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Movie Review: 'Evil Dead'
5 April 2013 5:00 PM, PDT
Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Elizabeth Blackmore
Directed by Fede Alvarez
Rated R
I thought a lot about this review for Evil Dead. The problem I had with this film was that I was trying to compare this with the original, which is a terrible mistake on my end. This film is everything you want in an Evil Dead film and everything you wished for in a remake; great scares, awesome gags, and love and care for the films that came before it. Director Fede Alvarez took in this property with ever loving care and made a film that is worthy of being mentioned alongside the original.
The film begins with four friends driving to a cabin in the woods: David ( Shiloh Fernandez ), Olivia ( Jessica Lucas ), Eric ( Lou Taylor Pucci ), and Natalie ( Elizabeth Blackmore ). Their goal isn’t to party hard, drink beer and smoke weed, »
- Jonathan Silva
New 'Great Gatsby' Poster Shows Off The Visuals
5 April 2013 3:00 PM, PDT
Before this movie went into production, the only thing I knew about The Great Gatsby was that it was a boring-ass book that I was supposedly lucky enough not to have to read because I was lucky enough not to be in a certain English class. That description was enough to keep me away from the book, but Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann seems to be shattering that assessment of the book with amazing visuals and sound, something pouring out of the new poster. »
- David Hoffman
Hans Zimmer Talks Reinventing The 'Superman' Theme
5 April 2013 12:00 PM, PDT
A film score has to do more than just be a good piece of music. It also has to communicate the emotion of whatever it's attached to. No film's theme does this more than the original Superman. I don't like the original Superman, but John Williams' composition was nothing short of breaking. Within just a few notes of that stirring theme, you know exactly who Superman is and what his entire character is about. How do you follow up on that? Man of Steel's composer, Hans Zimmer, tells us. »
- David Hoffman
'Jack the Giant Slayer' Becomes Jack the Deficit Maker for Warner Bros
5 April 2013 9:00 AM, PDT
And just like that, the money goes..Poof...
I’m sure everyone remembers all the talk last year about the failure of John Carter right? Carter made about $73 million here in the U.S and $209 million overseas. But due to a huge budget and marketing, the movie lost anywhere from $150 million to $200 million…ouch. But don’t worry John Carter, there is a new box office deficit maker in town and his name is Jack the Giant Slayer. That’s right boys and girls, your favorite Giant Slayer ended up only slaying the profits of Warner Bros…ouch. »
- Craig Dietz
First 'Carrie' Trailer Saves You Thirteen Bucks
5 April 2013 5:00 AM, PDT
Some movies are just too distinctive to remake. The Princess Bride, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, they all remain firmly etched in history, firmly enough that their safe from the remake machine. A few years ago I might have counted Carrie among those, but it turns out I'm wrong. Here's the good news, though. The first trailer for Carrie has pretty much spoiled the entire film for you, so you can watch this and be on your merry way, forgetting about this altogether. »
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Fearless Forecast: 'GI Joe' Holds On For Another Week
4 April 2013 6:45 PM, PDT
Not much coming out this weekend except for Evil Dead and Jurassic Park 3D; something for two widely different sets of audiences. On one hand you have a film with dinosaurs for everyone to enjoy and on the other you this demonic possession film with gore, mutilation and Jane Levy. While Jurassic Park appeals to a broader audience, are audiences willing to spend a ticket for a film that’s already on Blu-ray for the chance to see it in 3D? Can G.I. Joe: Retaliation pull off coming in first place another weekend? »
- Jonathan Silva
R.I.P. Roger Ebert: 1942-2012
4 April 2013 3:00 PM, PDT
It seems like the most commonly mourned deaths of film people are usually for actors, or perhaps high-scale directors. Today, though, we lost someone who outclasses most others in influence and importance to the film world. Roger Ebert passed away today for as-of-yet unspecified reasons related to his cancer, joining his partner Gene Siskel in the memories of movie-lovers everywhere. He was the icon of a generation of fans, and an innovator who brought credibility to a previously ignored profession. »
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'World War Z' Poster Shows Us A Nice Apocalypse
4 April 2013 12:00 PM, PDT
Despite my suspicions about its ultimate quality, there's one thing that I like about World War Z. Zombie movies function on a fundamental contradiction. On one hand, they're often portraying the end of the world. Yet, they usually lack the budget to show a wide scale level of destruction that the story implies. It wasn't until I realized this that I fundamentally realized what World War Z is trying to do. It's showing a Zombie apocalypse in its full, cinematically unrealized glory, something we get a hint of in this new poster. »
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'The Purge' Wrings A Lot Of Awesome Out Of Absurdity
4 April 2013 9:00 AM, PDT
Sometimes, there's a difficulty in just how I decide to evaluate a film. What makes a film good? The story? The execution? The concept? With The Purge, starring Ethan Hawke, there's a real conflict between all of that. If a film starts with a stupid concept, and then manages to spin it into something great, has it accomplished something even more admirable? You can decide for yourself after watching the trailer. »
- David Hoffman
Newest 'Only God Forgives' Trailer Has Nothing To Apologize For
4 April 2013 5:00 AM, PDT
