Cannes Review: Bernardo Bertolucci’s ‘Me and You’ Is A Slight Return From The...
Bernardo Bertolucci‘s latest, Me and You, is the director’s first Italian language film for 30 years, seeking to show that the Italian has never lost touch with his ability to translate adolescent...
View ArticleMeet Edgar in This Scene We Love from ‘Men in Black’
It’s Sunday afternoon, time to celebrate another scene we love in our weekly column, Scenes We Love. With the release of Men in Black III – a threequel that turned out to be far more fun than anyone...
View ArticleBox Office: ‘Men in Black 3′ Wins The Weekend, But ‘The Avengers’ Are Still...
Even though Will Smith, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and the rest of the Men in Black III crew have serious reason to celebrate this Memorial Day weekend, beyond the fact that living in America grants...
View ArticleCannes Review: ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Is a Magical, Wonderful Treasure
Cannes’ secondary competition – Un Certain Regard – offers attendees the opportunity to see innovative or intriguing projects, deemed of significance by the programme schedulers, and if there is any...
View ArticleCannes Review: ‘Gimme The Loot’ Is A Slight, But Entertaining Slice Of New York
To find something as simple as Gimme The Loot in amongst the grand-standing, self-consciously important films at Cannes is a rare thing this year, but that isn’t to say that the slightness of Adam...
View ArticleCannes Review: ‘The Central Park Five’ Is Well Executed, Non-Sensationalist...
The Cannes official selection usually includes a couple of interesting documentaries to cleanse the pallet of all the high-art and fiction, and this feature-length portrait of the infamous New York...
View Article‘Holy Motors’ Trailer Looks Like a Shaken Cat in a Burlap Sack
The question is, do you open the sack? Simon’s review from Cannes praises the positive brand of bat-shit insanity that Leos Carax‘s latest flick, Holy Motors, has going for it: “Really, the film is no...
View ArticleWith ‘Love,’ Michael Haneke Becomes 7th Director to Win Palme d’Or Twice
As we all know, “Palme d’Or” is French for Feather Button Hand of Gold Achievement. Or something. Google Translate wasn’t loading this morning. Regardless, it’s as prestigious as awards get, although...
View ArticleBlog of Thrones: Everything Burns on The ‘Blackwater’
They’ve been telling us all along, those fine marketeers at HBO. Winter is Coming. War is Coming. More Winter is Coming. War is Here. There’s No Where to Hide. And throughout season two we’ve peered...
View ArticleHollywood Trend: Movie Horror Icons Might Be Moving to Television
According to Vulture, Martha Marcy May Marlene writer/director Sean Durkin is preparing to pitch a ten-episode television series concept of The Exorcist. It’s a promising idea from a strong,...
View Article‘Meet the Fokkens’ Trailer Wants You To Say Hello to These 69-Year-Old Twin...
If the Ben Stiller/Robert De Niro movies had been set in the red light district of Amsterdam with two flaxen-haired geriatrics on the verge of retiring from professionally giving hand jobs, it might...
View ArticleGolden Age? Sure, But TV Will Always Aspire to Be Film
It seems that we are living in a golden age of television. With shows ranging from Mad Men to Game of Thrones or Modern Family to Dexter, Breaking Bad, or anything else garnering epic amounts of hype,...
View ArticleWatch: Marilyn Manson in Quentin Dupieux’s ‘Wrong Cops’
Why Watch? Seeing Rubber was a highlight of 2010. Quentin Dupieux proved his fierce, uncompromising imagination and a flare for nihilism which made the strange journey of a murderous tire ingenious....
View ArticleDoes the ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Have Room for Harrison Ford? Ridley Scott Says...
While it’s still hard to believe that a sequel to Ridley Scott‘s seminal sci-fi film Blade Runner is actually happening, the production does appear to be ticking right along – at least when it comes...
View ArticleJamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio Face Off in New Batch of ‘Django Unchained’...
Based on very positive buzz from Cannes, thanks to some special footage airing, Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained is already picking up quite a bit of steam, so it’s no surprise that more marketing...
View Article‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ International Trailer: A Greatest Hits Reel, With...
While everyone might still be buzzing about The Avengers, this summer does still hold yet another major comic book movie that just might end up being the unexpected hit of the season. Marc Webb‘s The...
View ArticleThird ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Trailer Finally Puts the Emphasis on...
At this point we’re already knee-deep in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’s promotional campaign. We’ve posted the film’s first trailer, which highlighted Lincoln’s skill with an axe; its red band...
View ArticleAubrey Plaza to Adorably Scowl Through ‘The Necessary Death of Charlie...
We haven’t reported much yet on The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, which is a shame, because it’s a promising sounding project. So, seeing as there’s a new bit of casting news regarding the...
View ArticleThis Week In DVD: We Need to Talk About Wallander, Goon and the Portly Dr....
Welcome back to This Week In DVD! Lots of new releases today with the common theme being that they’re all worth a watch at the very least. So head on down to your local Hollywood Video and check out...
View ArticleHow To Keep Your Movie-Loving Kids Busy This Summer
Summer is almost here. Are you still looking for something to keep your movie-loving kids (ages 9-18) busy this summer? Sure, you could drop them off at the multiplex every morning on your way to...
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