Kamikaze. It could be the greatest thing to happen to action inclined entertainment in Wales since Eve Myles starred in Torchwood and a certain Welsh-born director made a name for himself when he began filming Indonesian people punch each other in the face! Already, Kamikaze has the honor of being the first Welsh action film. Ever. Director and star Marcus Shakesheff has brought to the table all that he has learned from a lengthy career as a stuntman in Hollywood features. His resume is impressive. Red 2, Kick-Ass 2, Thor: The Dark World, World War Z, Game of Thrones, John Carter, Ra.One, Centurion. It goes on. Of course what remains to be seen is how well his experience has transferred onto his personal project. Given...
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- 7/6/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Disney certainly has their hands full these days. It seems like the Mouse House owns the rights to almost every successful franchise on the planet. You've got Marvel Comics characters, the world of Oz, the Muppets, Star Wars, and now The Lone Ranger.
Most Disney films do quite well at the box office, but every now and then a flop comes along. Even though I loved the movie myself, the studio considers John Carter to be a miserable failure. Westerns don't do very well in the theater these days. One would think a producer investing in a movie about a masked outlaw and his Indian companion in the Old West would work out about as well as putting the money in a few bags and throwing it into a fiery furnace. Apparently, not if the Indian happens to be Johnny Depp and the director is Pirates of the Caribbean helmsman Gore Verbinski.
Most Disney films do quite well at the box office, but every now and then a flop comes along. Even though I loved the movie myself, the studio considers John Carter to be a miserable failure. Westerns don't do very well in the theater these days. One would think a producer investing in a movie about a masked outlaw and his Indian companion in the Old West would work out about as well as putting the money in a few bags and throwing it into a fiery furnace. Apparently, not if the Indian happens to be Johnny Depp and the director is Pirates of the Caribbean helmsman Gore Verbinski.
- 7/3/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
“Superman comics are a fable, not of strength, but of disintegration. They appeal to the preadolescence, (sic) mind not because they reiterate grandiose delusions, but because they reiterate a very deep cry for help.” David Mamet
Much like when losing one’s virginity, time offers many a revisionist to credibility where the celebration dulls and the reality of uncertainty presents itself as a counterpoint. In the moment, you pray for it to be something other than a complete disaster that should’ve been left to the imagination. In Hollywood this is referred to as box office. Critical appraisal has little relevance when the bottom line is whether you delivered the requisite precision required when it came to the money shots. To be concise, you either strut like Bart to a Bee Gees tune or you do the equivalent of drinking towards oblivion, waiting for enough time to pass, hoping no one remembers.
Much like when losing one’s virginity, time offers many a revisionist to credibility where the celebration dulls and the reality of uncertainty presents itself as a counterpoint. In the moment, you pray for it to be something other than a complete disaster that should’ve been left to the imagination. In Hollywood this is referred to as box office. Critical appraisal has little relevance when the bottom line is whether you delivered the requisite precision required when it came to the money shots. To be concise, you either strut like Bart to a Bee Gees tune or you do the equivalent of drinking towards oblivion, waiting for enough time to pass, hoping no one remembers.
- 6/24/2013
- by Brett Faulds
- Obsessed with Film
One essential story that should spin out of Man of Steel is the formal introduction of Lex Luthor to this world. Imagine Luthor using Kal-El’s lack of experience against him to show the world that Superman does more harm than good (a classic Luthorism) – especially after the destruction and mayhem Superman “caused” in his battle with General Zod (Michael Shannon). Luthor doesn’t have to be the main villain; he can pull the strings, use technology or simply instigate Superman’s next big conflict in tandem with another villain. In no particular order, here is our list of actors who we think could pull off the Lex Luthor role, along with their pros and cons.
Michael Rosenbaum
Pros: In this case, familiarity breeds comfort instead of contempt since we know his interpretation of Luthor on Smallville well, and he could further develop that on the big screen. He’s...
Michael Rosenbaum
Pros: In this case, familiarity breeds comfort instead of contempt since we know his interpretation of Luthor on Smallville well, and he could further develop that on the big screen. He’s...
- 6/19/2013
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
Feature Seb Patrick 18 Jun 2013 - 06:56
How close to Superman lore does Man Of Steel fly, and are its changes for the better, asks Seb...?
Warning: This feature contains lots of spoilers for Man Of Steel.
A little over two years ago, I was at a screening of Zack Snyder’s film Sucker Punch, which also featured a Q&A with the director himself beforehand. Despite the protestations of the PR people and the fact that nobody was able to ask questions about a film they hadn’t yet seen, Snyder had only days earlier been announced as the director of a rebooted Superman film. As such it meant that the Man Of Steel was heavily on the agenda.
I was one of the audience members who asked a question that night, and was met with a dismissal of sorts by Snyder when I asked if there were any particular storylines,...
How close to Superman lore does Man Of Steel fly, and are its changes for the better, asks Seb...?
Warning: This feature contains lots of spoilers for Man Of Steel.
A little over two years ago, I was at a screening of Zack Snyder’s film Sucker Punch, which also featured a Q&A with the director himself beforehand. Despite the protestations of the PR people and the fact that nobody was able to ask questions about a film they hadn’t yet seen, Snyder had only days earlier been announced as the director of a rebooted Superman film. As such it meant that the Man Of Steel was heavily on the agenda.
I was one of the audience members who asked a question that night, and was met with a dismissal of sorts by Snyder when I asked if there were any particular storylines,...
- 6/18/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The Walt Disney Co. posted $10.55 billion in revenue in the most recent quarter, up from $9.6 billion last year, and $1.6 billion in net income -- up from $1.2 billion a year ago. On a per-share basis, Disney posted 79 cents profit, while analysts had expected 77 cents. Analysts expected $10.5 billion in revenue. One stark improvement over last year was at the movie studio, where the science-fiction letdown John Carter led to a large write-down about this time last year. Photos: Disney's Robert Iger and 10 Highly-Paid Entertainment CEOs Without
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- 5/7/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One month into its run, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are reportedly on track to lose a total of $125-140 million over their fractured fairy tale epic "Jack the Giant Slayer".
