your senses. I can’t quite figure out how director Justin Lin keeps making these films bigger and better, but he does, and it’s hard to not be impressed.
By the way, the Fast & Furious series has managed to build up a sizable amount of canon. So, don’t bother if you haven’t seen the previous five films. You’d just be lost. Granted, the flashy action scenes would still dazzle you, but the characters and plot wouldn’t make any sense whatsoever.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
When Drag City released Death’s cobbled together album For The Whole World To See it was a revelation in terms of early punk. Nothing that sounded like this had really been discovered and the fact that it was blasting out of the amps of a trio of black brothers from Detroit made it all the more exciting. A documentary chronicling the history of an album this awesome is sure to be awesome just because of its proximity to so much awesomeness. Right?
The Reality:
Turns out that sometimes a good album comes from a really simple, pretty boring story. In the 70s, three brothers from a slightly musical family decided that they wanted to make music. One of the brothers was a bit of a savant, started blasting some pretty weird shit, and voila a band popped out. Unfortunately that band was called Death and no one in their right mind wanted to attempt to change the face of music with a punk trio, before the word even existed, from Detroit. Bad things happen, the music disappears, someone finds the music, the band gets big again, blah blah blah blah. It’s a great story, a story that’s defined a million musical rediscoveries (especially as of late) and one that seemingly every musical documentary in the last five years has hit upon. I’m not saying that A Band Called Death isn’t a heartfelt tale of three dudes making good on their abilities as musicians (though I can’t say that ending up as a reggae band counts as “making good”…), but it’s really just that. Call this film a victim of enormous expectations, but we’ve seen a lot at this point in the history of the music documentary and, well, I think I was just expecting to see more.
The Lesson:
Elijah Wood is, if this movie tells the truth, as musically respectful as Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, and ?Love. Somebody close my mouth, there’s flies getting in it.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
I fucking loved Fast Five. From the first train heist to the a bunch of cars dragging a safe down the street, the movie popped and I was smitten. If Justin Lin just recorded that film on to a bunch of VHS tapes and that’s what I saw in the cinema this evening, I’d probably be happy. Instead I can look forward to tanks and airplanes and fast cars that make other fast cars explode. Giggle!
The Reality:
Yup, awesome. Okay sure, the film drags in the middle, while Justin Lin is cutting a machete path of exposition so he can set up the last 40 minutes as one enormous action sequence. And yes, the dialogue is stilted “ghetto tough-guy” speech that falls flat almost every time Tyrese talks (well it fell flat to my ears, the audience I was lucky enough to be squished in to laughed at every line and jumped at every big surprise). And yes Michelle Rodriguez is no longer a successful actor for good reason. And yes, and yes, and yes … and if you really wanted to you could sit here and pick apart all the different parts of Fast And Furious 6 that don’t work whatsoever and the movie will collapse with your infernal meddling. Or you can do what I did tonight, which is sit down, possibly drunk, and open your mind to the fucking 6th installment in a series that has starred Paul Walker (the poor, stupid man’s Matthew McConaughey) and Vin Diesel (the poor man’s cinder block) for almost 15 years that has, somehow beyond all expectations, gotten bigger and better with every new twist and turn. Justin Lin has managed to take a pretty podunk little action franchise and turned it into a swirling, twirling world of car-thieves, hulking cops, familial bad guys, and international bandits. There were characters in this film from other Fast And Furious films that I had no idea even existed, but you could feel that Lin was pulling from his world, doubling back to thicken up what he’d already created. An action franchise actually remembering what came before? Fucking novel! But seriously, aside from all the story work and the character building and so on and so forth this is a movie about cars exploding and driving fast and it delivers in spades. Every crash in this film feels like it’s happening in your lap and every one involves four other cars and a building. This is, as Ludacris so aptly says in the film, “vehicular warfare” and it’s amazing.
The Lesson:
If you are paying to see the sixth film in the Fast And Furious franchise and you don’t know what you’re getting in to … you are dumb.
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you desperate for more info, then my advice is to do a little extra research on one or all of the following fantastic sites: Latino Review, Dark Horizons, Ain’t It Cool News, CHUD and/or JoBlo. Read on!
Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion) will star opposite Pierce Brosnan in November Man. The film will center around an ex-CIA agent who finds himself up against his former pupil.
Gerard Butler may star in a full length adaptation of the viral short The Raven.
There’s a rumor going around that Christopher Nolan has been approached to direct Bond 24.
Bruce Willis will star in Expiration. The movie is said to be about a poisoned hitman who is searching for a cure.
