The latest film from Tom Tykwer and the now 50% less wang Wachowskis, Cloud Atlas is neck deep in production, with the usual veil of secrecy draped over it. Provided that you haven’t read the David Mitchell novel that it’s based on, of course. Set across various generations, timelines and genders, very little visual information of the film has managed …
It’s not too long to go now before The Watch is released over in the United States of A, which means that the marketing engine is huffing along at full promotional speed. Sure, there’s the usual trailers and TV spots out for this flick, but a NSFW trailer exposing some bloopers that I’m hoping will make it into the final …
When Marvel selected Joe Johnston to direct Captain America: The First Avenger, everybody who had ever seen how he handled the action and feel of that WWII era in The Rocketeer, immediately went “Ah…. Good choice.” When co-directing brothers Anthony and Joe Russo were tapped for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, most people probably went “Ah….Ha ha ha ha”. Guys who’ve …
An Indian boy, a tiger and a zebra are stranded on a boat… There’s a really bad joke in there somewhere, but right now I’m struggling to find it as I’m still left slack-jawed by the amazingvisuals to be found in this first trailer for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. Last Updated: July 26, 2012
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I happen to be a huge fan of the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, despite the fact that they’ve only released a handful of films. Some of those films are duds. This one however, was a pure mustachioed blast of fun. Last Updated: July 25, 2012
There are plenty of movies out there, upcoming spectacles with big budgets, that are currently doing reshoots, playing the delay game. Films such as Gangster Squad, for politically correct reasons, or GI Joe Retaliation, which felt the need to include some more Magic Mike. One upcoming that isn’t playing that game however, is the 3D re-release of Monster’s Inc, which …
Tis the season for big budget films, and top of the ass-kicking list of leftovers, happens to be The Bourne Legacy. An interquel to the MATT DAMON! trilogy of movies, the film was co-written by director Tony Gilroy, and stars Jeremy “Hawkeye” Renner. But how exactly does it slot in with the other films? Last Updated: July 25, 2012
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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