Last week’s Sundance Festival produced a lot of buzz around some films, but I hope you didn’t get too buzzed up, as chances are you won’t be seeing those films for a quite some time. That’s unfortunately just how the movie distribution business works. Which is why one such film that got all buzzy at last year’s Sundance, In Fear, is only …
When you think of songstress Lana Del Rey, “creepy” is probably not a word you’d think of next. That may all change after you see this new trailer for Disney’s Maleficent though. Whereas the previous trailer was a hodge-podge of tones – thanks to footage of Disney’s classic Sleeping Beauty animated feature film spliced into scenes from the new movie – this …
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When it comes to upcoming superhero movies, there’s one that simply dwarfs all the others: X-Men: Days of Future Past. Yes, it may not have any Ultrons or Batmans (Batmen?), but it does have the biggest cast of superheroes ever assembled on screen. And as part of Empire magazine’s 25th year anniversary, the publication has released 25 exclusive covers, each one giving us …
More and more, I’m hating the current setup of cinemas in this country. There are very, very few films that’ll actually make me venture outside to sit in a damp and stuffy theater that smells like someone had a hobo sex party inside of it. Which is why I love Blu-Ray DVDs. And one film that I missed out on …
It’s not long to go now before the Amazing Spider-Man sequel swings into town, and this time, I hope director Marc Webb gets to tell the story that he wanted to before studio meddling knocked down the first Spidey reboot a couple of pegs. One thing I did love with that film, was the relationship between Peter Parker and Emma …
Every director in Hollywood has a signature style when it comes to making movies. For George Lucas, that would be midgets and plot holes, while Michael Bay has baysplosions and tight camera angles. For Terry Gilliam, that style happens to be creating a world that borders on visual LSD. And buddy, prepare to trip the light fantastic with this trailer …
As anybody who’s worked with Darryn for any extended period of time can attest, sometimes you just want to throw yourself off a building. Or throw him off a building. Either way, somebody’s going over the edge of this metaphorical rooftop. But I digress… The point is that there are many people that battle with suicidal tendencies, and all for …
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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