The first trailer for MGM’s Robocop reboot makes it clear that there is one big change at the most basic level of the story – from the moment he wakes up in his new form, Detective Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) knows exactly who he is. So the movie isn’t just a gussied up retread, it’s […]
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BAFTA Los Angeles To Honor Benedict Cumberbatch!
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) is honoring Benedict Cumberbatch at its annual Britannia Awards presentation on November 9th. Following a year of near ubiquity (Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness; the upcoming The Fifth Estate, 12 Years a Slave, August Osage County, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of […]
Chilling Trailer: Gravity
There’s a new trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity. It focuses on Sandra Bullock’s character, Dr. Ryan Stone – practically getting inside her spacesuit. It’s absolutely breathtaking – and chilling. Check it out after the jump. Gravity opens October 4th.
Odd Trailer: Child of God!
Of course James Franco directed a film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God. Of course it’s… different… See for yourself after the jump.
Max Steel: The Live-Action Movie!
Dolphin Entertainment (Tower Prep, Cybergeddon) and Mattel have partnered to develop and produce a live-action feature film adaptation of Mattel’s action figure/superhero franchise Max Steel. Max Steel will be produced by Dolphin Entertainment’s newly formed subsidiary, Dolphin Films and distributed by Open Road Films and is targeted for fall 2014. The press release follows the […]
Charlie Hunnam is about to get “Rim’ed” in 50 Shades of Grey
I don’t know much about 50 Shades of Grey, I read the first 150 pages of the trilogy sampler on my Kindle. Charlie Hunnam ( Sons of Anarchy and Pacific Rim) star has landed one of the most coveted roles in H-Town – that of sexy billionare Christian Grey. To recap, 50 Shades of Grey […]
Cleopatra – Legendary Film Icon
Cleopatra is undoubtedly one of the most iconic women in history; subsequently, many women have taken to the big screen to portray one of the most beautiful queens and her scandal-filled life. From the 1899 French horror Robbing Cleopatra’s Tomb, to the horrifyingly inaccurate sexploitation film The Notorious Cleopatra – in which Cleopatra is stabbed […]
Bradley Cooper IS Rocket Raccoon!
Bradley Cooper has finalized a deal to voice Rocket Raccoon in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The news was made public on the Marvel website late this afternoon. Guardians of the Galaxy may be Marvel Entertainment’s riskiest project so far, but it has recruited a terrific cast that includes Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation), […]
Getaway Is Awful!
Surprise! Selena Gomez can act! Bigger (or lesser, depending on your point of view) surprise – it doesn’t matter because Getaway is so far beyond awful that it even fails to be bad enough to be good.
Man of Steel 2: That Didn’t Take Long!
Wow! That did not take long! That being, of course, a slickly edited fan trailer for Man of Steel 2, Barman vs. Superman, or whatever it’s being called this week. It’s a skilful interweaving of scenes from Man of Steel, Daredevil and a few other films and it looks pretty good. Check it out after […]
Closed Circuit: Taut, Topical, Smart and Suspenseful!
Closed Circuit is an old-fashioned slow burn British legal thriller that applies traditional storytelling techniques with modern technology and the legal maze created to deal with terrorism – and especially the laws that allow evidence deemed perilously dangerous to national security to be withheld from both the defense team and the defendant.