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Top 10 Best Films of the Decade (2000-2009)! Did Your Favorite Movie Appear On My List?
31 December 2009 1:14 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
With 2010 on the horizon, we say goodbye to the decade. At the movies, crime and fantasy dominated the last 10 years. It was also the decade of Heath Ledger with his phenomenal turns in .The Dark Knight. and .Brokeback Mountain..
We also saw our favorite auteurs putting their creative stamps on filmmaking. From the Coen brothers to Quentin Tarantino, the cinema was alive and well thanks to their auteurship.
Even though it was hard to whittle it down to just 10 movies, here are my picks of the Top 10 Best Films of the Decade from No. 10 to the best of the best!
10. .Memento. (2000) . Memory is at the center of .Memento. from writer-director Christopher Nolan. Guy Pearce plays a man suffering from short-term memory loss who.s trying desperately to hunt for the man who killed his wife. Told in reverse, Nolan did not merely use the backwards narrative as a gimmick but »
- Manny
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (40-31)
28 December 2009 11:27 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade. In case you missed the previous list, see #50-41 here.
Click through for the next installment.
40. United 93 (2006)
It takes guts to make a movie about the four terrorists that took over United Flight 93 and plagued us Americans with a day we won’t ever forget. No doubt that Paul Greengrass would have to climb an uphill battle to get this movie the way he wanted it to look but he does the film justice, more importantly the victims on this flight get supreme recognition. He makes it impossible for us to take our eyes off of the screen. The camera style throws us unto the plane of the teary eyed, enraged passengers whose emotions are unexplainable. Its heart-wrenching seeing the passengers come as one and do what they have to do, risking their lives to save »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (40-31)
28 December 2009 11:27 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade. In case you missed the previous list, see #50-41 here.
Click through for the next installment.
40. United 93 (2006)
It takes guts to make a movie about the four terrorists that took over United Flight 93 and plagued us Americans with a day we won’t ever forget. No doubt that Paul Greengrass would have to climb an uphill battle to get this movie the way he wanted it to look but he does the film justice, more importantly the victims on this flight get supreme recognition. He makes it impossible for us to take our eyes off of the screen. The camera style throws us unto the plane of the teary eyed, enraged passengers whose emotions are unexplainable. Its heart-wrenching seeing the passengers come as one and do what they have to do, risking their lives to save »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (40-31)
28 December 2009 11:27 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade. In case you missed the previous list, see #50-41 here.
Click through for the next installment.
40. United 93 (2006)
It takes guts to make a movie about the four terrorists that took over United Flight 93 and plagued us Americans with a day we won’t ever forget. No doubt that Paul Greengrass would have to climb an uphill battle to get this movie the way he wanted it to look but he does the film justice, more importantly the victims on this flight get supreme recognition. He makes it impossible for us to take our eyes off of the screen. The camera style throws us unto the plane of the teary eyed, enraged passengers whose emotions are unexplainable. Its heart-wrenching seeing the passengers come as one and do what they have to do, risking their lives to save »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (40-31)
28 December 2009 11:27 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade. In case you missed the previous list, see #50-41 here.
Click through for the next installment.
40. United 93 (2006)
It takes guts to make a movie about the four terrorists that took over United Flight 93 and plagued us Americans with a day we won’t ever forget. No doubt that Paul Greengrass would have to climb an uphill battle to get this movie the way he wanted it to look but he does the film justice, more importantly the victims on this flight get supreme recognition. He makes it impossible for us to take our eyes off of the screen. The camera style throws us unto the plane of the teary eyed, enraged passengers whose emotions are unexplainable. Its heart-wrenching seeing the passengers come as one and do what they have to do, risking their lives to save »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (40-31)
28 December 2009 11:27 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade. In case you missed the previous list, see #50-41 here.
Click through for the next installment.
40. United 93 (2006)
It takes guts to make a movie about the four terrorists that took over United Flight 93 and plagued us Americans with a day we won’t ever forget. No doubt that Paul Greengrass would have to climb an uphill battle to get this movie the way he wanted it to look but he does the film justice, more importantly the victims on this flight get supreme recognition. He makes it impossible for us to take our eyes off of the screen. The camera style throws us unto the plane of the teary eyed, enraged passengers whose emotions are unexplainable. Its heart-wrenching seeing the passengers come as one and do what they have to do, risking their lives to save »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
Paramount 2010 Preview: Synopses and High Resolution Images from She’S Out Of My League, Morning Glory, Shutter Island, How To Train Your Dragon, More
18 December 2009 3:33 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Paramount has released the synopses and a bunch of first look images from all of their 2010 releases. Some of the first look images are from Morning Glory (Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton), She’s Out of My League (Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve), and How to Train Your Dragon. In addition to the first look images, they’ve provided us with high resolution versions of a few images that have you may have seen and the first synopses from Dinner for Schmucks, Megamind, and Morning Glory. Everything is after the jump so take a look:
Click on any image for a high resolution version. The films are listed below in order of release.
