trailer break: ‘Monsters’
This looks really cool, and it sounds even better when you know that writer-director Gareth Edwards made this on a small budget, with a cast of two and a crew of five on the road in Central America.
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question of the day: Why are we no longer able to trust that a documentary is authentic?
Catfish and I’m Still Here haven’t even opened yet, and already the filmmakers are having to defend their authenticity.
trailer break: ‘I’m Still Here’
So, Joaquin Phoenix chucks his acting career in favor of one as a rapper. And Casey Affleck is there to document it. Or is it all a fake?
question of the day: What actors will you watch in anything?
I wonder whether the big draw of *The American* was George Clooney. Are there more folks out there who, like me, would watch Clooney in absolutely anything?
trailer break: ‘Buried’
That’s the international trailer. It’s a helluva lot more gripping than the domestic one…
cinematic roots of: ‘Going the Distance’
In Going the Distance, the adorable couple of Drew Barrymore and Justin Long attempt to maintain a relationship while one of them is in New York and the other in San Francisco. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
cinematic roots of: ‘Machete’
In Machete, a former Mexican federale (Danny Trejo) hiding out in Texas takes on The Man who wants to bring down his Hispanic brothers and The System that perpetuates social injustice. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
cinematic roots of: ‘The American’
In *The American,* George Clooney’s murder-weary professional assassin mopes around rural mountain Italy while doing one last job before he’s out, out, he tells ya. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
trailer break: ‘Black Swan’
Cool and creepy.
first pix of David Tennant in the ‘Fright Night’ remake
Criss Angel, call your office.