The film is on track to finish its box-office run with $65 million domestically and around $140 million internationally. That's not enough to cover a production budget near $200 million and a global marketing spend north of $100 million.
As Legendary financed half of the production budget for Jack, the losses aren't as bad as it could have been for either company. Certainly not the kind of damage that last year's expensive Spring flops - Disney's "John Carter" and Universal's "Battleship" - were for their studios.
Both also aren't short of cash these days. The $1 billion success of the first "The Hobbit" film along with more financially promising upcoming films such as "Man of Steel," "The Hangover Part III" and "300: Rise...
The film is on track to finish its box-office run with $65 million domestically and around $140 million internationally. That's not enough to cover a production budget near $200 million and a global marketing spend north of $100 million.
As Legendary financed half of the production budget for Jack, the losses aren't as bad as it could have been for either company. Certainly not the kind of damage that last year's expensive Spring flops - Disney's "John Carter" and Universal's "Battleship" - were for their studios.
Both also aren't short of cash these days. The $1 billion success of the first "The Hobbit" film along with more financially promising upcoming films such as "Man of Steel," "The Hangover Part III" and "300: Rise...
- 4/4/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The moment an entire generation of film fans has who have just kept swimming since 2003 is here, as Pixar announced today that the sequel to their smash hit "Finding Nemo" will be called "Finding Dory" and will hit theaters on November 25, 2015.
And star Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced Dory in the original movie, couldn't be happier.
"I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time," DeGeneres said in a press release. "I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating 'Toy Story 16.' But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is — it's got a lot more Dory."
"Finding Nemo," of course, told the story of a timid clownfish named Marlin...
And star Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced Dory in the original movie, couldn't be happier.
"I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time," DeGeneres said in a press release. "I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating 'Toy Story 16.' But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is — it's got a lot more Dory."
"Finding Nemo," of course, told the story of a timid clownfish named Marlin...
- 4/2/2013
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
So yeah, we've said it before, and we'll say it again: merchandising, licensing, blah blah blah...it's the monetary lifeblood of major studios and places like Pixar aren't immune (please see "Cars" and the Disney spinoff "Planes," as well the continuing "Toy Story" shorts). There's shit to sell, and that means "Finding Nemo 2" -- announced last summer -- is happening. And now it's got a title, release date and more. "Finding Dory" (naturally) will hit theaters on November 25, 2015 Disney/Pixar announced today. Andrew Stanton will lick his wounds following "John Carter" and return to direct, with Ellen Degeneres and Albert Brooks set to return. But it seems Dory is key. “There is no Dory without Ellen,” Stanton said about working with Degeneres again. “She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world—not to mention our team here at Pixar. One thing we couldn’t stop thinking about...
- 4/2/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Coinciding with its solid domestic debut, The Croods opened in around 60 percent of the international marketplace and scored a very good $62.4 million. With the Easter holidays coming up, the movie is well-positioned to be an overseas hit for DreamWorks Animation and Fox International.Including lucrative previews, Russia and Mexico were the highest-grossing territories for The Croods with $12.7 million and $8.7 million, respectively. It also performed well in the U.K. ($8.1 million), Brazil ($4.2 million), Germany ($4.2 million), Italy ($4.1 million) and Spain ($3.3 million). Among these major markets, the 3D share was highest in Germany (78 percent) and Russia (74 percent) and lowest in Mexico (40 percent) and Spain (20 percent). The Croods expands in to 19 more territories, including Australia, this upcoming weekend. Based on this start, it's reasonable to expect The Croods to earn at least as much as How to Train Your Dragon ($277.3 million), and it could even get lose to Rio ($341 million). Without adding any new markets,...
- 3/26/2013
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Stone age story bashes Jack the Giant Slayer and Oz the Great and Powerful to take the top spot ahead of Easter weekend
The winner
After the relative disappointment of Rise of the Guardians led to significant job losses at DreamWorks Animation, the outcome for the company's follow-up The Croods was always bound to receive extra attention. What's more, The Croods is the first film going out internationally through new distribution partner Twentieth Century Fox, following a long association with Paramount. The result – a £5.37m UK debut including £1.85m in previews – is a happy outcome for all parties, especially when you consider that snow and bitter cold over the weekend provided one less reason to leave the house, leading to significant drops for many films already on release.
For comparison, Rise of the Guardians debuted last November with £1.97m. Madagascar 3, which benefited from an inherited audience, kicked off with £6.03m including £2.39m in previews.
The winner
After the relative disappointment of Rise of the Guardians led to significant job losses at DreamWorks Animation, the outcome for the company's follow-up The Croods was always bound to receive extra attention. What's more, The Croods is the first film going out internationally through new distribution partner Twentieth Century Fox, following a long association with Paramount. The result – a £5.37m UK debut including £1.85m in previews – is a happy outcome for all parties, especially when you consider that snow and bitter cold over the weekend provided one less reason to leave the house, leading to significant drops for many films already on release.
For comparison, Rise of the Guardians debuted last November with £1.97m. Madagascar 3, which benefited from an inherited audience, kicked off with £6.03m including £2.39m in previews.
- 3/26/2013
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Sequels are awesome, plain and simple. Returning to familiar characters and worlds we love is like covering yourself with a warm blanket, although when a sequel is bad it can be like a blanket covered in potato bugs and lice. Studios love sequels because seven times out of ten they open huge, no matter how good they are.
With that in mind, here's 50 of your favorite titles all preparing to get new installments. Some of them are deep into pre-production while others have barely gotten out of the pitch stages, but you'll be salivating at the thought of some of these sweet babies finally making their way to the screen.
'Paranormal Activity 5'
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Status: The law of diminishing returns seems to have caught up to Paramount's annual license to print money, and even though the last "Paranormal" grossed half its predecessor, producer Jason Blum is gonna...
With that in mind, here's 50 of your favorite titles all preparing to get new installments. Some of them are deep into pre-production while others have barely gotten out of the pitch stages, but you'll be salivating at the thought of some of these sweet babies finally making their way to the screen.
