Word to yer moms, he came ta drop bombs. And pick up books. Director Doug Liman got his break with Swingers, and now he’s moved on to a Jumper (the non-suicidal type). Liman will helm the adaptation of Steven Gould’s books about teenager Davy, who discovers he has the ability to teleport. His gift manifests … Continue reading
Actor-writer-director Peter Berg must be really into the “guys on a mission” genre, like literally: he’s added a remake of the Hong Kong action-drama The Mission to his already wobbly pile of projects. The original film, directed by Johnny To, featured five ex-triad members (including the omnipresent Anthony Wong) who get called to act as … Continue reading
If you want an object lesson in miscasting, look no further than Derailed. The two leads are playing roles they aren’t suited for, and what’s worse is that the only chemistry between them is what happens when an acid and a base meet. The soggy thriller is set in Chicago, except that no one seems … Continue reading
Every single day of the week, a new Graboid appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be as obscure as obscure gets. So read the news, read the reviews, … Continue reading
When I watched Tim Burton’s questionable overhaul of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last weekend (review HERE), a couple of the spoiled adolescents struck me as having burgeoning star potential. It looks like bratty little Veruca Salt will settle for second place, as karate-kicking champion gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde is winning the race. AnnaSophia Robb will … Continue reading
I hate The Goonies. I tend to hate the genre that the film exemplifies: the screaming kids genre. That sort of film is typically just a series of set pieces that young actors scream their way through. It gives me a headache. But I love Zathura, and that’s certainly part of the screaming kids genre. … Continue reading
Here’s a spelling word for you: fatuous. Bee Season is a terrible and smug film, a movie that made me actually angry. If that was the effect it was going for I would call it a masterpiece, but since I am pretty sure that inchoate rage is the exact opposite of what the filmmakers are … Continue reading
One of the cool things about seeing movies early is that sometimes you walk in not knowing much about it. That was the case with Pride & Prejudice. All I knew was that it starred Keira Knightey and that it was based on the Jane Austen novel. So when the film’s Mr. Darcy was introduced, … Continue reading
I do love a good Western, but it seems like since the 1970s we’re only allotted a single really great one each decade. Silverado. Unforgiven. Open Range. Screen veteran Anjelica Huston will be part of what sounds like one of the good (and maybe great?) ones. She’s joining Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in Seraphim Falls, … Continue reading
(From the Lumiere stories) Lumiere County Jail. May 1st 2007 2:10am “Did you know, detective, that when tobacco was first brought back to England from the New World, a misnomer if there ever was one, King James likened it’s smell to a reeking scent from the pit of hell?” Christian Rhodes smiled and rested his … Continue reading