Rio, from director Carlos Saldanha [the Ice Age Trilogy], is a fun romp in Rio de Janeiro at Carnivale time. It’s an engaging film that is mostly set in a detailed Brazilian jungle that uses 3D to exceptional advantage.
Tag: Anne Hathaway
If I Picked The Oscars®, 2011 Edition – Okay, Academy, Let’s See What You’ve Got!
Once again it’s the big dance – The Academy Awards [ABC, 8/7C]. Hundreds of movies have been screened and the alleged best of the best have been selected for quality of production, design, performance, direction and all that good stuff. Box office is up – because of 3D surcharges and increased IMAX presence, while the […]
It’s Bat vs. Cat!
Warners announced, this morning, that Anne Hathaway has been cast in the role of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s Drak Knight rises. In the same announcement, Tom Hardy’s role was revealed to be Bane, the luchador-masked, super-steroid-pumped villain who broke Batman’s back in the comics. “I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited […]
James Franco and Anne Hathaway to Host the 83rd Academy Awards®!
James Franco and Anne Hathaway will serve as co-hosts of the 83rd Academy Awards®, Oscars telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced today. Both have previously appeared on the telecast but not in hosting capacities.
MOVIES & TELEVISION: It’s Time To Party With The 66th Golden Globes Awards!
With “Awards Season” in full swing, we come to my favorite awards show to watch – The Golden Globes [the Globes’ new look featured, above]. Where else can you see an award winner rush from the little girls’ room to the stage, trailing a piece of toilet paper from her shoe [Christine Lahti, you are […]
MOVIE REVIEWS: Zack & Miri Make a Porno; Rachel Getting Married
Now that I’ve had time to recover from the 2008 World Fantasy Convention, I find I’ve needed to get a bit caught up on the movie front. Both Zack & Miri and Rachel Gets Married are faring poorly at the box office and that’s a shame. Zack & Miri Make a Porno Zack & Miri […]
Movie News: Get Smart Gets a Smart Sequel
Warner Bros. Pictures, Mad Chance Productions, Mosaic Media have announced that a sequel to their 2008 hit comedy Get Smart is in the works. Get Smart, which was originally a 1960’s comedy series that parodied spy movies, starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart and Barbara Feldon and the sexy Agent 99. In the 2008 updated […]