As much as I wanted to, I didn’t even get a chance to see Terrence Malick’s TO THE WONDER in theaters. I’m not sure it ever came to my city and if it did, it came and went without a thud. Apparently, no one else saw it either since the film hasn’t made anything at [...]
JANE GOT A GUN has gone through more cast and crew changes than any film of recent history. After news recently broke that Bradley Cooper had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, the indie western film wasted no time in finding a replacement for its villain in none other than Ewan McGregor. I find [...]
The hammer is in full swing now as THOR: THE DARK WORLD is releasing photos and trailers gearing up for it’s November release. No doubt capitalizing on the release of IRON MAN 3, now we get an image of Chris Hemsworth as the god of thunder standing looking theatrically rugged. I’m not sure, but it [...]
Yesterday, we found out that the great Michael Fassbender agreed to play the title character in Shakespeare’s MACBETH. Today Fassbender gets his Lady MacBeth in Academy Award winner Natalie Portman. Both recently finished shooting together in an untitled Terrence Malick (THE TREE OF LIFE, TO THE WONDER) film. Since it’s Terrence Malick, one or both [...]
Of all the Marvel movies, I consider THOR the weakest of the bunch. But I’m most excited to see what they can do with the character now that he’s been established and Chris Hemsworth is a more popular actor. The first trailer for THOR 2: THE DARK WORLD is out and although it’s short, I [...]
In typical Marvel fashion, it seems the best time to start the buzz on your next movie is during the promotion of your current movie. With IRON MAN 3 two short weeks away, Marvel has started dropping images and one-sheets for November’s THOR 2: THE DARK WORLD. Today, we get our first look at Natalie [...]
With all the hoopla surrounding next month’s IRON MAN 3, I had almost forgotten about little ole Thor. But the mighty God of Thunder has a sequel of his own coming out, titled THOR: THE DARK WORLD and today we get the first poster for the film, featuring a scowling Chris Hemsworth in a lightning [...]
To recap, the film JANE GOT A GUN was an intriguing project when it was going to be directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Natalie Portman, Michael Fassbender and Joel Edgerton. But then Jude Law replaced Fassbender and Lynne Ramsay decided she didn’t want to show up on the first day of shooting and the [...]
I have nothing against Jude Law. In fact, I think he’s one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood and he’s one of the few guys that turns in consistently great performances. However, he’s not Michael Fassbender and although Jude Law is a decent replacement, I can’t help but be less excited about JANE GOT [...]
I’ve become a big fan of Chris Hemsworth after he carried his smaller films like CABIN IN THE WOODS and RED DAWN and then managed to make Kristen Stewart watchable in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, but of all the Avengers, I think Thor might be my least favorite. I thought the first THOR was [...]
Forbes recently announced the most bankable Hollywood stars and it brings up a source of frustration I have with these kind of lists. If you get lucky enough as an actor to star in a franchise like STAR WARS, HARRY POTTER or TWILIGHT, then your box office numbers are forever going to be swayed by [...]
Since breaking onto the scene with ANIMAL KINGDOM, Joel Edgerton has been putting together quite a resume. He starred in WARRIOR, which was one my favorite films last year. This year, he had the ill-received THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, but came back strong with what might be the Oscar favorite in ZERO DARK [...]
I’m kind of getting the feeling that Terrence Malick is only making his latest film so he can hang out with musicians. The eccentric director has been accused of asking actors to appear in his films before, just so he could hang out with them and given how much filming he’s done at the Austin [...]
Walt Disney Studios has released an official synopsis for their upcoming sequel THOR: THE DARK WORLD, which will have Chris Hemsworth returning as the hunky god of thunder and reunite him with his adorable human Jane, played by Natalie Portman. This synopsis isn’t really anything we all didn’t speculate before, but it’s always nice to [...]
Natalie Portman seems pretty far removed from her Oscar winning turn in THE BLACK SWAN, but the talented young actress seems to be attaching herself to more Oscar worthy films these days. Recently, we learned that Natalie Portman is circling a role in THE GARDEN OF BEASTS with Tom hanks. And now, she’s taking a [...]
Last November, we reported that Tom Hanks picked up the rights to Erik Larsen’s non-fiction book ‘In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin’, about an American ambassador named William Dodd living in Berlin before WWII. Personally, I was excited about the project, thinking it might be the vehicle [...]
