The reason clichés become clichés is that they are rooted in truth. In Brooklyn’s Finest, director Antoine Fuqua [Training Day] and screenwriter Michael C. Mann attempt to see through the clichés to the truth that lies beneath. They are only partially successful. The film follows three cops – about to be retired Eddie [Richard Gere], […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: Burton’s Alice Is A Small W Wonder!
Tim Burton and Alice in Wonderland are such a natural combination that it’s a wonder that he hasn’t tried to make an Alice film years ago. Now that he has, it’s likely that it will draw mixed reviews because everyone has a different idea of what a Burton Alice would look like – not too […]
Green Zone Premiere Photos
The Glitterati were out in NY last week at the World Premiere of The Green Zone. Celebrity attendees included Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Oscar nominated Director Darren Aronofsky (“The Wrestler,” & “Requiem for a Dream), Amy Ryan (“Gone Baby Gone,” “The Office”) Anthony LaPaglia, Andrew McCarthy, Beth Ostrosky & Howard Stern, Tinsley Mortimer (socialite), Constantine […]
Michelle Desperately wanted to Walk out of Shutter Island
I’ll admit I’ve never been a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, I think he’s a strong actor and certainly has that “It” factor but I’m always slightly disappointed by the movies he makes. This is due to the fact that he always picks “self important” films that strive to be great but always seem to […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Shutter Island – Martin Scorsese’s Big, Bad [And That’s Good] B-Movie Noir!
In many reviews, I have castigated directors and writers for that matter] of failing to make a successful thriller/horror/noir film because they went into it with one tone – usually grey. There are precious few breaks in the bleakness of Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and yet I never felt bored by its unremittingly ominous tone. […]
Chris Columbus Brings Magic Back, Michelle reviews Percy Jackson!
Damn you Christopher Columbus! You sucked me into the world magic and kid lit with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, now that I’m over my obsession with this series, you return once again with another kid lit movie that I’ve never heard of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Sure it’s a […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Percy Jackson & The Olympians – The Lightning Thief – Long, Unwieldy Title; Sleek, Entertaining Movie!
Christopher Columbus clearly learned a lesson from working on the first Harry Potter films – a film doesn’t need to be slavishly adapted from a book to be successful. The Lightning Thief may be almost two hours long, but it mostly zips right along. Not only are entire subplots from the book eliminated, but several […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Wolfman – Grim, Grey, Boring… BLOOD!
After a couple postponements and a complete makeover in the editing room, The Wolfman finally reached screens this weekend. Not worth the wait.
MOVIE NEWS: Spidey 3-D!!
It looks like Sony’s Spider-Man reboot will be taking us to new heights. Sony announced to day that its fourth Spider-Man film, a reboot, will be shot in 3-D to premiere on July 3, 2012. For the present, the project – to be written by Zodiac’s James Vanderbilt and directed by [500] Days of summer’s […]
MOVIE NEWS: Paramount Making Mission: Impossible IV!
Paramount Pictures is making Mission Impossible IV. The film, which will be produced by Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions and will star Cruise, will be released Memorial Day weekend 2011. Screenwriters Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec are attached to write the script, from an original idea by Cruise and Abrams. The studio, […]
MOVIE REVIEW: From Paris With Love – Pierre Morel Zips Another One Past Us!
In baseball terms, Pierre Morel’s [Transporter 3, District B13] best pitch is the high, hard heater – the shoulder high fastball. His movies tend to start off with a bit of scene-setting and then shift into high gear for the rest of the ride. So it is with From Paris With Love – a movie […]