With so many massive blockbusters being released in 2012, and their respective marketing campaigns bombarding your senses around every corner, it’s only natural that some movies will slip between the cracks. Which is probably why up until 2 hours ago, I had never even heard of Red Lights, the new psychological thriller from Spanish director Rodrigo Cortes, the guy who …
The marketing engine of Sony Pictures is in full swing here, as a certain friendly neighborhood Spider-Man starts crawling closer and closer to a release date. It’s a fresh new start for the high-flying arachnid, and so far, director Marc Webb has weaved a film that looks like an entirely different beast when compared to the original Sam Raimi origin …
When I think about it now, I cannot believe that it’s taken this long to cast “The Rock” in a G.I. Joe movie. The guy is practically a walking action figure himself! And looking at these newly released images from the John Chu directed sequel, he knows exactly how to assume those action figure poses. Also Adrianne Palicki looks hot …
So you think you’re a wise guy with your bows and arrows and commentary on society and its ruthless nature do ya? Why I oughta…! Last weekend saw quite a few new films make a splash at the box office, from the beloved comedians being dug out of their graves, through to jails in space and eery cabins that had …
Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios’ President, certainly is a busy man. Four years and five different movies worth of world-building will eventually be paying off in a few weeks when Joss Whedon’s Avengers finally hits our screens. But that’s just the beginning, as the superhero-palooza smash-up will be setting the scene for all future Marvel movies. Feige has been doing the …
Hollywood happens to be rather fond of adapting other super-successful foreign films into a newer, more American setting, with properties such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Vanilla Sky being two such examples. Spike Lee has been working on getting the Asian epic Old Boy up and running for quite a while now, and it looks like he may have …
Christopher Nolan is considered by some (read: me) to be the finest director of his generation. A traditionalist and perfectionist whose films have had us jumping through timelines, tumbling head over heels in dreamscapes and even made us believe in the operatic reality of a man in a bat suit fighting a sociopathic clown. But he is famously also a very …
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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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