Paramount Pictures Presents
A Phoenix Pictures Production
In Association with Sikelia Productions and Appian Way
A Martin Scorsese Picture
Co-Producers Joseph Reidy Emma Tillinger Amy Herman
Executive Producers Chris Brigham Laeta Kalogridis Dennis Lehane »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Review: Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island
17 December 2009 7:23 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, which is based on Dennis Lehane's novel, is a nightmarish, puzzle-box thriller. Although the film isn't set to premiere until the Berlin Film Festival in February 2010, an "unfinished" version recently screened at Butt-numb-a-Thon in Austin, Texas. Those anticipating the muscular noir of Cape Fear, which is what the marketing has suggested, should readjust their expectations as Shutter Island is a far creepier and subtler work that uses the collective experience of a generation of Americans to grapple with themes of delusion, loss and guilt.
Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a United States Marshall who, along with a new partner Chuck Aules (Mark Ruffalo), is sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient named Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer) from a federal prison for the mentally ill on Boston's Shutter Island. Daniels, whose wife (Michelle Williams) was killed in an apartment fire, isn't the steadiest of »
Two New Photos from Scorsese's Shutter Island
17 December 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
A recent advance screening of Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island yielding positive criticism, further fueling our excitement for this psychological thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo. Today, Dreamworks released two new hi-res photos which you can access in our photo gallery by clicking on the image below. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River"), the film follows two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Ruffalo), who are summoned to a remote and barren island off the cost of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island's fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane. Look for it in theaters on February 19. »
Sherlock Holmes & Shutter Island Early Reviews
16 December 2009 2:34 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
[This article is Spoiler-free]
Are you guys seriously anticipating Guy Ritchie’s upcoming adaptation of Sherlock Holmes? How about Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s (Mystic River) novel, Shutter Island?
If you answered yes to either or both of those, then you may be interested to know that we’re now seeing some early reactions to both films and we’ve gathered snippets of those reactions to share with you. These are only the opinions of a few, so please do take them with a Big grain of salt.
Also, I’ve kept both reactions strictly Spoiler-free, so you can read at your leisure without spoiling anything.
We’ll do things in order of release date. First up, Sherlock Holmes. Here are an early batch of reviews, as collected by our friends over at Slash Film. Click the links on each selected quote to read the full review:
The Hollywood Reporter: “Guy Ritchie’s flamboyant, »
- Kofi Outlaw
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island with Leonardo DiCaprio at Berlin 2010
16 December 2009 2:17 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island The 60th Berlin Film Festival has announced the first seven titles for its Golden Bear Competition line-up. As per the film festival’s press release, this initial group is "characterized by up-and-coming young directors, stars and masters of filmmaking like Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski." Scorsese’s out-of-competition entry, Shutter Island, stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley, Patricia Clarkson, Max von Sydow, and Elias Koteas. Adapted by Laeta Kalogridis from Dennis Lehane’s novel, the thriller chronicles the pursuit of a murderess who has supposedly fled to Shutter Island after escaping from a mental asylum. Shutter Island is Scorsese’s first narrative feature since winning the Oscar for The Departed nearly three [...] »
- Edwige Andersson
Polanski's Ghost Writer to premiere in Berlin
16 December 2009 9:00 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The latest film from the Oscar-winning director, currently under house arrest in Switzerland, will be unveiled alongside Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island
The big star of next year's Berlin international film festival may yet prove to be noticeable by his absence – the new picture by Roman Polanski has been selected to premiere at the event, but the director remains in detention in Switzerland.
Polanski's drama, now called The Ghost Writer, is based on a novel by Robert Harris. It tells the tale of a writer recruited to help a disgraced British prime minister produce his memoirs against the backdrop of a possible indictment at the international criminal court. The film stars Pierce Brosnan as the statesman and Ewan McGregor as his hired author. Kim Cattrall and Olivia Williams take supporting roles.
Polanski, the director of Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown and The Pianist, is currently under house arrest at his Swiss home »
- Ben Child
BNAT1138: The Middle
15 December 2009 10:00 AM, PST | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
Before our next Butt-Numb-a-Thon (Bnat) feature and apropos to nothing other than the fact they were there for their own guest appearance at a Slammin' Salmon screening, the Broken Lizard guys had a beer-drinking contest with the Ain't it Cool Newswriters. The Lizards won, with appropriate comedic timing.