'Paranormal Activity 5'
Attached: Unknown
Status: The law of diminishing returns seems to have caught up to Paramount's annual license to print money, and even though the last "Paranormal" grossed half its predecessor, producer Jason Blum is gonna...
- 3/25/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
A TV legend will be visiting "The Big Bang Theory" during May sweeps.
Bob Newhart will guest-star on an episode of the CBS hit scheduled for May 2. He'll play "Professor Proton," the former host of a science show Sheldon (Jim Parsons) loved as a kid, TVLine reports. It turns out Leonard (Johnny Galecki) also remembers him.
Sheldon learns that the Professor hires himself out for appearances and gets him to come to the guys' apartment.
More TV news and notes:
- NBC is resurrecting "The Sing-Off." The a cappella competition had a couple of fairly successful runs as a short-run show during the holidays but fizzled when the network made it a weekly series in 2011. The revived show will return to its original scheduling.
- David Anders ("Once Upon a Time") is joining John Stamos on USA's "Necessary Roughness" this summer. Anders will play the second-in-command at a talent agency...
Bob Newhart will guest-star on an episode of the CBS hit scheduled for May 2. He'll play "Professor Proton," the former host of a science show Sheldon (Jim Parsons) loved as a kid, TVLine reports. It turns out Leonard (Johnny Galecki) also remembers him.
Sheldon learns that the Professor hires himself out for appearances and gets him to come to the guys' apartment.
More TV news and notes:
- NBC is resurrecting "The Sing-Off." The a cappella competition had a couple of fairly successful runs as a short-run show during the holidays but fizzled when the network made it a weekly series in 2011. The revived show will return to its original scheduling.
- David Anders ("Once Upon a Time") is joining John Stamos on USA's "Necessary Roughness" this summer. Anders will play the second-in-command at a talent agency...
- 3/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Disney's prequel to the Wizard of Oz aims to steal family audiences before Easter, knocking Wreck-It Ralph to third place
The winner
After four weeks where the market has been dominated by Wreck-It Ralph, Disney scored again with its latest family title, Oz the Great and Powerful. Oz's £3.71m is a decent opening figure, and Disney will be hoping to sustain the title throughout March and then coast through the two weeks of Easter school holiday.
In the Us, Oz opened with a muscular $79m, indicating a UK debut of about £8m could have been expected. The big UK shortfall on the rule-of-thumb projection may be explained by the huge popularity of L Frank Baum and all things Oz in North America, which is not matched in the UK. The respective opening figures for Alice in Wonderland, from Oz producer Joe Roth, were much better aligned, with $116m in the...
The winner
After four weeks where the market has been dominated by Wreck-It Ralph, Disney scored again with its latest family title, Oz the Great and Powerful. Oz's £3.71m is a decent opening figure, and Disney will be hoping to sustain the title throughout March and then coast through the two weeks of Easter school holiday.
In the Us, Oz opened with a muscular $79m, indicating a UK debut of about £8m could have been expected. The big UK shortfall on the rule-of-thumb projection may be explained by the huge popularity of L Frank Baum and all things Oz in North America, which is not matched in the UK. The respective opening figures for Alice in Wonderland, from Oz producer Joe Roth, were much better aligned, with $116m in the...
- 3/12/2013
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Oz domestic box office slightly below expectations -- even so, the fantasy adventure boasted one of the biggest March openings in film history Starring James Franco as the eventual The Wizard of Oz, the Sam Raimi-directed $200 million+-budgeted (some sources claim $215 million) Oz the Great and Powerful raked in $79.1 million at 3,912 Us and Canada theaters this past weekend as per weekend actuals found on the web site Box Office Mojo. That's by far the most impressive debut weekend this year to date, in addition to being one of the biggest March openings in history (see more details / comparisons below); even so, Oz fell short of the $80 million-$85 million figure some had been predicting after looking at Friday and late Thursday estimates of $24.1m. The film's distributor, Walt Disney Studios, claimed it expected at most $74 million -- clearly a much too low prediction which meant that Oz was bound to "overperform.
- 3/11/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
At the time of publishing this piece, the RottenTomatoes score for Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, which opens in theaters this Friday, March 8, sits at 72%. I can tell you right now, by Friday that number will drop and will most likely join the green splatters you see to the right. Speaking of which, what you see to the right are the RottenTomatoes ratings for this past weekend's Box-Office Top Ten (March 1-3) and just below that the MetaCritic.com ratings for the films currently in theaters. If it wasn't obvious, a red tomato signifies a film with largely positive reviews on the RottenTomatoes scale. When it comes to MetaCritic, the higher the number the better and a color coded number in the green is what you really want. Out of the 22 films on the MetaCritic list, only one reaches that level and, to no surprise, it's the...
- 3/5/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
At the time of publishing this piece, the RottenTomatoes score for Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, which opens in theaters this Friday, March 8, sits at 72%. I can tell you right now, by Friday that number will drop and will most likely join the green splatters you see to the right. Speaking of which, what you see to the right are the RottenTomatoes ratings for this past weekend's Box-Office Top Ten (March 1-3) and just below that the MetaCritic.com ratings for the films currently in theaters. If it wasn't obvious, a red tomato signifies a film with largely positive reviews on the RottenTomatoes scale. When it comes to MetaCritic, the higher the number the better and a color coded number in the green is what you really want. Out of the 22 films on the MetaCritic list, only one reaches that level and, to no surprise, it's the...
- 3/5/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Domestic box office: Horrendous February 2013 followed by terrible early March Following a horrendous February at the North American box office -- down a whopping 38% from 2012 -- things are looking even more dreary at the start of March. The Warner Bros.-distributed (officially) $195 million-budgeted Jack the Giant Slayer debuted with less than $30 million, whiile two other new releases, 21 and Over and The Last Exorcism Part II, scored less than $10 million each. (Pictured above: Ewan McGregor looks straight at you in Jack the Giant Slayer.) At 3,525 United States / Canada locations, Jack collected $28.01 million as per studio estimates figures found at the website Box Office Mojo. In spite of 3D and IMAX surcharges, the Bryan Singer-directed reworking of the classical fantasy tale, starring Nicholas Hoult as the Jack of the title, averaged a middling $7,946 per venue. Here are a few comparisons to similar movies: In March 2010, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland,...