With a title like Only God Forgives, you know a movie's going to be one of two things. It'll either be an action flick where Jason Statham/Sylvester Stallone/Arnold Schwarzenegger/Dolph Lundgren/Reb Brown/ Jean-Claude Van Damme kills everything that moves, or a smart foreign film. This is the latter, though it still involves the killing of many things that move. Drive fans out there should be excited to see this, as it reteams Ryan Gosling with Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. Trailer after the jump. »
- David Hoffman
Nolan Chooses Matthew McConaughey To Go 'Intersteller'
3 April 2013 6:02 PM, PDT
I haven't always been the biggest fan of Matthew McConaughey. In fact, that Family Guy "he sucks" cutaway gag pretty much perfectly describes my feelings. All he ever seemed to do were romantic comedies, where he was a handsome face and little more. He's gone into "appreciate me as a true actor" mode as of late, though, with more serious parts in The Lincoln Lawyer and Killer Joe. He's about to get an even better upgrade now by starring in Christopher Nolan's Intersteller. »
- David Hoffman
Zoe Saldana Gets Pegged For 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'
3 April 2013 4:00 PM, PDT
If Robert Downey Jr. is evidence of anything, it's that these Marvel movies can make careers. Zoe Saldana is certainly no stranger for blockbusters, having starred in both Avatar and Star Trek. She's never been much of a Box Office draw herself, as her star vehicle Columbiana didn't do particularly well. Maybe this'll change in the future, because she's in talks to star in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy as warrior Gamora. »
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First Trailer For 'Grown Ups 2' Makes Anti-Humor An Art Form
3 April 2013 2:00 PM, PDT
Dammit, Hollywood! There had been reports of a Grown Ups 2 i the in works ever since the first one made baffingly large amounts of cash, but there had been so little press about I had just assumed it had never come to fruition. Now, we have woeful proof that it's a reality: a trailer looks to be every bit as unfunny as the original. I actually like most of these actors; why is the whole less than the sum of its parts? »
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'The Conjuring' Scares up an R Rating and a Not So Scary New Trailer
3 April 2013 12:26 PM, PDT
When I attended the screening for The Host, the teaser trailer for The Conjuring played (you can see that one here). I thought it was an effective trailer, not to mention a little creepy and scary. But there was snickering in the audience. That’s not the response you want obviously. The word on the street though is this film is pretty good and depending on who you read/talk to, it’s supposed to be really scary. Well, a new trailer has just been released. It doesn’t scare me, but I’m not snickering either. »
- Craig Dietz
First Official 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Art Shows Serious Imagination
3 April 2013 6:00 AM, PDT
I've been waiting with baited breath to see some real footage of Marvel's upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy. We know it stars a weird-ass cast of characters. We know that it takes place roughly ninety percent in space. What we don't know is how exactly Marvel plans to make it work in a narrative context. We still have no direct information on that, but Marvel released a few pictures of official concept are for the project. »
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Don't Have $150 To Spend? See Some Of 'The Avengers' Box Set Special Features Here!
2 April 2013 6:36 PM, PDT
To some degree I love nearly all of the Avengers Phase I movies, but love can only take you so far, and 150 big ones is more than I'm willing to pay for a souped up box-set of movies that I already mostly own. You can be sure they jam-packed the thing with special features, though, and that's the main reason to buy DVDs nowadays. One of those special features, a brief introduction to what they plan on doing with Phase II, has been posted online for you to see for free. »
- David Hoffman
Pixar Finds An Official Title For 'Finding Nemo 2'
2 April 2013 3:30 PM, PDT
With all the sequels in Pixar's lineup now, it helps to look back and realize that this is a relatively new development. Until Cars 2, Pixar had only ever resorted to sequels when it came to their most famous franchise, Toy Story. Now we're getting a whole slew of Pixar sequels/prequels (still no Incredibles 2, though), with the most recently announced being Finding Nemo 2, which was today given an official name. »
- David Hoffman
Blu-Ray Releases: April 2nd, 2013
2 April 2013 1:00 PM, PDT
There's not much to come out this week. Matter of fact, there isn't anything to get this week. I had to scour the ruins of the shipment boxes to find something worth buying. It isn't much but if you're spend the cash, get Marvel Phase One. It's $150 bucks and contains Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers.
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- Jonathan Silva
New Red Band 'This is the End' Trailer Offers Too Much, Still Pretty Funny Though
2 April 2013 11:00 AM, PDT
I’ll be honest; I still get excited about each summer movie season. Even though most movies you end up seeing between May and August doesn’t ever fully live up to the expectations that are set up them (either by you or the internet), I still find myself getting excited by the prospect of it all. One in particular is this summers This is the End. Why am I so excited? Well, for one, I find most of the principal cast to be pretty funny. The second: this new red band trailer. »
- Craig Dietz
See Some Major Stars Playing The Parts They Never Got
2 April 2013 6:01 AM, PDT
It's always weird seeing younger celebrities, as anyone who has seen that goofy-ass picture of middle school-aged George Clooney (google it) can attest to. Every major star has to go through the unnerving audition process before they're so well known, and many of them go through a lot of failures, and they get kept on tape. Now, an anonymous casting director is selling a tape with a compilation of over 50 celebrities and their early auditions. There's a lengthy clip of them after the jump. »
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