Very few comic book movies manage to retain a direct translation between printed page and the big screen, without needing some form of translation in order to appeal to a wider audience. Watchmen and Dredd 3D are a few examples of the source material still being in firm control. And Sin City is an example of the original content taking …
In news with hard proof and actual facts, here’s a slice of business that has the house of mouse grinning from ear to oversized ear. Frozen recently wrapped up at the box office, staying the top ten for weeks and banking a ton of cash. How much cash? Enough moola to officially become the highest grossing animated movie, ever made. …
I’ve got to give it to the marketing folks for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, because unlike some of 2014’s other big blockbusters, they don’t seem to subscribe to the “SHOW DEM ALL DA SCENEZ FROM DA MOVIE” methodology (Oh, hey, Amazing Spider-Man 2! We were just talking about you). The first trailer for the anticipated sequel was all about setting …
Ask just about any hardcore Star Wars fans what the worst aspect of the prequel trilogy was, and there’s a good chance you’ll get “Jar Jar Binks” as your answer. With his dimwitted clumsiness, silly mannerisms and pseudo-Jamaican lingo, he had many a fan considering inter-species homicide. But here’s the thing: When George Lucas initially conceived of Star Wars, he was appealing …
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Forget He-Man – This is the animated Conan… Have you heard of Frank Frazetta? Probably not – the legendary fantasy artist’s heyday was a few decades ago, though his work continues to ripple throughout all of the fantasy genre and beyond. Last Updated: March 31, 2014
I’m just going to give you a minute to stop screaming shrilly from excitement at reading that headline… …Okay, you all done now, Darryn? Good. As I was about to say, after seeing a veritable mountain of dollar bills stuffed into the box office g-string of director Steven Soderbergh and star Channing Tatum’s male stripper sorta-biographical dramedy, Magic Mike, there was …
We’re on an ark yo! Noah took top spot this past weekend, beating Divergent into second place with it’s biblical adaptation epic tale of man vs nature. Banking $44 million, Noah may not have made a massive splash, but it did create a strong opening for Russel Crowe after recent flop films failed to ignite the box office. Arnie Scwharzenegger …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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