- 3/4/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Exclusive: Wme has signed Mark Andrews. Sure you know him; he was the only Academy Award winner on Sunday who took the stage in a kilt, when he accepted the Best Animated Film prize for Brave with Brenda Chapman. He wrote and replaced Chapman as director on the Disney film. Before that, Andrews co-wrote the script for John Carter. His first Oscar nomination came in 2006 for his work on the short film One Man Band. Wme will help Andrews work on both live-action and animation projects in the future and explore opportunities in television as well. He continues to be represented by Nancy Newhouse Porter from Newhouse Porter Hubbard.
- 2/28/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
In 2010, rival studios watched with envy as Disney’s Alice in Wonderland earned more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Before long, a new wave of fairy-tale adaptations got the green light, but of the resulting films, only Snow White and the Huntsman did well, grossing nearly $400 million here and abroad — and even that was considered a mediocre finish given the film’s $170 million budget. Other fairy tale films, including Red Riding Hood, Mirror Mirror and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, all fizzled. Now, with Jack the Giant Slayer due March 1, there are concerns that the 3-D adventure starring Nicholas Hoult...
- 2/26/2013
- by Grady Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Submit your vote for Reviewer of the Year!
Every year, the Classic Horror Film Board recognizes the best in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy realm with the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Fans of the genre can vote for their favorites in over thirty categories, and this year, Cinelinx would like to ask you to vote for one of our own, staff writer Victor Medina, as Reviewer of the Year (Category 29)! We've even included the ballot below so you can vote!
Votes must be submitted by copying and pasting the ballot into your personal email, making your choices, including your name, and sending it in. Votes for Reviewer of the Year are write-in only, so you must be sure to include Vic's name yourself under Category 29 when you vote. Pre-filled ballots are not allowed, so we can't do it for you! Remember, you must write in "Victor Medina, Cinelinx.com" yourself.
Every year, the Classic Horror Film Board recognizes the best in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy realm with the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Fans of the genre can vote for their favorites in over thirty categories, and this year, Cinelinx would like to ask you to vote for one of our own, staff writer Victor Medina, as Reviewer of the Year (Category 29)! We've even included the ballot below so you can vote!
Votes must be submitted by copying and pasting the ballot into your personal email, making your choices, including your name, and sending it in. Votes for Reviewer of the Year are write-in only, so you must be sure to include Vic's name yourself under Category 29 when you vote. Pre-filled ballots are not allowed, so we can't do it for you! Remember, you must write in "Victor Medina, Cinelinx.com" yourself.
- 2/26/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards
Here are the results for the 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards. This year 738 voters chose from a variety of films and categories. Thank you to everyone who voted.
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7.77 The Dark Knight Rises
7.74 The Avengers
7.60 Skyfall
6.89 The Hunger Games
6.59 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
6.22 Brave
6.19 The Amazing Spider-man
6.12 Ted
5.45 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
5.35 Madagascar 3: Europe’S Most Wanted
Funniest
7.41 21 Jump Street
7.17 Silver Linings Playbook
7.03 Ted
5.43 This Is 40
5.21 The Dictator
4.85 Wanderlust
4.59 Think Like A Man
4.58 The Watch
4.46 Casa De Mi Padre
3.98 Tim And Eric’S Billion Dollar Movie
Scariest
6.65 The Cabin In The Woods
6.53 Sinister
6.18 The Woman In Black
5.91 The Grey
5.69 Compliance
5.36 Kill List...
Here are the results for the 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards. This year 738 voters chose from a variety of films and categories. Thank you to everyone who voted.
Click Here for instructions on the Tsr Movie Awards.
Read 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition) Read 10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards Read 10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition) Past Tsr Movie Awards coverage Best Blockbuster
7.77 The Dark Knight Rises
7.74 The Avengers
7.60 Skyfall
6.89 The Hunger Games
6.59 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
6.22 Brave
6.19 The Amazing Spider-man
6.12 Ted
5.45 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
5.35 Madagascar 3: Europe’S Most Wanted
Funniest
7.41 21 Jump Street
7.17 Silver Linings Playbook
7.03 Ted
5.43 This Is 40
5.21 The Dictator
4.85 Wanderlust
4.59 Think Like A Man
4.58 The Watch
4.46 Casa De Mi Padre
3.98 Tim And Eric’S Billion Dollar Movie
Scariest
6.65 The Cabin In The Woods
6.53 Sinister
6.18 The Woman In Black
5.91 The Grey
5.69 Compliance
5.36 Kill List...
- 2/25/2013
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition)
Here are the results for the 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition). 28 film critics from across the nation voted in the awards this year.
Click Here The final results of the 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (with 738 voters).
Click Here for instructions on the Tsr Movie Awards. Read 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards Read 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition) Read 10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards Read 10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition) Past Tsr Movie Awards coverage Best Blockbuster
8.29 The Avengers
8.19 Skyfall
6.64 The Dark Knight Rises
6.54 The Hunger Games
5.63 Ted
5.59 Brave
5.20 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
5.00 Madagascar 3: Europe’S Most Wanted
4.70 The Amazing Spider-man
3.69 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Funniest
7.89 21 Jump Street
6.62 Silver Linings Playbook
6.38 Ted
6.00 Wanderlust
5.40 This Is 40
5.22 The Watch
5.11 Think Like A Man
5.00 Tim And Eric’S Billion Dollar Movie...
Here are the results for the 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition). 28 film critics from across the nation voted in the awards this year.
Click Here The final results of the 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (with 738 voters).
Click Here for instructions on the Tsr Movie Awards. Read 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards Read 11th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition) Read 10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards Read 10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition) Past Tsr Movie Awards coverage Best Blockbuster
8.29 The Avengers
8.19 Skyfall
6.64 The Dark Knight Rises
6.54 The Hunger Games
5.63 Ted
5.59 Brave
5.20 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
5.00 Madagascar 3: Europe’S Most Wanted
4.70 The Amazing Spider-man
3.69 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Funniest
7.89 21 Jump Street
6.62 Silver Linings Playbook
6.38 Ted
6.00 Wanderlust
5.40 This Is 40
5.22 The Watch
5.11 Think Like A Man
5.00 Tim And Eric’S Billion Dollar Movie...
- 2/22/2013
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Feature Ivan Radford 25 Feb 2013 - 07:00
In the wake of the Oscars, Ivan looks at the year's nominees, and argues that it's time the Academy changed its music categories...
