If there’s was one movie that I was looking forward to this year, it was The Lone Ranger. I mean, on paper the film had everything going for it. A massive budget, Gore Verbinski directing a Western and a great cast. So where did it all go wrong? By universal consensus, The Lone Ranger is a bloated film that doesn’t …
On paper, The Lone Ranger sounds like a sure thing. For all intents and purposes the character is a Wild West Batman (who’s not Zorro), a masked hero fighting for justice outside a compromised legal system. Although older generations will remember the character more fondly than younger audiences, the Lone Ranger is an American Pop Culture icon. And he’s being …
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Gore Verbinski’s Lone Ranger film has seen its fair share of troubles. Everything from a revolving door of cast members, to even coming face to face with that age old problem of just not having enough money. But since the last change of William Fichtner stepping in for DWight Yoakam as the main villain, it’s been all “Hi ho, Silver!” …
With Dwight Yoakam’s recent departure from the productiont, Gore Verbinski’s Lone Ranger was left without a main villain. But now it’s time for veteran TV and film actor William Fichner to begin dusting off his black Stetson and practicing his mustache twirling, as he has been cast as the main antagonist to Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp’s masked lawman and sidekick …
Mike Newell is the director of such things as Four weddings and a funeral, Love in the time of cholera, and Mona Lisa smile. He’s also the guy who directed the Jerry Bruckheimer produced Prince of Persia, starring the rather toned Jake Gyllenhaal. It’s ended up being a pretty decent popcorn flick, and one of the better videogame to film …
Last week Friday I was invited to go and see the new Prince of Persia movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. I’m just going to cut to the chase here and say that I (as well most of the other journalists with me) actually really enjoyed its epic scale, great action and breathtaking special effects. Since my viewing though, …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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