Last week it was rumored that Michael Fassbender might join Natalie Portman in Lynne Ramsay’s upcoming Western film JANE GOT A GUN. It looks like that rumor is now official news which is great because who wouldn’t want to see a film that stars both Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman? If these two have any [...]
There are a lot of talented actors that have made their way into mainstream American movies lately, but I don’t know if anyone can change the quality of a film the way Michael Fassbender can. I’ve recently been going through some of his older films and I find that no matter what he does, he [...]
Director Terrence Malick continues to add talent to his upcoming film KNIGHT OF CUPS which headlines Christian Bale and Natalie Portman and today we’ve learned that Jason Clarke has been working on the film as well. Clarke didn’t spill any beans as to what the plot for KNIGHT OF CUPS will entail, but he spoke [...]
Even though shooting for Terrence Malick’s film KNIGHT OF CUPS is already underway, the director seems to be adding more members to the cast. Today we’re learning that Joel Kinnaman (ROBOCOP reboot) will be joining some big names in the film including: Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett and even Antonio Banderas. But what is [...]
With Mads Mikkelsen out of the picture, the villain in THOR: THE DARK WORLD needed to be filled so Thor (Chris Hemsworth) would have an opponent to fight, and it looks like Marvel has found their guy in Christopher Eccleston (28 DAYS LATER, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA). Christopher Eccleston will play Malekith The [...]
During Comic-Con 2012 Marvel announced that THOR 2 would be called THOR: THE DARK WORLD, and today we may be revealing a clue as to who the villains could be. For those comic fans out there the title alone may have been enough to know who the villains in the next film are. However, the [...]
Since we don’t know all (or any really) the details about the upcoming Terrence Malick film KNIGHT OF CUPS, I have come to the conclusion that Christian Bale is a bit of a floozy. He’s been seen cuddling with Natalie Portman, pursuing Cate Blanchett (though I can’t be positive it’s in a romantic way) and [...]
Terrence Malick has been a very busy guy lately. Though he was known for releasing films years and years apart, these last couple and upcoming few years have him shooting more films than one can keep track of. Maybe it’s hard to keep them straight because so many of them have working titles that change [...]
Although I always appreciated his previous efforts, it wasn’t until after walking out of the theater of last year’s THE TREE OF LIFE that I decided that I would forever see any Terrence Malick film ever made. So I’ve been following his handful of projects pretty closely and it’s taken a while, but now I [...]
Natalie Portman is one of America’s sweethearts (move over Julia Roberts, your reign has ended) and it’s been a little tough not seeing her take on as many roles as she has in the past. With the success of BLACK SWAN which won her an Academy Award as well as becoming a first time mother, [...]
It’s a credit to the genius of Terrence Malick that his film LAWLESS can be one of the most anticipated movies of the year, yet nobody really knows what its about or even when it’s going to come out. What we do know is that Rooney Mara is going to be starring in the film [...]
Since Cormac McCarthy first announced that he was writing his first spec script, THE COUNSELOR, Hollywood has been all in a tizzy. The announcement was barely finished and the project had A-list talent running for a chance to be in the film. The first role went to Michael Fassbender, who will be playing a cocky [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant Before Patty Jenkins was unceremoniously hired and then let go, Marvel was eying ‘Game of Thrones’ vet Alan Taylor as the director for THOR 2. Today, Marvel went crawling back to Taylor and have officially handed him the keys to their Thor franchise, taking over from THOR director Kenneth Branagh, who [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce Just yesterday, I revealed that Alan Taylor was a possible candidate for helming THOR 2 after the departure of Patty Jenkins. Now it looks like things were a little less than amicable. Turns out that Jenkins was actually fired from the job without any sort of warning over those creative differences. [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce I feel like Blake Lively is riding the line of stardom. She just needs one certain leading role to take her to the next level. I really thought THE TOWN would do a lot for her and it did in its own way. It led to a part like Carol Ferris [...]
The last film in the prequel trilogy is clearly the best of the three, but it’s such a sliding scale that that’s really not saying much. But Star Wars fans have read about the epic battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker on the volcanic planet of Mustafar and if George Lucas could just get this [...]
