L. Frank Baum wrote, ‘There’s no place like home.’ Thomas Wolfe coined the expression, ‘You can’t go home again.’ Oddly enough both expressions apply to the final film in Edgar Wright’s Three Flavours: Cornetto Trilogy – possibly the best of the summer blockbusters and a pure delight to encounter as summer tentpoles get more and […]
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The World’s End Featurettes: The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy and Director at Work
Yes, it’s true – The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy will be complete with the August 23rd launch of The World’s End. Explore the themes of the trilogy in the featurette above and then follow the jump to get some of the cast’s insights into how director Edgar Wright (whose next project with be Marvel’s Ant-Man […]
The World’s End – The World’s Most Dangerous Pub Crawl Has an American Trailer!
The final chapter of the loose trilogy formed with Sean of the Dead and Hot Fuzz is nigh! Edgar Wright’s The World’s End takes the concept of consequences of the pub crawl way beyond a mere hangover as his five protagonists return to their hometown to complete the epic crawl they failed to finish year […]
Blue Wedding Director Teams Up with Ryan Gosling for Action/Drama!
The first time director Derek Cianfrance and Ryan Gosling teamed up the result was Blue Valentine. With Focus Features’ The Place Beyond the Pines, the two collaborate on a sweeping emotional drama that powerfully explores the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons – plus motorcycle stunts and bank robberies. The Place Beyond the Pines opens […]
Hanna Updates the Brothers Grimm for the 21st Century!
When you think of the name Joe Wright, you think of period pieces like Atonement and Pride & Prejudice – not action flicks that twist fairytale themes into something the Brothers Grimm would approve of. You certainly wouldn’t expect him to do it so well, either, but Hanna is an absorbing, hugely entertaining movie.
Beautifully Bleak, The American Seduces Rather Than Thrills!
The American is being promoted as a thriller and that is not entirely inappropriate. The film is the story of an aging assassin/specialty weapon maker called Jack – when he isn’t going by Edward – who realizes that he’s losing his edge and wants out. Of course, when you’re a master assassin and weapon maker, […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Away We Go – An Unintentional Odyssey In Search of Home!
Burt [John Krasinski] and Verona [Maya Rudolph] are six months along the road to having their first child when they learn Burt’s parents, Gloria [Catherine O’Hara] and Jerry [Jeff Daniels], are moving to Brussels a month before their grandchild is due. Since they moved to be nearby the grandparents-to-be, this causes unexpected turmoil – but […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Coraline – Still Your Best Bet at the Movies!
When it was announced that Henry Selick was developing Nail Gaiman’s wonderful novel Coraline for film, it was probably not something that registered with most moviegoers. If they recognized the name at all, it was most likely from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – even Burton claims that all he contributed was the basic […]