The 10 Most Intense Countdowns In Movies
Yes that’s right – New Years just happened like, a week ago… counting down, people count down on New Years… that’s the point, and it’s as close as I can get to writing about something that relates to...
View Article‘Catfish’ Directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman to Scare Up Another...
Just days after Paramount announced that they’re (shockingly!) going ahead with a fourth installment in their runaway scare-em-up success Paranormal Activity franchise comes word that Paranormal...
View ArticleLiam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson to Star in True-Life Robbery Tale, ‘Empire...
After the somewhat bizarre casting of up-and-comer Liam Hemsworth in The Expendables 2, a sequel to a film that was seemingly created just to give aging action stars something to do, it should come as...
View ArticleThe Writers Guild of America Announces the Nominees For Best Screenplays of...
The Writers Guild of America has released the nominees for their Writer’s Guild Awards today, and while there’s certainly some room for quibbling as far as their choices go, the screenplays they’ve...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Presses the Brakes on ‘Akira’ Adaptation
The live-action adaptation of the legendary manga and anime property Akira has had one of the rockiest roads to the big screen of any movie I can remember. There is a lot of disagreement out there...
View ArticleThe Wachowskis Try to Lure Natalie Portman Back to Acting With ‘Jupiter...
Back in October, word first broke about the Wachowski siblings‘s upcoming sci-fi epic, Jupiter Ascending. It’s apparently the next project they’ll work on after they finish up their adaptation of...
View ArticleEmma Stone is Ready to be Bad in Michael Dillberti’s ‘Little White Corvette’
Things are starting to look up for screenwriter Michael Dillberti. Not only did his screenplay 30 Minutes or Less get made into a pretty high profile comedy last year, but another one of his scripts,...
View ArticleMovie News After Dark: Brave, Attack the Block, SOPA, Time Freak and...
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly collection of links and things that will make you smile, make you think and perhaps aid you in getting to that restful state known as deep sleep. Either...
View ArticleJessica Chastain, Mark Strong, and Edgar Ramirez All Want to Kill Bin Laden
Everyone is currently lining up to fictionally kill the mass-murdering asshole Osama Bin Laden (South Park) for Kathryn Bigelow. It’s obviously a wonderful opportunity for actors to work with the...
View Article‘Silent House’ Trailer Delivers a Screaming Elizabeth Olsen and Real-Time Terror
Movies presented in real-time are a sort of rarity. High Noon and Rope jump to the mind immediately, and they’re fantastic, but there are also a handful of films that never got past the concept as...
View ArticleScope Out What ‘The Avengers’ Will Be Flying
Take a gander at what the conceptual artists for The Avengers have dreamed up for the team of superheroes to fly around in and what Iron Man will be flying next to. It’s unclear which artist is...
View ArticleThe MOD Quad: Act of Vengeance, Little Cigars, The Quatermass Experiment, and...
MOD, or manufacturing on demand, means studios and labels don’t have to press the DVD until you order it. MGM’s Limited Edition Collection and the Warner Archive Collection are the two big names in...
View ArticleThe Reject Report Delves Into the Graveyard of January
Yes, January is a graveyard. Lots of dead bodies just getting dumped left and right A) to fill up the space and B) because some of these studios have dead bodies just laying around not making money....
View ArticleShort Film Of The Day: Undercity
Why Watch? A great story is being told all the time, right under your feet. And because you’ve always wanted to go where you were told not to. With this doc, director Andrew Wonder lives up to his...
View ArticleThe Sound and Music of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
The folks at the SoundWorks Collection have published yet another one of their excellent exposés on the audible world of Hollywood’s finest products. They’ve long been a bastion of quality exploration...
View ArticleIndie Spotlight: ‘Newlyweds’ is Adult Dramedy Done Right
Once again utilizing his low budget sensibilities and a few friendly faces, writer/director/producer/actor Ed Burns has crafted an impressive adult dramedy that feels blissfully familiar (and...
View Article39 Things We Learned From ‘The Boondock Saints’ Commentary
We all love The Boondock Saints? Right? Right? Guys? Where you going? Look, I’m fully aware of the animosity for this film, especially its writer/director, Troy Duffy. Hell, even the DVD is annoying...
View ArticleAural Fixation: Matt Damon Bought a ‘Zoo,’ Jónsi Made Us Care About It
There are a few things you can expect from a Cameron Crowe film – beautiful people, emotional speeches, memorable quotes and moving music. Crowe’s latest film, We Bought a Zoo, has all these elements...
View ArticleMovies To See Before the World Ends: A Boy and His Dog
The Mayans, the wise race of ancients who created hot cocoa, set December 21st, 2012 as the end date of their Calendar, which the intelligent and logical amongst us know signifies the day the world...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Devil Inside’ Doesn’t Exorcise Any New Demons (Or Much Else)
Nearly thirteen years after The Blair Witch Project introduced the concept of “found footage” films to mainstream audiences while simultaneously harnessing the power of the burgeoning Internet to...
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