It’s February. People are talking about John Williams. It must be Oscar season again. And this year, it’s a fairly traditional bunch: Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Thomas Newman and Dario Marianelli are all familiar faces on the ballot sheet, with only Mychael Danna offering a relative shot of fresh blood.
So, is it time the Academy Awards introduced a few more changes to its music categories?
Back in the 1930s, Best Music (Scoring) was the award composers coveted, a gong given out to pre-existing musicals and brand new work alike. In 1938, the music prize was split into two: Original Score and Scoring, allowing new work (Korngold's The Adventures Of Robin Hood) to be rewarded while still celebrating the wealth...
In the wake of the Oscars, Ivan looks at the year's nominees, and argues that it's time the Academy changed its music categories...
It’s February. People are talking about John Williams. It must be Oscar season again. And this year, it’s a fairly traditional bunch: Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Thomas Newman and Dario Marianelli are all familiar faces on the ballot sheet, with only Mychael Danna offering a relative shot of fresh blood.
So, is it time the Academy Awards introduced a few more changes to its music categories?
Back in the 1930s, Best Music (Scoring) was the award composers coveted, a gong given out to pre-existing musicals and brand new work alike. In 1938, the music prize was split into two: Original Score and Scoring, allowing new work (Korngold's The Adventures Of Robin Hood) to be rewarded while still celebrating the wealth...
- 2/22/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
This Sunday is Oscar day, but for genre fans it's The Saturn Awards that really matter, and we have the full list of this year's nominees. Although we have to say the horror pickings are rather slim indeed!
From the Press Release:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received more Saturn Award nominations than any other film released last year, with Life of Pi and Skyfall close behind as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today revealed the nominations for the 39th Annual Saturn Awards.
Marvel’s The Avengers, The Dark Knight Returns, Looper, Cloud Atlas, Argo and Les Miserables are among the films that have received multiple Saturn Award nominations, underscoring the ways in which genre filmmaking has expanded beyond its roots as niche entertainment.
The only major awards dedicated to honoring the finest in genre entertainment in film, television and home entertainment, The Saturn Awards will be presented in June,...
From the Press Release:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey received more Saturn Award nominations than any other film released last year, with Life of Pi and Skyfall close behind as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today revealed the nominations for the 39th Annual Saturn Awards.
Marvel’s The Avengers, The Dark Knight Returns, Looper, Cloud Atlas, Argo and Les Miserables are among the films that have received multiple Saturn Award nominations, underscoring the ways in which genre filmmaking has expanded beyond its roots as niche entertainment.
The only major awards dedicated to honoring the finest in genre entertainment in film, television and home entertainment, The Saturn Awards will be presented in June,...
- 2/20/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The 39th Annual Saturn Award Nominations have been officially announced and we have the full list of nominees. The Saturn Awards recognizing outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror releases in the last 12 months, and will announce the winners in June. Included on the list are multiple nominations for American Horror Story and The Walking Dead.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the leading film with nominations for the prestigious Saturn Awards presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Peter Jackson’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth received 9 nominations. Other films receiving major nominations include Ang Lee’s Life of Pi (8 nominations), and the 23nd entry in the James Bond franchise, Skyfall (7 nominations).
Comic book icons-turned-cinematic spectacles, Marvel’s The Avengers and Christopher Nolan’s triumphant conclusion to his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, followed closely behind with 6 nominations each, along with the epic...
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the leading film with nominations for the prestigious Saturn Awards presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Peter Jackson’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth received 9 nominations. Other films receiving major nominations include Ang Lee’s Life of Pi (8 nominations), and the 23nd entry in the James Bond franchise, Skyfall (7 nominations).
Comic book icons-turned-cinematic spectacles, Marvel’s The Avengers and Christopher Nolan’s triumphant conclusion to his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, followed closely behind with 6 nominations each, along with the epic...
- 2/20/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
I really don't put much stock in the International Animated Film Society's 2013 Annie Awards, which is why I didn't rush to report on their results on Saturday. One year Disney and Pixar boycott the event, feeling there was an unfair advantage paid to larger contributing sponsors, DreamWorks being the primary example. So with such a nasty stench over the event what good does it do to pay it much mind? That said, I'll be brief in mentioning Wreck-It Ralph topped Saturday night's winners with five awards, including Best Animated Picture. The awards have something like a 75% streak when it comes to helping predict the eventual Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature and as the days have gone on, it's looking more and more like Ralph will be this year's winner (see my predictions here). Pixar's Brave, Laika's ParaNorman and DreamWorks' Rise of the Guardians each took home two awards in lesser,...
- 2/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
I plan on not paying for a single movie this entire summer, and I almost did it last summer. To answer question ahead of time, no I’m not stealing the movies or watching bootlegs. No I’m not simply skipping all the major releases, in-fact I’ve seen pretty much all the major ones from last year! Truth is I am technically paying for these movies, but instead of just getting a ticket stub I will lose or throw away, I’m getting something useful in return. Last Summer I saw Horton Hears A Who, John Carter, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, and Men in Black 3 all for free. This is just the movie I remember from the year, and I saw several other movies I had no interest in paying for at all. So how did I do it?
If you pay attention...
If you pay attention...
- 1/25/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Dustin Spino)
- Cinelinx
Feature Ryan Lambie Jan 25, 2013
Does an image tweeted by director Brad Bird hint at the true identity of his 1952 sci-fi project?
Inspiration for movies can come from all sorts of places - books, videogames, magazine articles, and even internet memes (see Safety Not Guaranteed). Brad Bird's enigmatic work-in-progress - currently going under the working title 1952 - takes its inspiration from an extremely unusual source: a box of stuff opened up at Disney's offices in Burbank, California.
