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movie buzz

Phantom (trailer)

Fri, Feb 15, 2013
4 comments

I loved this movie the first time I saw it, when it was called The Hunt for Red October…

| 4 Comments

QOTD: What characters from classic literature would you reboot, and how would you do it?

Fri, Feb 15, 2013
9 comments

But don’t choose Oliver Twist, because Hollywood has already beat you to it…

| 9 Comments

Song for Marion (aka Unfinished Song) (trailer)

Thu, Feb 14, 2013
2 comments

Saw this at London Film Festival last October. Loved it something fierce. Review soon.

| 2 Comments

Dark Skies (trailer)

Wed, Feb 13, 2013
3 comments

Ah, there’s no sign of forced entry. But the street lights are flickering and birds are going kamikaze on the windows…

| 3 Comments

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (trailer)

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
6 comments

The quest to recapture that Harry Potter magic continues. Or maybe it’s about recapturing that Twilight magic. (Cuz hey: Invisible boyfriend!)

| 6 Comments

Jack the Giant Slayer (trailer)

Mon, Feb 11, 2013
2 comments

I guess we’re in for a slew of “reimagined fairy tale” flicks.

| 2 Comments

QOTD: Does a film winning awards make you more (or less) likely to want to see it?

Mon, Feb 11, 2013
14 comments

With Argo and Skyfall both out on DVD timed to coincide with their Oscars and BAFTAs buzz, the studios clearly hope awards influence home viewers…

| 14 Comments

Escape from Planet Earth (trailer)

Thu, Feb 07, 2013
3 comments

Aliens. They’re aliens. They’re blue. They could have had no gender at all. And they’re still male. *grrrrr*

| 3 Comments

No (trailer)

Wed, Feb 06, 2013
2 comments

This might be the best movie I saw at the London Film Festival last year…

| 2 Comments

I Give It a Year (trailer)

Tue, Feb 05, 2013
1 comment

For everyone who found Bridget Jones’s Diary too deep and intellectual…

| 1 Comment
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