Trailers: They Call Her One Eye, Sudden Death (possibly another but between writing in the dark and my pen being rebellious, I can't tell if just overwrote notes on the next film, or over a trailer name)
Shutter Island. Essentially still a rough cut, and Harry recounts the correspondence involved getting the film. And it turned out that Scorcese negotiated the inclusion of The Red Shoes. Nice programming, Mr. Scorcese. Based on a Dennis Lehane book (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), the mystery of a missing patient at an isolated mental institution is a little too clever for my taste, but I »
- Jenn Brown
Early Buzz: Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island
14 December 2009 1:41 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
I've not yet recovered from Butt-num-a-thon, Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles' annual birthday bash / 24 hour film marathon in Austin Texas. Every year the line-up remains a surprise mix of old vintage films you've probably never seen before (and possibly never heard of) and surprise premieres from some of the most anticipated movies of the next six months. This year was my first time attending the fest, after reading about the event for nearly a decade -- and it lived up to expectations. Among this year's premieres was the new Martin Scorsese film Shutter Island. I've enjoyed all of the Dennis Lehane film adaptations thus far (and not just because I grew up in the Boston area, where most of Lehane's novels are set). But this latest film had me a bit worried. Sure, Martin Scorsese was at the helm, and I should trust that the master filmmaker »
- Peter Sciretta
Shutter Island Third Trailer
28 October 2009 11:07 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Back in June of this year the first trailer appeared for Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese’s latest collaboration with favorite leading man, Leonardo DiCaprio. It was creepy-as-hell and solidified it on my list of most anticipated movies of 2009. Unfortunately a couple of months later news hit that Paramount had moved the release date from October 2nd this year to February 19th next year. As a movie fan – as well as a follower of daily movie news – that ranks right up there with the most annoying things to happen.
A second theatrical trailer surfaced at the start of last month that even though it wasn’t as effective the first (maybe it was the initial exposure to the creepy material that lead to the effect it had on me) but nonetheless made it look great. And now we have a third Shutter Island trailer for your viewing pleasure, which is basically »
- Ross Miller
New Shutter Island Trailer Cranks up the Horror
28 October 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Whoever cut this latest trailer for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming suspense/thriller “Shutter Island” must have been on orders to make it look as much like the “Saw” films as possible. That, or one of those “Ring” remakes. It is close to Halloween, after all. The result: a noticeably creepier, more “horror”-ish looking trailer for “Shutter Island”, which first premiered on SpikeTV. Directed by Martin Scorsese and adapted from the novel by Dennis Lehane, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow, and Jackie Earle Haley. Get to shutterin’ February 19, 2010. »
- Nix
New Shutter Island Trailer Online
28 October 2009 3:49 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
The latest trailer for Shutter Island has just hit the interweb thanks to those fine folks over at Spike and it's got us even more excited than before.
This latest look at Martin Scorsese's new thriller adds a few new shots to the previous promos and gives us a better idea of the dark tone and gloomy aesthetic of the Dennis Lehane adaptation.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo star as Us Federal Marshalls sent to the titular mental asylum to investigate the disappearance of one of its inmates, only to find all manner of spooky weirdness going on.
The flick, which also stars the likes of Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley and Max von Sydow, is due for a UK release in February 2010. Take a look at the trailer below and don't forget to give us your comments in the usual place...
Shutter Island - »
'Shutter Island' Reels In Another New Trailer
28 October 2009 2:31 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Although two trailers for "Shutter Island" had been brought forth earlier, Paramount Pictures still came forward with another new trailer. This new one was debuted at the 2009 Scream Awards, which was aired on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 starting from 10:00 P.M. Et/Pt, and has since been made available online by the cable channel.
When a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital mysteriously disappears, U.S. marshals Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule are summoned to the fortress-like hospital in the remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate. Before long, Teddy wonders if the hospital's chief administrator is deceitful.
As he digs deeper, a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland trapping Teddy and his partner in the remote island. When more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, he begins to doubt everything, his memory, his partner, and even his own sanity. »
- AceShowbiz.com
The 3rd Trailer for Shutter Island Hits!
27 October 2009 8:24 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Check out the new trailer for director Martin Scorsese's psychological thriller Shutter Island, courtesy of Spike.
The twisted drama stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson and Max von Sydow and opens in theaters on February 19.
Based on the novel "Shutter Island" by Dennis Lehane, the story is set in a 1950s asylum for the criminally insane. It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Shutter Island's Ashecliffe Hospital. He'd been gunning for an assignment on the island for reasons of his own -- but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister.
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‘Ghost In The Shell’ Snags ‘Shutter Island’ Screenwriter [Updated]
27 October 2009 2:42 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Update: Laeta Kalogridis is female Not male. I apologize. Changes have been noted.
Dreamworks’ adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga/anime classic Ghost In The Shell has snagged Laeta Kalogridis to adapt Shirow’s futuristic vision into a live-action 3D blockbuster. Kalogridis has penned such past gems as Oliver Stone’s Alexander and the American alt-history epic, Pathfinder, but is poised to be a breakout name for Her work adapting author Dennis Lehane’s novel Shutter Island into a Martin Scorsese film, which will be hitting theaters early next year.
Jamie Moss (Street Kings) had been tapped to draft an earlier version of Ghost In The Shell - guess his take on the story didn’t go over so well with the studio…
The Ghost In Shell universe created by Shirow was a vision of the future where technology is everywhere and human beings have been augmented with cybernetic bodies down to their very brains, »
- Kofi Outlaw
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