By Brian Hall The last thing I expected from the first clip played from this summer’s aliens vs. naval ships epic “Battleship” was a five minute scene about Taylor Kitsch’s character locating a burrito for his new crush, played by Brooklyn Decker. I’m happy to say that it was the first clip from the film [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja The Bourne franchise reboots August 3 with the release of “The Bourne Legacy” starring Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, Joan Allen and Albert Finney. A trailer for the movie debuted yesterday on Apple.com. The film’s tagline, “There was never just one” sets the tone for the reboot and is a valid [...]
SYNOPSIS A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds (Tyler Perry) has always done what’s expected of him, whether it’s assuming the helm of his father’s company, tolerating his brother’s misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiancée, Natalie (Gabrielle Union). But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when [...]
The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnolia Pictures announced today they have acquired US rights to “The Magic of Belle Isle,” a warmly funny drama directed by Rob Reiner, starring Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Madeline Carroll, Kenan Thompson, and Fred Willard. The film was written by Guy Thomas, and produced by Alan Greisman, Lori McCreary, Salli Newman and [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja DreamWorks Animation has released two new images for “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.” In the third installment of the popular series, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo and Melmsn the Giraffe are still working their way home to the New York City. This time the friends find themselves in [...]
Paramount Pictures announced today that principal photography has commenced in Los Angeles, CA on the sequel to “Star Trek” from director J.J. Abrams. The film will be released on May 17, 2013 in 3D. The 2009 re-launch of the “Star Trek” franchise by Abrams was met with critical acclaim and a worldwide gross of over [...]
“Finding Nemo 3D” opens Sept. 14.
By Brian Hall “What’s the matter with kids these days?” It’s an old adage that in recent years has been reversed to: “What’s the matter with parents these days?” In other words, sure, kids may misbehave but what are or aren’t the parents doing to bring about this behavior? It’s the examination of that idea [...]
By Brian Hall “A Dangerous Method” is a leisurely but thoughtful look at the affecting relationships between psychiatrists Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and patient turned practitioner Sabina Spielrein. David Cronenberg directs this turn of the 20th century tale written by Christopher Hampton, who also wrote the stage play it’s based on, itself based on diary [...]
By Sandra Kraisirideja In his first role post “Harry Potter,” Daniel Radcliffe plays a young lawyer who encounters a vengeful spirit while staying at a remote village in “The Woman in Black.” The below sneak peek premiered at the 2011 Spike SCREAM Awards on Oct. 18. The footage is mild by horror standards and nothing [...]
