Oscar Isaac and Jake Gyllenhaal to lead The Godfather “making of” film
A movie about the struggles to make one of the most important films in history is getting made.
Midweek Movie Mouth-Off: the classic movies of our generation
We all know what makes a classic movie: it has to be timeless, constantly re-watchable and basically universally adored. Also, it generally has to be old. I’m not even going as far back as classic-classic movies like Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind or Casablanca. Looking at your more “modern” classic movies like The Godfather trilogy, the original Star Wars …
Top List Thursdays – Top seven weirdest pieces of movie merchandising
MOICHENDISN’! Mel Brooks said it best way back in Space Balls, as he cracked the true secret to making a movie profitable. Cereal! Action figures! Keeping Gary Busey company for a night! There’s pretty much nothing that a movie studio won’t task a small Asian company to produce for their flick. And then you get the ten following examples of insanity run …
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Midweek Mouth-off: Numbers or names for sequels
From Star Trek to Star Trek into Darkness; from Thor to Thor: The Dark World; from The Hunger Games to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire… Today we want to know how you feel about movie sequels that dump a conventional number in favour of a subtitle… or a completely different title? Think the jump from Batman Begins to The Dark …
Midweek Mouth-off: The sequels you love to hate
There have been many many discussions about movie sequels that actually surpass the original (The Godfather Part II, The Empire Strikes Back and The Dark Knight Returns are common answers). Today though we want to hear about your WORST sequels – those overwrought, badly thought-out turds that wrecked a franchise for you. Last Updated: April 10, 2013
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