Bradley Cooper will star in Chef for John Wells. It will follow a chef who is attempting a comeback after losing his restaurant.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman will star in the indie drama God’s Pocket. It’s the big screen debut of John Slattery (Mad Men).
Samuel L. Jackson may sign on for a role in Barely Lethal, which is about a teenage assassin who enrolls herself in a suburban high school.
Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) has been hired to write Mission Impossible 5.
Christoph Waltz, Robert De Niro, and Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) will star in The Candy Store. The film will be directed by Stephen Gaghan (Syriana) and will feature several interweaving storylines.
Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal are said to be looking at roles in Disney’s Into The Woods. Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep are already set to star in the fairy-tale musical.
Will Smith is said to be looking at doing a remake of The Wild Bunch.
Arnold Schwarzenegger may star in the remake of The Toxic Avenger.
Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Short, Jena Malone, and Reese Witherspoon will star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice. The movie will be based on the book of the same name, which follows a pot smoking detective looking for a kidnapped woman that he used to date.
Summit is said to be already working on Red 3. Red 2 is out July 19.
Michelle Yeoh is set to appear in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Destiny.
Chris Pine has landed a role in Joe Carnahan’s Stretch. The film already stars Patrick Wilson.
Tom Welling has signed on for Draft Day, which will star Kevin Costner as a GM who has traded up for the number one pick in the NFL draft.
Spike Lee will direct Gold. The film is said to be about a prospector who stumbles across one of the largest gold mines in the world.
Uma Thurman is set to star in Anita, which will be based on the life of anti-gay activist Anita Bryant.
Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried, and Chiwetel Ejiofor are set to star in Z for Zachariah. The book deals with a small group of people who seem to be the only ones left after an apocalyptic event.
Drew Goddard (Cabin In The Woods) is in talks to direct The Martain. It will center around an astronaut who becomes stranded on Mars.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
After my last round of VOD torture, I can’t say I have much hope for the unknown films that end up in my drop-box. That said, after a brief internet search, it does seem that American Mary has garnered favorable reviews from the horror community. This still means little to me, but at least I know someone, somewhere has said something nice about this film.
The Reality:
You know, I was pleasantly surprised by American Mary. The story of a med-student forced down the path of illegal body modification was both gruesome (though tastefully so) and surprisingly delicate. Mary Mason (Katherine Isabelle) is a broke, surgical student with a knack for splitting tongues and putting horns on goth twins with more than a few dirty secrets hiding in the basement. When the secrets start bubbling to the surface things, as they always seem to, start to go wrong. American Mary is a solid little bit of horror anchored by a strong, sassy performance by Katherine Isabelle. Though The Soska Sisters, the directors, don’t shy away from some fairly brutal imagery, the majority of the horror floats about in the dark, almost morbid atmosphere they place their central character in. What American Mary does best though is that which the great horror films always do, it addresses an issue (here, the medical profession) greater than the confines of horror, but in a way that the most extreme of circumstances can be explored. The Soska Sisters do strong work in their debut, creating a world of dark and seedy bod-mod that seems both realistic and approachable.
The Lesson:
People who want their tongues split in half voluntarily are people too.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
JJ Abrams has finally reassembled the crew of the Enterprise for the long awaited sequel to 2009′s Star Trek.
The Reality:
As though he knew making fans wait four years was a bit much, JJ Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness starts out quick and never lets up. We wanted bigger and better, and that’s what he delivers. Epic action scenes, characters in danger, a great sense of humor, gripping suspense, wild plot twists – it’s all packed in and perfectly arranged, and you, the viewer, get to sit back and watch it all masterfully unfold as you cheerfully shovel popcorn into your face (and maybe fist pump a little).
Sound like fun? Well, it is. Star Trek Into Darkness is an accessible, big budget sci-fi action effort that you will love (I personally had a blast). It is, however, not really for those of you who are massive Star Trek fans. Sure, the film is based on Gene Roddenberry’s beloved creation, but that’s mostly just a way to ease up the marketing team’s job. Sorry, Trekkies, if you start campaigning now they might make the next entry for you.
The Lesson:
Sometimes even a great movie can still be a disservice to its core group of fans.
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you desperate for more info, then my advice is to do a little extra research on one or all of the following fantastic sites: Latino Review, Dark Horizons, Ain’t It Cool News, CHUD and/or JoBlo. Read on!
Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6) is reportedly close to signing on to star in the remake of The Crow.
