deep thought (re ‘The Lion King’ in 3D)
You’d think Hollywood might get a clue that something is wrong with The Movies when the biggest flick in North America, by far, is a 20-year-old cartoon.
movie buzz
Johnny English Reborn (trailer)
Well, that’s just silly. They should call it Double-Oh-Bean.
Puncture (trailer)
Ah, I see Chris Evans is taking Ben Affleck’s wise advice: You do the safe picture, then you do the art picture.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (redband trailer)
Oh my god. It’s an accidental horror movie. I haven’t laughed so hard at a trailer in ages.
Straw Dogs (trailer)
Fantastic. A thriller about the ownership of a woman.
Killer Elite (trailer)
I can’t tell who is supposed to be the good guy here, and who is supposed to be the bad guy.
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in Autumn 2011?
Okay, this is it. Summer is over. Back to school. Back to work. Put on a sweater and get serious.
press release of the week: DreamWorks Animation’s Jennifer Yuh Nelson Becomes Highest-Grossing Female Director Of Worldwide Box Office Film
It’s shame that Kung Fu Panda 2 isn’t really much of an expression of Jennifer Yu Nelson-ness and is very much an expression of Big Corporate Cartoon Franchise-ness.
celeb news of the week: Steven Soderbergh does some second-unit shooting on ‘The Hunger Games’ (but he hopes you won’t notice it)
Since when do big-name celebrity hotshots take on a job that is usually thankless and typically invisible? When they’re nice guys helping out a pal.
I Don’t Know How She Does It (trailer)
I fear that the humiliation that Sarah Jessica Parker is put through in this trailer alone is a sign that the movie is not going to be kind to its protagonist.
