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A sequel to Valentine’s Day had already been just about greenlit last week, before it raked in $63 million this past four-day holiday weekend, according to Mike Fleming at Deadline Hollywood: Little wonder Warner Bros’ New Line is in love with the Garry Marshall-directed Valentine’s Day because of its formula of cramming more than a … more…
And the monster fantasies have astonishing launches, too: 1. Valentine’s Day: $63.1 million (NEW) 2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: $38.7 million (NEW) 3. The Wolfman: $35.6 million (NEW) 4. Avatar: $28.8 million 5. Dear John: $18.2 million (2nd week; drops 40%) actual numbers, not estimates, for the 4-day weekend Last week, … more…
It’s a hard, harsh film, a triumph of the new realism that is transforming British film at the moment…
Now this is what an emotional roller coaster should be. It’s got suspense, laughs, thrills, horror, triumph, and a hero you just have to love. It may seem, at one point, as if you can’t watch anymore, but stick through to the end — it’s worth it, I promise: (by filmmaker John Nolan, via Jezebel)
Wow! Really? The cheating Wall Street asshole boyfriend? The sweet nice guy who’s on time and likes to read but is romantically doomed because everyone thinks he’s gay? How do you think this one will end? I always figured that when people say things like, “There are no new stories,” and “All the good stories … more…
When I posted the trailer for Shutter Island (opens in the U.S. and Canada on February 19, and in the U.K. on March 12) back in June of last year, the film was scheduled to open in October. That release date got pushed back, and I thought that at some point between then and now, … more…
Any resemblance to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is entirely intentional: In this present day prequel, the robot invaders attack the Earth, forcing a small band of humans to seek refuge below the surface of the planet. Prequel? Prequel to what? Why, just-plain Transmorphers, from 2007, which it was devoutly hoped you would confuse with … more…
Recently the members of the Online Film Critics Society were polled to see which Oscar-winning Best Picture we thought was least deserving of that honor. The “winner”? Crash, which won Best Picture for 2005. Other films that garnered more than one vote (links go to my reviews): 2001: A Beautiful Mind 2000: Gladiator 1997: Titanic … more…
Happy Presidents’ Day. I’m enjoying our last holiday till Memorial Day way at the end of May. Normal posting will resume tomorrow.
Take a look back at an old trailer… The Repo Men trailer I posted earlier this week made me hungry for Repo Man. My decade-old review of Repo Man still holds, and what I find interesting about this trailer is that it’s just as mysterious as the film itself: it doesn’t reveal much, and leaves … more…
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