The Wrestler
For all its indie cred, adult language, and exposed body parts, Darren Aronofsky's film follows a well-trod path through sports movie cliches. Still, it's anchored by Mickey Rourke's empathetic, "I've been there and I know that" performance as a world-weary wrestler, and Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood provide needed counterbalance as a wary stripper and unforgiving daughter, respectively. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.
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Frost/Nixon
Peter Morgan's adaptation of his own stage play supplies all the "based on truth" dramatic hay that's needed, while Michael Sheen and Frank Langella sparkle in the title roles. Ron Howard's movie feels very much like a television production; as an actors' showcase, it's fine for what it is, without illuminating deeper truths. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.
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Caprica
I've watched and watched without...
For all its indie cred, adult language, and exposed body parts, Darren Aronofsky's film follows a well-trod path through sports movie cliches. Still, it's anchored by Mickey Rourke's empathetic, "I've been there and I know that" performance as a world-weary wrestler, and Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood provide needed counterbalance as a wary stripper and unforgiving daughter, respectively. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.
Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon
Frost/Nixon
Peter Morgan's adaptation of his own stage play supplies all the "based on truth" dramatic hay that's needed, while Michael Sheen and Frank Langella sparkle in the title roles. Ron Howard's movie feels very much like a television production; as an actors' showcase, it's fine for what it is, without illuminating deeper truths. Also on Blu-ray. Rent it.
Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon
Caprica
I've watched and watched without...
- 4/21/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
From the amount of genre news that's filtered through the site these past seven days, it's tempting to ask, "What recession?" But except for a very few high profile films, the majority of the projects currently in various stages of production are quite modest, whether they are indies or studio funded. And lucky for us, some sound quite promising. Which are the five that stood out during the week of March 29-April 4, 2009?
First up is Section 8. Paramount, Gaumont, and MySpace are teaming up for this new web series, which will debut exclusively on MySpace in the fall. Do we need another supernatural thriller with a Ten Little Indians premise? Isn't that what "Harper's Island" is? But Section 8 is additionally part social experiment as "it will have elements designed to allow viewers to use various functions of the [MySpace] networking service while watching the segments. Viewers will also be able to vote...
First up is Section 8. Paramount, Gaumont, and MySpace are teaming up for this new web series, which will debut exclusively on MySpace in the fall. Do we need another supernatural thriller with a Ten Little Indians premise? Isn't that what "Harper's Island" is? But Section 8 is additionally part social experiment as "it will have elements designed to allow viewers to use various functions of the [MySpace] networking service while watching the segments. Viewers will also be able to vote...
- 4/4/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Ever notice whenever there's a non-comedy made about magicians they're almost always either using their powers of magic and illusions to fight evil or commit it? The pattern continues with the serial killer thriller Magic Man. The real magic might well be its cast: Billy Zane, Robert Davi, Armand Assante, Bai Ling, Andrew Divoff, and Richard Tyson.
Billy Zane stars as popular Las Vegas magician Krell Darius. Tourist Tatiana (Estelle Raskin, not familiar with her) just happens to be the daughter of a magician's assistant killed on stage during an illusion gone wrong. Of course she falls under Krell's spell, and, of course, it turns out her mother's death may not have been an accident after all, and, of course, Krell may have been in some way responsible. Could Krell be a master magician whose greatest trick is getting away with murder? And could Tatiana be next?
As Tatiana's beautiful...
Billy Zane stars as popular Las Vegas magician Krell Darius. Tourist Tatiana (Estelle Raskin, not familiar with her) just happens to be the daughter of a magician's assistant killed on stage during an illusion gone wrong. Of course she falls under Krell's spell, and, of course, it turns out her mother's death may not have been an accident after all, and, of course, Krell may have been in some way responsible. Could Krell be a master magician whose greatest trick is getting away with murder? And could Tatiana be next?
As Tatiana's beautiful...
- 4/2/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
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