Easily their best work since O Brother, Where Art Thou? and possibly their best ever…
Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, the Coen Brothers have made three films – Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, and No Country For Old Men. All of them have been departures from their pre-9/11 pictures in that they're not based completely on their own ideas. Intolerable Cruelty, their first romantic comedy, was co-written…
Archive for January, 2008
Movie Review: No Country For Old Men
Friday, January 11th, 2008Blu-ray Review: Planet of the Apes (2001)
Friday, January 11th, 2008Tim Burton’s misguided remake makes almost no sense, but offers constant, fun action.
Remakes are exceptionally tricky when the source material is highly regarded. For Planet of the Apes the deep social and general societal issues along with the intriguing look at science made the film the classic it is. Tim Burton’s massively budgeted update only contains brief moments of this brilliance, crafting a decent chase film out of…
TV Review: Ugly Betty – “Zero Worship”
Friday, January 11th, 2008Say Bow Wow for Fashion Week…
Justin’s class arrives for a tour of Mode and the little darlings are bored with the journalistic background that Betty’s shoveling at them. They only want the dirt, and most has to do with how little celebrities eat and how thin they should strive to be. One smarter, geekier student seems momentarily interested until she’s shut…
Blu-ray Review: 28 Weeks Later
Friday, January 11th, 2008One of the better horror sequels you’ll lay eyes on.
Important to this sequel's success is the believability of the scenario. 28 Weeks Later doesn’t bring any of the characters back, choosing to craft a new story around a band of survivors trying to cope after a deadly virus wiped out most of the population. As expected, the rage virus breaks out again, leading to some spectacular, brutal,…
Blu-ray Review: Rocky Balboa
Friday, January 11th, 2008One of the greatest sequels you’ll ever see. Oh, and it’s an awesome Blu-ray too.
Some franchises deserve to go out on top. Rocky was one of them. Contrary to the jokes about how Stallone has nothing left and the franchise is dead, Rocky Balboa proves its worth and then some. This is the second best movie in the series, just behind the iconic original. Movies almost never achieve everything they set out to, making Rocky Balboa…
DVD Review: Get Smart – The Complete Series
Friday, January 11th, 2008Would you believe mankind?s greatest discovery since fire?
Currently available exclusively through Time Life, the Get Smart – The Complete Series box set proves the existence of God. Would you believe mankind’s greatest discovery since fire? How about the best TV-on-DVD collection? A great amount of work went into this set that will have every Get Smart fan drooling, and it sets the gold…
Sea Monsters: a Prehistoric Adventure – Trailer
Friday, January 11th, 2008 | Sea Monsters: a Prehistoric Adventure - Trailer Stunning photo-realistic computer-generated animation transports audiences back to the Late Cretaceous, when a great inland sea divided North America in two. The film follows a curious and adventurous dolichorhynchopsas she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monsters of all, the mosasaur. SEA MONSTERSweaves together a series of paleontological digs from around the globe in a compelling story about scientists working as detectives to answer questions about this ancient and mysterious ocean world. Viewers accompany modern and historical fossil hunters to remote locations as they excavate the remains of some of the most awe-inspiring creatures of all time, unearthing discoveries which shed light on exactly what happened to the film’s incredible cast of characters. Merging ultra-high-resolution 3D graphics with National Geographic’s trademark authenticity, compelling imagery and powerful storytelling, SEA MONSTERS is an unforgettable prehistoric adventure. Directed by: Sean Phillips Starring: John Benfield, Phil Davis, Colin Farrell, Sally Hawkins, Ewan Mcgregor |
Postal – Trailer
Friday, January 11th, 2008 | Postal - Trailer A religious charlatan (Foley), his mild mannered nephew (Ward) and a gang of bosomy commandos face off against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban in an epic battle that will determine the fate of the world in POSTAL, the latest film from controversial director Uwe Boll (“BloodRayne”). Boll roasts an entire herd of sacred cows and smashes taboos to smithereens in this over-the-top and hilariously subversive critique of modern day America. Inspired by the notorious videogame of the same name, POSTAL is a jaw-droppingly original spoof of contemporary culture and an equal opportunity offender, lampooning religious extremists, minorities, bureaucrats, immigrants, cops, women, the Holocaust, gun nuts and more with evenhanded abandon. Directed by: Uwe Boll Starring: Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Chris Coppola, Jackie Tohn, Verne Troyer |
The Orphanage – Trailer 2
Friday, January 11th, 2008 | The Orphanage - Trailer 2 The Orphanage, presented by Oscar-Nominee Guillermo del Toro, centers on a Laura (Belén Rueda from The Sea Inside) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son’s imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place. Directed by: J.A. Bayona Starring: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Montserrat Carulla, Mabel Rivera |
Prom Night – Trailer 1
Friday, January 11th, 2008 | Prom Night - Trailer 1 Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns deadly, there is only one person who could be responsible…a man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive a night “to die for.” Directed by: Nelson McCormick Starring: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis, Collins Pennie |