Other than this snippet of information, the only things we've learned about 1952 are as follows: that it's a science fiction movie with a Close Encounters sense of Spielbergian wonder, that George Clooney's name is attached to it, and that Jeff Jensen (stuntman, actor, and writer) and Damon Lindelof are working on its script.
The dearth of facts about Brad Bird's film have led to all sorts of speculation - most notably,...
Does an image tweeted by director Brad Bird hint at the true identity of his 1952 sci-fi project?
Inspiration for movies can come from all sorts of places - books, videogames, magazine articles, and even internet memes (see Safety Not Guaranteed). Brad Bird's enigmatic work-in-progress - currently going under the working title 1952 - takes its inspiration from an extremely unusual source: a box of stuff opened up at Disney's offices in Burbank, California.
Other than this snippet of information, the only things we've learned about 1952 are as follows: that it's a science fiction movie with a Close Encounters sense of Spielbergian wonder, that George Clooney's name is attached to it, and that Jeff Jensen (stuntman, actor, and writer) and Damon Lindelof are working on its script.
The dearth of facts about Brad Bird's film have led to all sorts of speculation - most notably,...
- 1/24/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
One of the most talked about films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is Randy Moore’s Escape From Tomorrow. To shoot his film, set in Disney World, Moore purchased a season pass to the park and secretly filmed his actors without the park’s knowledge. There is no question that, at a minimum, Moore violated the terms of entry on the tickets he purchased. It’s possible that he could be prosecuted for trespass. The larger question though: Does the film violate Disney’s copyright? Or to put it in a way that film fans actually care about: Will the film ever be released? Will we ever be able to watch it?
The New York Times suggests that Moore will have problems releasing the film, “The movie, while careful to leave out certain copyrighted material (like the “It’s a Small World” song), would seem to test the...
The New York Times suggests that Moore will have problems releasing the film, “The movie, while careful to leave out certain copyrighted material (like the “It’s a Small World” song), would seem to test the...
- 1/24/2013
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
The 2012 RopeofSilicon Movie Awards 2012 was a curious year for movies. To look at a year in movies at a glance we often turn straight to blockbusters and in the case of 2012 it may seem as if it really wasn't that great a year. Then you begin to drill down deeper and even films that divided the audience created large amounts of discussions, and beyond blockbusters there were plenty of middle ground to small-budget indie features that were quite powerful. As far as discussion pieces go, here on RopeofSilicon a lot of time was dedicated to divisive films as The Grey, Prometheus and Looper. A conversation involving the ending of The Grey was quite popular, I posed theories on Looper's theme more than once, the Zero Dark Thirty torture controversy was annoying, but necessary and the movie that probably generated the most conversation was Prometheus, of which I wrote a massive six-page exploratory article.
- 1/22/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Feature Mark Harrison Jan 10, 2013
Have the Golden Raspberries become as predictable as the Oscars? Mark looks over this year's nominations...
The beginning of the year in movies is typically dominated by awards season, and with this week's announcement of the Academy Award nominations on both sides of the pond, (the BAFTAs on Wednesday and the Oscars on Thursday) there's no shortage of articles about apparently egregious snubs. Only eight BAFTA nominations for Skyfall? No Best Picture nomination for The Impossible? Like a song by Journey, it goes on and on and on and on.
It's less frequent that you see people complaining about the snubs at the Golden Raspberry Awards, (or Razzies) the cheekily counter-programmed ceremony that names and shames the worst films of the previous year. If you're unfamiliar, you might remember Sandra Bullock's crazy weekend in 2009, where she pulled off the impressive feat of winning the Razzie...
Have the Golden Raspberries become as predictable as the Oscars? Mark looks over this year's nominations...
The beginning of the year in movies is typically dominated by awards season, and with this week's announcement of the Academy Award nominations on both sides of the pond, (the BAFTAs on Wednesday and the Oscars on Thursday) there's no shortage of articles about apparently egregious snubs. Only eight BAFTA nominations for Skyfall? No Best Picture nomination for The Impossible? Like a song by Journey, it goes on and on and on and on.
It's less frequent that you see people complaining about the snubs at the Golden Raspberry Awards, (or Razzies) the cheekily counter-programmed ceremony that names and shames the worst films of the previous year. If you're unfamiliar, you might remember Sandra Bullock's crazy weekend in 2009, where she pulled off the impressive feat of winning the Razzie...
- 1/10/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
<< Continued from "2012 Recap: Winner & Losers"LosersHorror: The highest-grossing horror movie in 2012 was February's The Woman in Black with just $54.3 million. Paranormal Activity 4 was just behind with $53.9 million, or around half of what its predecessor grossed a year earlier. Of course, there were a few low-budget entries that earned between $45 and $55 million (The Devil Inside, The Possession, Sinister) and probably turned a slight profit for their studios; for the horror genre to thrive, though, it's going to need to occasionally return higher margins than this. Romantic Comedy: Romantic comedy used to be a thriving genre, but in recent years it has fallen off significantly. Excluding Ted (which is, first-and-foremost, a buddy comedy), the highest-grossing rom-com of 2012 was Think Like a Man with $91.5 million. Otherwise, though, it was a terrible year: What to Expect When You're Expecting ($41.2 million), The Five-Year Engagement ($28.7 million), and Playing for Keeps ($12.7 million) were all major disappointments.
- 1/4/2013
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Well, now I get to reflect on the movies I liked, and I have to say, this was a surprisingly good year. After having to sit through stuff like Battleship/John Carter/The Bourne Legacy/That One Fairy Tale Movie I Don't Want To Talk About Any More, I had written this year off as being mostly a failure. But I was wrong, and I think this turned out to be a better year then last. On to my list again, then.
- 1/3/2013
- by David Hoffman
- GetTheBigPicture.net
At the time of writing, it has been exactly two weeks to the day since The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hit UK screens. aving been panned by critics – though, seemingly adored by everyone else – Peter Jackson’s second delve into the adventure-ridden realms of Middle Earth looks set to be the most controversially talked about film of 2012.
