Every now and again you come across a performance so good that it elevates the movie it’s in. Ryan Gosling gives one of those performances in Half Nelson, and his acting has successfully tricked a number of critics into thinking that the movie is anything but an After School Special done up in gritty indie … Continue reading
Peter Parker wouldn’t stand a chance on Who Wants to Be a Superhero?. The show, which airs on the SciFi Channel, is a “reality” program where a bunch of borderline personality types create their own superhero with a backstory and powers, dress up in that character’s costume and live in a secret lair while Stan … Continue reading
I guess Karl Urban has made his peace with being the only actor in modern memory being typecast in Viking roles. His “break out” performance was in the Lord of the Rings movies, where he played essentially a Viking on horseback, and his next film to be released will have him starring in Dances With … Continue reading
Here’s the spin you’re going to be reading about Snakes on a Plane’s underperforming opening weekend: internet buzz doesn’t equal box office. It’s the easy answer to draw from the situation, because the film’s “cult” started on the web a couple of years ago, and that fanbase was an important part of New Line’s marketing … Continue reading
David Poland has a good analysis of the weirdness behind a new Hollywood Reporter article that’s getting a lot of traction the last couple of days, one where reporter Anne Thompson says that while X-Men may have beat Superman at the box office, Warner Bros comes out the winner in the long term. What? The … Continue reading
Skip the end of this for the list of Transformers that will be appearing in the movie! You have to give Paramount some credit for knowing how to tease their Transformers coverage out – they’re doing a live webcast tomorrow where the film’s writers will reveal the most shocking secret of all… The names of … Continue reading
A scooper with a cameraphone has sent in these two posters for Black Snake Moan, the new film from Craig Brewer, the director of Hustle & Flow. The trailer was supposedly attached to Snakes on a Plane last night, but the only thing I have heard from those screenings was how great the movie was … Continue reading
Don’t believe the IMDB! This lesson has been reiterated today with a new casting announcement for The Golden Compass, the first book in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy – while the IMDB and much of the internet has been saying that Paul Bettany would be playing Lord Asriel, it’s been revealed that the role … Continue reading
The line-up for the New York Film Festival, happening from September 29 to October 15 at Lincoln Center, has been announced, and I have to say that it’s one of the best at any festival anywhere in the world this year. There are a couple of movies I was hoping to see on the schedule … Continue reading
Right now in my office I have a six pack of Beerfest beer. From what I understand the Broken Lizard boys brewed this up themselves; I have one on the shelf for posterity and the rest will be going home, first to my refrigerator and then to my belly. Beerfest, the Broken Lizard peon to … Continue reading