Paths of Glory – 4.5/5
Stanley Kubrick’s intimate World War I film ranks amongst the best war films of all time. Dissimilar to most in the genre, this is less worried about epic battle scenes (although there is one continuous shot of soldiers advancing into battle which is mesmerizing) and more about personal relations of people [...]
What We’ve Been Watching – Issue #2
Kevin Smith gives thumbs up to Star Trek
It appears that J.J. Abrams has produced a rough cut of his new take on the classic Star Trek world. And he has allowed a select few to have a look, one of whom is writer/director Kevin Smith. And according to him it’s looking good. Thanks to TrekMovie.com we have Smith giving it a very [...]
Fast and Furious trailer online
The trailer for Fast and Furious (or the fourth film in The Fast and the Furious franchise) has been made available online and provided for you below. Take a look.
I am not ashamed to admit I rather liked the first Fast and the Furious film. To me it was pure, mindless entertainment that was fun and [...]
Sukiyaki Western Django clip featuring Tarantino
Auteur Japanese director Takashi Miike has his new film Sukiyaki Western Django coming out soon in the US (August 29th), after playing the festival circuit. Now thanks to our friends over at ComingSoon.net we have a clip featuring Mr Quentin Tarantino (an odd casting choice if I ever saw one). Check it out below:
Now as a loyal [...]
Warner Bros. talks about future DC projects
After the success of The Dark Knight (and the past welcomings of the comic book labels best loved characters with Batman Begins and Superman Returns), Warner Bros. have come out and talked about the status of future DC projects. We get the scoop from our friends over at ComingSoon.net:
“Variety talked to Warner Bros. Pictures President [...]
Harry Potter pushed back to summer 2009
Along with the Prince of Persia movie being pushed back to 2010, it appears that Warner Bros. have decided to push this falls biggest movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince back from November 2008 to July 2009. We get the story from our friends over at The Hollywood Reporter:
“In a surprise move, Warner Bros. has [...]
Hype Can Certainly Affect Opinion
I am writing this article having just hours ago watched Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 film The Seventh Seal. An interesting film with some gorgeous cinematography and some stellar acting. But did I find it as brilliant, as fantastic, and a masterpiece as so many others found it to be? Sadly no.
This was just one of the countless [...]
Brad Pitt Joins Inglorious Bastards…..Simon Pegg in talks
Source: Empire/Variety
Well it’s official. Brad Pitt will star in Tarantino’s latest film set to be filmed in October of this year. At the moment he’s the only confirmed star and as Empire reports: Simon Pegg is in talks to play a British Lieutenant, Nastassja Kinski has begun negotiations to play a German movie star and David [...]
Lucas Talks Indy V
It was said a little while ago (I believe it was first mentioned at Cannes this year) that there may possibly be a fifth instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise. There was talks first off Shia LeBeouf’s character taking over the lead role and Indy being a secondary, father-figure type character (in the style of [...]
How Well Could The Dark Knight Really Do?
We all knew The Dark Knight would make a lot of money at the box office. But we never knew just how much. A few weeks before it’s release (in the US) there was talk of, “Could The Dark Knight break $100 million opening weekend?” And as the buzz started to rise even more, not just [...]