In a year in which fantasy has been forced to play second fiddle to many other genres of the industry – thanks in part to the forgettable Snow White and the Huntsman and the under appreciated John Carter – The Hobbit, it would seem, announced itself to the world during a time in which cynicism governed the day. Indeed, unlike the plaudits received by the technology used to render Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, the controversial pioneering of the high frame rate format was seen by many as a step too far.
Coupled...
In a year in which fantasy has been forced to play second fiddle to many other genres of the industry – thanks in part to the forgettable Snow White and the Huntsman and the under appreciated John Carter – The Hobbit, it would seem, announced itself to the world during a time in which cynicism governed the day. Indeed, unlike the plaudits received by the technology used to render Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, the controversial pioneering of the high frame rate format was seen by many as a step too far.
Coupled...
- 1/1/2013
- by Matt Hawker
- Obsessed with Film
"The Hunger Games" might not have been the top grossing or most acclaimed movie of the year, but it was the film that people cared about the most.
Google has released a list of its top trends for 2012, and "The Hunger Games" came out on top of the movies category. It makes sense, too: There was plenty of hype leading up to the March release of "The Hunger Games," with many positing that it could be the next "Twilight." It remains to be seen if the film series will have the same sort of staying power that "The Twilight Saga" did, but we'd argue that it has lived up to its expectations thus far.
We would have assumed that "The Avengers" would have placed higher on the list, but it actually was "Skyfall" that came in second in the top movie trends. Considering how successful that movie has been, it...
Google has released a list of its top trends for 2012, and "The Hunger Games" came out on top of the movies category. It makes sense, too: There was plenty of hype leading up to the March release of "The Hunger Games," with many positing that it could be the next "Twilight." It remains to be seen if the film series will have the same sort of staying power that "The Twilight Saga" did, but we'd argue that it has lived up to its expectations thus far.
We would have assumed that "The Avengers" would have placed higher on the list, but it actually was "Skyfall" that came in second in the top movie trends. Considering how successful that movie has been, it...
- 12/12/2012
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
With 2013 rapidly approaching, it seems to be an apt time to look back over what has been a pretty memorable year for cinema. Everybody is beginning to pick out their personal favourites from 2012 and various sites, blogs and publications are starting to release their yearly best-of lists as well. However, over the past few years, one of the most enjoyable ways which has emerged to pay homage to the year’s cinematic offerings has been the retrospective video. Last week an early contender was released in the form of the ’2012 Movie Trailer Mash-up’, which you can view below.
If you’re still itching for more, today we have a new video which will certainly take some beating in the highly competitive end of year retrospective movie montage stakes. Coming courtesy of Christopher Sherwood, ‘Cinemageddon 2012′ is a wonderfully edited mash-up video taking in a wide range of movies from across the cinematic spectrum.
If you’re still itching for more, today we have a new video which will certainly take some beating in the highly competitive end of year retrospective movie montage stakes. Coming courtesy of Christopher Sherwood, ‘Cinemageddon 2012′ is a wonderfully edited mash-up video taking in a wide range of movies from across the cinematic spectrum.
- 12/12/2012
- by Robert Keeling
- We Got This Covered
The Oscars are a little over two months away, and with so many fantastic films released throughout this year, the anticipation surrounding the announcement of the nominations next month is running on high.
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
- 12/11/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Indian composer A.R. Rahman is in the Oscar race once again for the original score at the 85thAcademy Awards. His composition for the film “”People Like Us” has found place in the long list of 104 composers vying for the nominations.
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
- 12/11/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
One hundred four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. As noted by various online Oscar pundits, most noticeably missing is Moonrise Kingdom. A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. Click Here for the complete rules.
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
- 12/11/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As far as I'm concerned, the two most memorable scores of the year belong to Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild. That said, I made an egregious and unforgivable mistake when filling out my Critics' Choice nominations and forgot to include not one of them, but Both of them! Shame. I feel it. Now I have to hope my fellow Bfca members came through where I failed. However, we will discuss Critics' Choice nominations more on the upcoming episodes of the RopeofSilicon podcast, for now we're talking Oscar as the Academy has released a complete list of all 104 original scores competing for Best Original Score at the 2013 Oscars. I have not yet posted my predictions for Best Original Score and while I am making a fuss above concerning Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild, I think both of those stand a very strong chance at a nomination this year.
- 12/10/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Now that December has arrived, the various year end lists are slowly starting to pop up online with BFI's Sight & Sound Magazine and France's Cahiers du Cinema being among the first publications to post Best Of lists. Now Time Magazine has also followed suit with a huge feature covering the Top 10 of Everything of 2012. What is generating even more discussion than their Best Movies of 2012, however, is what they chose as the Worst of 2012. Topping that list is The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer's Cloud Atlas and Disney's John Carter, both of which were unmitigated commercial failures, making them easy targets. However, somehow it seems unfair to label such ambitious movies as being the worst of the year when there is so much other garbage to sift through. Did they even see Piranha 3Dd? Time's Best Of list had a few surprising choices on there too including Todd Solondz' Dark Horse of all movies.
- 12/5/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Quantum of Solace
Written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade
Directed by Marc Forster
UK, 2008, imdb
On the Mousterpiece Cinema podcast, Josh and I frequently joke about our “Island Films” by which we don’t mean the films that we would hypothetically take to a desert island, but the films that we are alone on an island in liking or disliking. Sometimes, we are only alone on the island briefly. When we did our podcast on John Carter, Josh and I felt a bit alone in the wilderness liking the film, but when it was released on Blu-ray and people actually started watching Andrew Stanton’s film, our island got crowded rather quickly. Crowds are not a problem on Quantum of Solace island.
It’s not like people haven’t seen the film. Based on my calculations for my James Bond By the Numbers article, Quantum of Solace...
Written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade
Directed by Marc Forster
UK, 2008, imdb
On the Mousterpiece Cinema podcast, Josh and I frequently joke about our “Island Films” by which we don’t mean the films that we would hypothetically take to a desert island, but the films that we are alone on an island in liking or disliking. Sometimes, we are only alone on the island briefly. When we did our podcast on John Carter, Josh and I felt a bit alone in the wilderness liking the film, but when it was released on Blu-ray and people actually started watching Andrew Stanton’s film, our island got crowded rather quickly. Crowds are not a problem on Quantum of Solace island.