Oscar Isaac (Drive) is said to be set to star in a Pablo Escobar biopic directed by Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer).
Universal and Focus reportedly would like Joe Wright (Atonement) to direct the adaptation of 50 Shades Of Grey.
Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass) is expected to be offered the female lead in The Equalizer. The movie, which is an adaptation of the 1980s TV show of the same name, will also feature Denzel Washington.
Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn will star in Daddy’s Home. It’s said to be a comedy based around a guy who suddenly has to compete with his wife’s ex-husband.
William Fichtner (The Dark Knight) has joined the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Soccer stars Pele and Lionel Messi are said to have biopics in the works.
Fredrik Bond (The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman), Rupert Sanders (Snow White And The Huntsman) and the duo Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki) are said to be in the running to direct Pirates Of The Caribbean 5.
Disney will adapt Marvel’s Big Hero 6 into a CG animated film.
Jeff Nichols will direct Michael Shannon in Midnight Special, which is said to be a sci-fi film.
Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) will play the Prince in Disney’s Cinderella.
Pierce Brosnan, Jessica Alba, and Kirsten Scott Thomas will star in How To Make Love Like An Englishman. The film is said to follow a professor who gets the girl of his dream’s stepsister pregnant.
Jurassic Park 4 has been delayed indefinitely.
Joe Johnston will direct John Travolta in the John Gotti biopic, Gotti.
Ben Affleck has reportedly started working on an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Live By Night. It centers around an outlaw in the 20s.
Shane Black has officially signed a deal with Sony to co-write and direct an adaptation of Doc Savage.
Martin Scorsese will direct Andrew Garfield and Ken Watanabe in Silence. The movie is said to deal with a priest on a trip to find out why his mentor has abandoned the Church.
Ewan McGregor is the latest actor expected to play the villain in Jane Got A Gun.
Tom Cruise has officially signed on for Mission Impossible 5.
Jackie Chan and Bingbing Fan (X-Men: Days Of Future Past) will star in Skiptrace, which is said to be an action comedy.
Robert Downey Jr. is set to appear in Jon Favreau’s Chef. It’s said to be about a man who losses his chef job and then starts up a food truck.
300: Rise Of An Empire has been bumped to March 7, 2014. All You Need Is Kill has been moved back as well, from March to June 6, 2014.
Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher) is said to be looking at a remake of Ice Station Zebra.
Michelle Williams may star in a big screen adaptation of the musical South Pacific.
Joe Dante will direct Simon Pegg in adaptation of M.R. James’ Casting The Runes.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
Baz Luhrmann is as decadent as any director has ever been, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is about decadence. This pairing sounds meant to be.
The Reality:
There are moments in The Great Gatsby where Baz gets it all right. The screen is full of glitz and glamor, and the characters seem to glide around as they elegantly tell grand stories and passionately express their love for one another. It really is impressive in all of the ways you want it to be. Unfortunately, there’s also an equal amount of things that just don’t work. The Great Gatsby has a clunky pace that often kills any momentum its built up, and I often found myself wishing I could hit fast forward. Also, while the world seems to be raving about the soundtrack, I thought the modern selections were more awkward than innovative. Why not just go ahead and set the entire thing in present day? That would have at least provided Baz some flexibility to really play and explore. Instead, he didn’t bother being adventurous at all, and because of this The Great Gatsby largely feels flat. If you see it, make sure you do so matinee-style.
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you desperate for more info, then my advice is to do a little extra research on one or all of the following fantastic sites: Latino Review, Dark Horizons, Ain’t It Cool News, CHUD and/or JoBlo. Read on!
Colin Firth has been case as the character Uncle Jack in Matthew Vaughn’s The Secret Service. The Mark Millar-penned comic follows a super spy who takes begins training his slacker nephew.
Al Pacino has bowed out of Despicable Me 2 due to creative differences. Benjamin Bratt has taken his spot.
Michael Caine and Jessica Chastain have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.
Sony has hired writer Oren Uziel (21 Jump Street 2) to write a script for Men In Black 4.
Reese Witherspoon may star opposite Keanu Reeves in Passenger. The sci-fi film will center around a man on a starship who accidentally exits cryo-sleep a century too early. In an attempt to not be alone, he wakes up a woman.
Treehouse Pictures is looking at doing a Mr. Rogers biopic.
Steven Spielberg will direct Bradley Cooper in American Sniper. The movie will be based on the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.
Justin Timberlake will star in Spinning Gold, which will be based on the life of music producer Neil Bogart.
Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) is reportedly being considered for the role of The Human Torch in Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot.
Daniel Radcliffe will star in Tokyo Vice. The movie is said to be based on reporter Jake Adelstein’s memoir of the same name.
Kelsey Grammar has reportedly been cast as the villain in Transformers 4.
Chadwock Boseman (42) is rumored to be Marvel’s choice to play the lead in a Black Panther movie.
Neil Blomkamp has cast Sharlto Copley in his next film, Chappie. It’s said to be a sci-fi comedy.
Disney has cast Lily James (Downton Abbey) as the lead in Cinderella.
Jamie Foxx has landed a role in the Annie remake.
The film rights for Punisher, Blade, and Ghost Rider have reverted back to Marvel.
Ben Stiller is reportedly nearing a deal to direct Robert Downey Jr. in a Pinocchio film.
Colin Firth and Emma Stone are set to star in Woody Allen’s next film. It’s currently untitled.
Joe Carnahan (The Grey) is set to direct Sugar Bandits. The book centers around a war vet who returns home and starts ripping off drug dealers for profit.
Die Hard 6 may be called Die Hardest.
Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman may star in a big screen version of Macbeth.
Bradley Cooper has dropped out of Jane Got A Gun. He has not yet been replaced.
Emilia Clarke (Game Of Thrones) will star in James Franco’s The Garden Of Last Days. The film is said to follow a stripper who brings her kid to work.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
Robert Downey Jr. is back as Tony Stark/Iron Man, but this time it’s with Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) as the director. Trailers featuring the villainous Mandarin and a PTSD-riddled Stark hint at an edgy ride.
The Reality:
First of all, please note that I will not be spoiling any of the rather glorious plot twists that happen in Iron Man 3. Go experience them!
Now, as for the film, it’s pretty damn fantastic. Shane Black’s effort looks and sounds like a proper Iron Man entry, but it really is a different sort of beast. He strips Tony Stark of everything, puts him to work, and then allows you to see what kind of a man he really is. In all honesty, I thought Iron Man 3 played out like a more light-hearted, accessible version of The Dark Knight Rises. This is an approach that I didn’t even kind of expect, but I loved it. I really think it puts the series in a place where it won’t only feel like something that’s setting up the next Avengers flick. They can do actual standalone films that further develop the characters and add the sort of depth that’s rarely found in billion dollar blockbusters.
On a final note, Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyenth Paltrow are stellar throughout the entire film. There’s been some talk of their run as these characters coming to an end, and I really hope that doesn’t happen. At this point they will be nearly impossible to replace.
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you desperate for more info, then my advice is to do a little extra research on one or all of the following fantastic sites: Latino Review, Dark Horizons, Ain’t It Cool News, CHUD and/or JoBlo. Read on!
Rob Marshall will direct Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep in the fairy tale-themed musical Into The Woods.
Scarlett Johansson will star in Luc Besson’s Lucy. The movie is said to follow a woman who becomes superhuman after the drugs she’s been forced to smuggle leak into her system.
Anna Kendrick and Gemma Arterton will star in The Voices. The movie will deal with a guy (Ryan Reynolds) who begins to take advice from his pets after he accidentally kills a woman he’s dating.
Ryan Reynolds will star in Selfless, which is said to be a sci-fi thriller that follows a dying man trying to transplant his mind into a young body.
20th Century Fox is planning a remake of Guys And Dolls, and they would supposedly like Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to star. As of now, there’s no script and a director is not attached.
It’s suspected that Zack Snyder will be asked to direct a Justice League film if Man Of Steel is a hit.
Gus Van Sant is reportedly campaigning hard to direct the Fifty Shades Of Grey adaptation for Universal/Focus.
Bryan Singer recently let it be known that Bishop and Warpath will be in X-Men: Days Of Future Past. It’s believed that Omar Sy (The Intouchables) is the former, and Booboo Stewart (Twilight Saga) is the latter.
The Ed Helms-lead Vacation remake has been delayed due to what’s being reported as creative differences.
A big screen adaptation of the game Ratchet & Clank is on the way.
Shia LaBeouf is reportedly in talks to join Brad Pitt in the WWII-centric Fury.
Lee Pace (The Hobbit) may play The Controller in Guardians Of The Galaxy. Opehila Lovibond (No Strings Attached) has also signed on for an unknown role.
Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller have signed on for a sequel to Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
Robert De Niro and Shia LaBeouf may star in Spy’s Kid. It will center around Nathan Nicholson, who was arrested by the FBI in 2009 and accused of sharing secrets with the Russians.
