THE THING Bears Only Passing Resemblance to John Carpenter’s THE THING
The Thing (2011) both exceeded my expectations and proved a massive disappointment, and while that statement may seem paradoxical it is nonetheless true.
DESPICABLE ME 2 May Be Getting Some Oscar Talent
You may have never thought it would happen, but surprisingly, Oscar-winner Javier Bardem is apparently in negotiations with Universal Studios to provide the main bad-guys voice in the sequel to their surprise hit, ‘Despicable Me 2′. In the first film, a plot centered around the curmudgeonly vaguely east-European “bad-guy” Gru (played by a deeply accented [...]
The Change-Up Is a Dish Best Served Streaming
The only selling point for The Change-Up for me was Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds being in the same movie. What else was needed? I have seen Freaky Friday – both the Jodie Foster and Lindsay Lohan versions – a million times, and the “I wish I had your life switch” is by no means [...]
The Change-Up Is Disgusting and Forgettable
The opening scene of The Change-Up sealed the movie’s fate in my eyes. The body-switching comedy is as raunchy as you can get, having babies projectile crap into the face of Jason Bateman and putting Ryan Reynolds in bed with a disturbed pregnant lady. Let’s make one thing clear; shock does not equal humor. In a [...]
The Bourne Legacy Gets New Killer, Goes For Oscar
Oscar Isaac might have missed out on the lead role when he tested for Tony Gilroy’s The Bourne Legacy, but Deadline brings word that Isaac made enough of an impression to still land a major role in the film. Isaac, who appeared in Sucker Punch and stars alongside Ryan Gosling in the upcoming Drive, has [...]
The Dark Tower Falls at Universal
The mega-event known as The Dark Tower isn’t completely down and out, but the films and television series won’t be happening with Universal Pictures, as Deadline brings word that the studio has opted out of the deal. Transforming Stephen King’s 7-novel Dark Tower series into three films and two limited-run TV series was never considered [...]
Kristen Stewart’s Snow White and the Huntsman Bumped Up
Now here is a headline for you: Universal Moves up SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN to Beat Relativity’s THE BROTHERS GRIMM: SNOW WHITE at the Box Office! That morsel comes from our friends at Collider.com and it means in the war of the Whites, Snow Whites, that is, Universal isn’t playing around. December 21, 2012 [...]
Bridesmaids Is by Girls, for Guys – movie review
After seeing so many movies like Knocked Up and The Forty-Year-Old Virgin, which have a habit of painting their female leads as crabby shrew-like creatures, Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo decided to write a movie loaded with strong, funny female characters. That doesn’t mean this an exercise in feminism where every woman who appears on [...]
Sam Claflin with Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron in Snow White?
We’ve been hearing a lot about Snow White and the Huntsman because almost everything about it sets off the celeb radar. Twilight fans raved while others retched over Kristen Stewart becoming Snow White, and the Evil Queen will obviously pack plenty of star power with Charlize Theron in the role. The revolving door has seen [...]
Savages – Blake Lively, John Travolta and Uma Thurman In?
It’s shaping up to be a star studded cast for Savages directed by Oliver Stone, or at least that what the folks over at Deadline are saying. Lindsay Lohan (or is it just Lindsay now?) will be saddened to hear that she did not, in fact, get her dream role. It seems like the honor [...]
Hugh Jackman joining Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron in Snow White and the Huntsman?
The exclusive over at Deadline.com suggests Viggo Mortensen is out as far as the role of the Huntsman in Snow White and the Huntsman is concerned. Who is being considered next? The Wolverine, of course. That picture’s star, Hugh Jackman, may be available because the mutant re-boot film was set to shoot in Japan, and [...]