It’s not like people haven’t seen the film. Based on my calculations for my James Bond By the Numbers article, Quantum of Solace...
- 12/2/2012
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
Public confession time: I am a bit of a geek. I obsess over punctuation and fuss over math. In fact, in the part of my job that pays the bills (because acting as Festival Director for the YoungCuts Film Festival is more a labor of love) I just celebrated the 2 year anniversary of a project to create “Video Study Guides” about Economics for the web and for the iPad. This included interviewing close to 200 economists across North America. In the process, I became keenly aware of a number of economist pet peeves. One of the biggest is the media’s inability to distinguish between nominal and real values. This happens all the time when we compare what a film made this year with what a film made a decade ago as if prices have stayed exactly the same in those ten years.
For example, if you paid attention to the news from Skyfall,...
For example, if you paid attention to the news from Skyfall,...
- 11/30/2012
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
As November comes to a close, the Oscar talk begins to truly heat up. One of the first coming up is the Academy Awards for Visual Effects. The Hollywood Reporter listed the ten movies that will be in contention for the golden statue when the ceremony airs on February 24, 2013. Those films are: The Amazing Spider-man Cloud Atlas The Dark Knight Rises The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey John Carter Life Of Pi Marvel's The Avengers Prometheus Skyfall Snow White And The Huntsman Of...
- 11/29/2012
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Amazon has released their early Black Friday Deals Week schedule beginning Monday, November 19 and running through Monday, November 26 and I have added the entire list in its state below and will be updating as more and more titles are added it to it and considering the limited number of Blu-ray titles included I have to assume this thing is going to get beefed up. There are some notable titles beginning with the Gold Box Deal on Saturday, November 24 where the Blu-ray edition of the recently released amazon asin="B006U1J5ZY" text="Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection" will be on sale. The price has not yet been announced, but as of right now it sits at $149.99 and I wouldn't be surprised if it drops under $100 on that day so stay tuned. Additional titles on sale throughout the eight day sale include X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: The Last Stand,...
- 11/17/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Savages has arrived on unrated Blu-ray from Universal Home Entertainment. I see so many movies in theaters throughout the year that I'm able to later review on Blu-ray. Oliver Stone's Savages is one film that I did not check out on the big screen, but I wish that I had. The all-star cast includes Taylor Kitsch, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson and John Travolta.
Based on the book by Don Winslow, the film is set in Laguna Beach, California and follows two independent pot dealers who get in way over their heads after crossing paths with the Mexican cartel. The dealers are played by Ben (Johnson), who is a Buddhist and his best friend Chon (Kitsch), a former Navy Seal who grows and sells some of the best marijuana on the market. They have an interesting love triangle going on with Ophelia (Lively). After growing...
Based on the book by Don Winslow, the film is set in Laguna Beach, California and follows two independent pot dealers who get in way over their heads after crossing paths with the Mexican cartel. The dealers are played by Ben (Johnson), who is a Buddhist and his best friend Chon (Kitsch), a former Navy Seal who grows and sells some of the best marijuana on the market. They have an interesting love triangle going on with Ophelia (Lively). After growing...
- 11/11/2012
- by Jim Napier
- GeekTyrant
It's official. Kathleen Kennedy confirms that Michael Arndt is the new writer for "Star Wars: Episode VII." She was celebrating the AFI Fest closing night world premiere of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" Thursday, along with Disney chairman Robert Iger, who when pressed, admitted that he wouldn't have paid $4.05 billion for Lucasfilm if he didn't think Disney, Lucasfilm and Kennedy couldn't turn out the best "Star Wars" film ever made. Update: Lucasfilm is taking its news direct to fans; Kennedy and George Lucas talk about the new "Star Wars" on the Lucasfilm video below. Well, if they're setting their sights that high--remember, this is the same studio that wrote off $200 million on "John Carter" and has allowed Gore Verbinski to spend like a drunken sailor on "The Lone Ranger"--Michael Arndt ("Hunger Games: Catching Fire") is the way to go. One of the most tantalizing bits of information...
- 11/10/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
When the news broke last night that Disney were to buy Lucasfilm and that a new Star Wars movie will be out in cinemas in the same summer as The Avengers 2 sent the internet as close to meltdown as I’ve seen it.
Rarely have I seen so many Photoshopped mash-ups (Disney Princess Leia, The Emperor’s New Groove etc) thrown out into the twittersphere so quickly. Few saw it coming and yet as the disbelief subsided there was an outporing of opinion and conjecture as to what this all meant.
Disney now own Marvel, Pixar (which begin as part of Ilm) and now Lucasfilm and this summer’s The Avengers proved that Disney can deliver up a fine film, exceeding expectations of critics, the fans and their shareholders, in this instance by employing the right people to do the job. But is the continuation of the Star Wars...
Rarely have I seen so many Photoshopped mash-ups (Disney Princess Leia, The Emperor’s New Groove etc) thrown out into the twittersphere so quickly. Few saw it coming and yet as the disbelief subsided there was an outporing of opinion and conjecture as to what this all meant.
Disney now own Marvel, Pixar (which begin as part of Ilm) and now Lucasfilm and this summer’s The Avengers proved that Disney can deliver up a fine film, exceeding expectations of critics, the fans and their shareholders, in this instance by employing the right people to do the job. But is the continuation of the Star Wars...
- 10/31/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Today's episode ended up being our longest episode since in almost five months as we managed to ramble on for 101 minutes with topics ranging from the questioning of the cultural relevance of movies today versus television, the box-office result of Cloud Atlas, new DVDs and Blu-rays, how we go about writing reviews and a lengthy discussion on what our daily schedules are like, how we got into this business and our thoughts on what someone should do if they wanted to give it a go. It doesn't end there as we answer several more of your questions and power through all our regular segments including Over/Unders, Buy or Sell, Watch This or Watch That and the brand new game that's sweeping the nation... Would You Rather? And on top of all that I give you a few nuggets from my interview with Rian Johnson (Looper), which will be going online later this week.
- 10/30/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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