After the disappointment that was THE PHANTOM MENACE, George Lucas had a chance to redeem himself with the second part of his prequel trilogy, ATTACK OF THE CLONES. There was hope in the fanboy community that Clones would prove to be a drastic improvement since Jake Lloyd was now replaced by Hayen Christensen and Jar [...]
There are few movie-going moments in my life more exciting than catching the midnight showing of PHANTOM MENACE in 1999. When Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Qui-Gon Jin (Liam Neeson) first revealed their lightsabers, the sold out crowd erupted in cheers at the sight of seeing Jedis on the big screen again. In fact, the [...]
HESHER is a difficult movie to categorize. The film, from first time feature Director and co-writer Spencer Susser, presents a distinctly different world than our own. In simple terms, this is a story about loss and coping with loss. But the way it tackles these themes is different from other films. From the classic metal [...]
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Posted by: Zack Bruce It’s not looking good for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. As soon as someone gets attached to the film adaptation, they seem to drop not too long after. This might be the case when it comes to director Craig Gillespie (FRIGHT NIGHT). Rumor has been spreading that Gillespie left the project [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant Trailing behind the news that work has already begun on a Kenneth Branagh-less THOR 2, Marvel and Paramount have officially announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of THOR. The Blu-ray will have over 80 minutes of features, which could be great stuff like deleted scenes and in-depth documentaries, or it could [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Lionsgate has announced that the drama HESHER, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson, and Devin Brochu from director Spencer Susser, will be released on Blu-ray September 13, 2011. The film follows Hesher (Gordon-Levitt) who is a down and out loner (with really nasty and nappy hair) who sets up his [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Universal Studios has announced that the fantasy comedy YOUR HIGHNESS, directed by David Gordon Green and starring Academy Award winner Natalie Portman, Academy Award nominee James Franco, Danny McBride and Zooey Deschanel, will be released on Blu-ray August 9, 2011. The film follows Prince Fabious (Franco) who is on a quest [...]
The mystical realm of Asgard has known peace for many years under the leadership of King Odin. As his two sons reach maturity, the eldest, Thor is in line for the throne but on the day of his coronation his arrogance and carelessness bring about war once again and for this, he’s banished to Earth [...]
In 2008, Robert Downey Jr. responded to a question about the possibility of a Thor/Avengers movie and said “Nothing that happened in ‘Iron Man’ is really outside the realm of possibility. Once you start talking about Valhalla and supersized super soldiers and jolly green giants it warrants much further discussion”. Basically, that was a politically [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Some new THOR images have popped up just a few weeks before release date and although they are nice and clear, they don’t give away a lot and they are similar to what we’ve already seen. Although one might make a nice wallpaper for your desktop. Below you can see some [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant The never-ending promotions for THOR are still cropping up and today we get a little three minute featurette with some cast and crew interviews. In this little snippet we get some information from director Kenneth Branagh, and of course Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman. They all basically say what you would [...]
In a magical time long ago, there was a Kingdom where two brothers, both princes, lived very different lives. The first born, and in line to become King, Fabious, was the hero of the land, always taking up his sword in the next quest against evil whilst his brother, Thadeus, sat around all day drinking, [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant As was correctly predicted last week, HOP managed to hold on to the top spot at the box office for two weekends in a row and wasn’t really even challenged by the three new movies that opened this weekend. ARTHUR, which featured Russell Brand as well, managed to claim the second [...]
After watching BLACK SWAN I literally had to sit quietly and breathe as I digested the wonderfully beautiful yet disturbingly twisted story of a ballet dancer spiraling deeper into psychological doom. Admittedly this film is not for everyone, especially those who are easily squeamish or rattled by dark themes and immodesty but be prepared to [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant You may not realize it, but Tuesday really is the best day of the week. What other day holds promise of dark, mentally disturbed ballerinas, princesses with long golden locks and Don Draper? There is no other day than Tuesday, this Tuesday specifically. So let’s dive into our weekly Blu-ray releases, [...]
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Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant It’s less than two months before THOR opens in theaters and Marvel Studios wants to make sure you have enough official photos from them to make your own THOR wallpaper (at least that’s the only reason I can think of why they keep releasing these boring pics). Below you can see [...]
