These days, Hollywood is eager to convert just about any old movie to 3D in hopes of re-releasing it to theaters and milking it for a few extra bucks. However, it seems to us that some films just plain wouldn’t be appropriate for the 3D treatment. In today’s Roundtable, we unleash some of our worst ideas for movies that really shouldn’t ever come at ya’ in 3D.
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Sure, they’re getting lauded with accolades now, but this year’s Oscar nominees haven’t always been renowned for award-caliber filmmaking excellence. In this week’s Roundtable, we take a look at some of the worst movies made by the Oscar-nominated actors and directors from the Class of 2013.
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Did you all take advantage of the slowdown in Blu-ray releases over the past couple of weeks to save up a few dollars? I hope so, because December will have no mercy on your wallets.
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Believe it or not, three interesting movies demand your attention this weekend – but not one of them is the final ‘Twilight’ flick.
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How do you make a two-and-a-half-hour, dialogue-driven period piece about the passing of the 13th Amendment interesting and entertaining? Load it up with some of the best currently-working actors, base it on the highest-regarded book about the Amendment and let Steven Spielberg direct it. That’s how.
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After 17 wildly successful days overseas, Daniel Craig’s third chapter in the James Bond series has earned an impressive international total of $428.6 million. Following suit with the overseas totals, the film’s domestic opening has also broken franchise records.
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Seeing the box office steam that the latest James Bond flick has been generating overseas for the last two weeks, it’s a very good thing that no other studio has pitted another nationwide release against it. All bow for Bond.
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Two great bio-dramas will hit theaters soon. One is about American history and the other about cinema history. Both promise to be crowd-pleasers.
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Lord only knows how many books I’ve read on filmmaking or about the making of particular movies over the last couple of decades. While some are fairly mundane and straightforward, many more are intriguing and can offer insight into a specific production. No matter what, the approach and theme of these books are generally the same. They always take the perspective of the movie’s creators or those intimately involved with behind-the-scenes knowledge. I can say, with confidence, that ‘Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard’ is perhaps the most memorable that I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. This one does the opposite of other making-of books. It looks at a major Hollywood production from the point of view of those outside the Hollywood system.
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This week’s Blu-ray releases are headlined by two major sci-fi movies that both feature space aliens with heads shaped like male genitalia. That’s weird, right?
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