Weekend Movies: Robin Hood Fights Juliet, Shakespeare Rolls in Gr
So… this is the summer, huh? We’re kind of off to a rough start. Read on for more on this weekend’s offerings!
So… this is the summer, huh? We’re kind of off to a rough start. Read on for more on this weekend’s offerings!
Is it possible for one terrible shot to ruin a movie? Did Neo flying destroy ‘The Matrix’ for you? How about when Chance walked on water at the end of ‘Being There?’ Or the first ‘X-Men’ movie...
If you’ve seen your share of action movies, you’ve probably noticed a pattern. The plots follow one of just a few templates, and so do the characters. Even the dialog can seem like it’s picked out of some sort of...
This weekend, everyone in the entire country went to see ‘Iron Man 2.’ This is scientific fact. Ask anyone. Actually, that isn’t true. In fact, the ‘Dark Knight‘-busting weekend that some wags were pr...
So, of course, the biggest release this week is the mega-budgeted superhero sequel ‘Iron Man 2.’ But there are a couple of lower profile movies coming out this weekend too. No, seriously.
‘Iron Man,’ released two years ago, wasn’t exactly the most nuanced superhero outing. It had a mechanical “origins” plot and muddy politics. (Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark wants his tech taken ...
This weekend, I caught an advanced screening of a new alleged comedy called ‘The Extra Man’, as part of the Talk Cinema series (which I generally recommend, if there’s a branch in your area). The film stars Kevin...
Sigh. I was really hoping that Dean DuBois and Chris Sanders’ charming ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ would pull ahead for another weekend. Sadly, this did not happen. Instead, some crummy remake stole the top stop w...
This weekend features a whole bunch of characters that are gunnin’ for vengeance – a classic cinematic boogeyman, a cadre of woodland creatures, and Michael Caine. Oh and there’s also a sweet little adult drama t...
Get this. Screenwriter J.D. Shapiro has apologized for writing the notorious ‘Battlefield Earth’. Or, at least, he apologized for being partially responsible for it. He claims that the draft of the script he turned in ...
I love infographics, especially savvy ones that pay homage to pop culture references. I’ve collected 10 of the most intelligent, movie related infographics on the web ranging from cool stats about the industry to exactly wh...
This isn’t an incredibly illustrious week to kick off my Weekend Movie feature, but what the hey. There are a couple of gems out there. As well as a new Jennifer Lopez movie.