Shane Black recently said he is still trying to get his adaptation of Doc Savage made.
Arnie Hammer will star opposite Tom Cruise in The Man From U.N.C.L.E for Guy Ritchie.
The film rights to Daredevil have returned to Marvel.
Rosario Dawson has joined the cast of Chris Rock’s currently untitled comedy.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo will star in Nightcrawler, which is about a man involved with freelance crime reporting.
James Franco may star in Werner Herzog’s Queen Of The Desert. The movie is said to be based on the life of Gertrude Bell.
Jude Law will star in Black Sea for Kevin Macdonald (The Last King Of Scotland). The film follow a former submarine captain who is trying to locate a sunken submarine that’s said to be loaded with gold.
Zach Braff has raised money through Kickstarter for a film called Wish I Was Here. The story will reportedly center around a struggling actor who begins to home-school his son.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
Matthew McConaughey is a possibly dangerous man who befriends two kids. The film is directed by Jeff Nichols, who did the rather good Take Shelter.
The Reality:
Mud is one of the best “coming of age” movies that I’ve seen in a long time. The formula for these sort of films is pretty standard – they follow a person and/or a similarly-aged group of people as they go through something that helps them figure out how to grow up/live happy/whatever. Mud, however, is centered around a boy and a man who end up using their sudden friendship to right their lives. It’s an interesting dynamic, and director/writer Jeff Nichols does a nice job of crafting their odd pairing into something that you feel an absolute need to root for. Consider this one highly recommended.
The Lesson:
Jeff Nichols is close to being able to sell a movie just with his name.
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you desperate for more info, then my advice is to do a little extra research on one or all of the following fantastic sites: Latino Review, Dark Horizons, Ain’t It Cool News, CHUD and/or JoBlo. Read on!
Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) may star in the remake of The Crow.
Ninja Turtles is apparently going to be called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In related news, Danny Woodburn (Seinfeld) has landed the role of Splinter.
Will Smith will reportedly star in Focus (deals with a con man who is having issues with a former lover while trying to pull off a big job), The American Can (based on the true story of a marine who saved 244 people during Hurricane Katrina), and the Accountant (follows an autistic man who is also an assassin).
Michael Bacall, who wrote 21 Jump Street, is said to be working on a remake of Weird Science.
Keanu Reeves will star in Passengers. The story is said to follow a man on a ship to a new world who is accidentally awakened 90 years before anyone else. Instead of dying alone, he decides to wake a second person. Brian Kirk (Game Of Thrones) will direct.
Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) will star in Barely Lethal, which is about a girl trying to adjust to high school after growing up in a boarding school that trains kids to be assassins.
Disney’s Alan Horn recently noted that starting in 2015 there will be a Star Wars film of some sort every year.
Joss Whedon said that he expects to start shooting The Avengers 2 in February.
Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead) will play Yondu in Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Tom Cruise is attached to star in Yukikaze. There’s no writer or director attached yet, but the movie is said to be based on the book of the same name.
Kate Upton may land a role in Nick Cassavetes’ The Other Woman. The movie is centered around a woman who decides to get revenge on her lover by teaming up with his wife.
Cillian Murphy has landed a role in Wally Pfister’s Transcendence.
Will Ferrell and Jack Black may star in Tag Brothers. The film will be based on the true story of a group of former classmates who who spend every February playing an elaborate game of tag.
Sony expects to release the 21 Jump Street sequel sometime next year.
There’s a rumor going around that Marvel wants Justin Theroux to star in a Doctor Strange movie.
John Cusack, Julianne Moore, and Sarah Gadon have joined the cast for David Cronenberg’s Maps To The Stars.
Wesley Snipes has signed on for a role in The Expendables 3.
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie actually played, and then what we learned from it all. Read on!
The Impression:
Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski gets back into theaters with a Tom Cruise-lead live action take on Wall-E.
The Reality:
Oblivion is a movie heavily influenced by pretty much anything sci-fi that’s come along before it. So much so in fact that I think the only thing in the film that I’m willing to give credit to Joseph Kosinski for is the much advertised Bubble Ship. Aside from that, there’s nothing! Somehow, though, this doesn’t work against it. While so much of Oblivion seemed familiar, and despite the fact that it was easy to predict what was going to happen next, I still found the film to be a rather entertaining time. If you just want to see sci-fi on a big scale, the kind that isn’t concerned with taking itself too seriously, then you could certainly do much worse than Oblivion.
May 23, 2013
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