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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
There be Dragons-Trailer
Soon to be released the new film about the Spanish Civil War by award winner director Roland Joffe.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Andrew Dominik Reteam for ‘Cogan’s Trade’
Director Andrew Dominik proved with The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford that he could create an intensely beautiful film with an insanely long title. He also proved that he could handle a large cast of formidable talent. Fortunately for fans, he’ll get another chance to wrangle a murder of talent. Not only will Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck be starring in Dominik’s forthcoming Cogan’s Trade – a film about comedy and crime in Boston (the only city in the United States with crime) – but Sam Rockwell, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Zoe Saldana, Bill Murray, and Mark Ruffalo are also possible to come on board. If they do, Andrew Dominik will have single-handedly kept the great actors of Hollywood busy and unable to appear in anyone else’s films next year. Well played, sir. The film is set to shoot in Louisiana in March, and it creates another reason to be excited for 2012.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Jason Statham At His Best in Red Band Trailer for 'The Mechanic'
"I've always had this anger, now I have a place to put it." CBS Films has debuted a new
red bandtrailer for their upcoming remake of The Mechanic starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster as hitmanand apprentice, respectively. The first official trailer hit in November and this new one comes from IGN. I like the way this sets up the movie a lot more than that other trailer, but that's because they don't have to worry about showing some of the brutal R-rated violence. This actually looks like it's worth watching now, because before I couldn't tell if it was just another boring action flick or not. It could be pretty good!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Ten Best Movies of 2010
The Losers // The Losers was a pleasant surprise for me in 2010. I walked into it knowing nothing about the property and expecting very little but within the first action scene I was treated to a fun movie with great action scenes that still managed to ratchet up a body count. Mere hours after seeing the film, I purchased the graphic novels, which were good – but the film managed to improve upon several aspects. Still a fun film to me.
The Town // There have only been two years when the name Ben Affleck didn’t merit chuckling: 1997 and 2010. With a great turn behind the camera and an equally impressive one in front of it, Affleck helmed a movie that merged family, crime, shoot-outs, Boston accents, and creepy nun masks to great effect.
Middle Men // A little seen, inspired by true events film carried by the charisma of star Luke Wilson. Detailing the rise of internet commerce on the back of a porno inspired idea from a couple of functioning morons, Middle Men mixes boobs with mob violence and plenty of humor. Do yourself a favor and find this sleeper on home video.
The Crazies // Everyone knows I have a soft spot for horror and at least a tolerance for remakes. What I’m not a huge fan of, though, is George Romero. Sue me, most of his work sucks. Taking a middling old film and remaking it with Timothy Olyphant, however, will always get my attention, because I love Olyphant. With a respectable body count, a bunch of scares, and some stellar performances, The Crazies kicked ass on the horror front.
Edge of Darkness // When compiling a year end list, I like to shift my true order around just a touch to highlight some films that might otherwise get ignored. In either unusually strong or weak years, often times most lists are too much the same. While Edge of Darkness might not have blown everyone away, I was pleased with the mature handling of this thriller and the return of Mel Gibson to the big screen. Full of great performances, a smart story, and moments of mind shattering violence, Edge of Darkness felt like a call back to a smarter and more eloquent time period.
Read the whole story here.
The Town // There have only been two years when the name Ben Affleck didn’t merit chuckling: 1997 and 2010. With a great turn behind the camera and an equally impressive one in front of it, Affleck helmed a movie that merged family, crime, shoot-outs, Boston accents, and creepy nun masks to great effect.
Middle Men // A little seen, inspired by true events film carried by the charisma of star Luke Wilson. Detailing the rise of internet commerce on the back of a porno inspired idea from a couple of functioning morons, Middle Men mixes boobs with mob violence and plenty of humor. Do yourself a favor and find this sleeper on home video.
The Crazies // Everyone knows I have a soft spot for horror and at least a tolerance for remakes. What I’m not a huge fan of, though, is George Romero. Sue me, most of his work sucks. Taking a middling old film and remaking it with Timothy Olyphant, however, will always get my attention, because I love Olyphant. With a respectable body count, a bunch of scares, and some stellar performances, The Crazies kicked ass on the horror front.
Edge of Darkness // When compiling a year end list, I like to shift my true order around just a touch to highlight some films that might otherwise get ignored. In either unusually strong or weak years, often times most lists are too much the same. While Edge of Darkness might not have blown everyone away, I was pleased with the mature handling of this thriller and the return of Mel Gibson to the big screen. Full of great performances, a smart story, and moments of mind shattering violence, Edge of Darkness felt like a call back to a smarter and more eloquent time period.
Read the whole story here.
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