Since the rampant success of the original adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Hollywood got pretty eager to see how it would fare with a statside remake. Snagging big league talent like Daniel Craig, Stellan Skarsgård and director David Fincher, one last hurdle was the casting for Lisbeth Salander. While recently we found who would play the titular character, 25 year old Rooney Mara, here is a first look at what she’d look like… From Yahoo! Movies, we get these paltry photos… Not as intimidating as Noomi Rapace (especially with the second one looking like she got knocked off a tricycle) but I bet they cast her for a…
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Sweet Trailer…’Going the Distance’
Kind of funny that I would post the trailer for something that has just come out in theaters but this movie seems to be growing on me. The always likable everyman Justin Long and Drew Barrymore (hot off her directorial debut of the charming roller-derby film Whip It) star in this delightful looking romantic comedy. At first I cast this off as yet another avoidable Rom-Com but as the wife is into that kind of stuff I took a second look at the trailer and think this could be cute fun. Have a look for yourselves… In case that trailer didn’t tell you everything you needed to know, here’s a the full breakdown from the…
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The Hollywood Fantasy Draft – "Once Upon A Time in Z-West"
For any of you familiar with Fantasy Baseball/Football, Castor and Red over at Anomalous Material have come up with the Fantasy Hollywood Draft. In the past weeks there have been some awesome picks and some really intriguing casts. That said, it has come time to put the thespians I’ve chosen to work and below you’ll find the details of the script I’ve been concocting. Is is fun and brainless? Is it just terrible hog-wash? Is it Oscar-worthy? Or is this something you’d watch if it was on TV? Have a look and please let me know…good or bad. Like they always say, “No one sets out to make a bad movie“. If it does have…
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FourScore Match-Up #4: "Somewhere in Time"
Today we’re going back, way back. Back in time in fact, but no we’re not using a time machine; today we’re doing period pieces. Each of these is from a different time, a different place, have wildly different plots…but the one thing they share is that they are visually gorgeous and their scores are just fantastic. But with four standout and stellar scores, only one of these makes the trip worth the effort. But which one is it?? Find out after the jump…
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Sweet Podcast…The Matineecast (w/ G-S-T and The Mad Hatter)
Last weekend I had an awesome time shooting the cellophane breeze with one of the coolest bloggers around. And “who might that be?” you’d ask. Well if the banner above doesn’t ring any bells, I’ll tell you. I recorded a episode of The Matineecast with The Mad Hatter, owner/operator of The Dark of the Matinee. Definitly the kind of guy you’d want to have a beer with and the man who just so happens to be the 2010 Lammy Award Winner for “Best Podcast”. That said I felt very proud to be on his show. We went over everything from Citizen Kane to Star Trek II and of course our topic de jour…
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Sweet Trailer…'The Walking Dead'
Not many TV shows get my attention but this is one I really really want to see. AMC has been developing the adaptation of The Walking Dead comic series and the pilot episode has been helmed by Oscar Winner Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile). “What’s it with all the Zombies these days?” you might ask. Well, much like the demeanor of the walking dead themselves, Zombies never really went away (like Vampires did) and this looks to have WIN all over it. So if you haven’t seen this trailer for the new show (or weren’t at Comic-Con this year), sit back and enjoy… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg46DWI_fCE For those of you…
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G-S-T Review…The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Kidnapping movies have more or less the same outcome; the kidnappers get what they want or they don’t. It’s one of the most basic sub-genre of movies which, at the same time, makes it tough to be original. That said Alice Creed does give us a ransom film that’s not entirely predictable. High points for the film abound but one thing to take close note of is writer/director J Blakeson has fully proven that the “less is more” formula still does and will always work. The Disappearance of Alice Creed is like a perfect, no nonsense “how to kidnap someone” movie…only thing they don’t tell us is how to get guts…
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G-S-T Review…Piranha 3D
Well consider me sufficiently spoiled and even more desensitized as the “horror” bar, the “skin content” bar, and the “creature feature” bar have all been raised and reset by Alexandre Aja. In his latest film, Piranha 3D has reassessed what it means to go overboard (no boat pun intended) and over the top…and I loved every minute of it. While I have been pretty firm in my stance that 3D is yet another passing fad, this movie is proof positive that it’s probably not going away anytime soon. Piranha 3D carves out a comfortable niche in film where this revived technology can showcase a perfect middle ground between the gimmick 3D films of old…
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Off the Shelf…Monty Python's 'Life of Brian'
It’s been my experience that people either prefer one thing over the other, be it vanilla or chocolate, summer or winter, Pepsi or Coke. That said I have been in many conversations where people take firm stances as the which camp they belong, and considering this topic there are some people I’ve met with avid respect, opinions and devout favoritism to one singular movie vs. another. In the crazy, silly, confusing but absolutely brilliant world of Monty Python crafted expertly by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin people either take a firm stance that their favorite MP is either The Holy Grail or Life…
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Ohhh, look…Slew of 'Lucas Lee' Posters
I was reading Empire Online and was happy to see this little post from earlier this month. If you hadn’t seen Scott Pilgrim vs The World yet, calm down, yes that is Chris Evans, no he hasn’t changed his name and no, there really isn’t a slew of Chris Evans films you missed. These are fictitious posters used to advertise fictional character Lucas Lee very fictitiously in the fictional Scott Pilgrim (yup, I just used fictitious four times…I’m pretty awesome). After looking at them all they’re pretty goofy but still kinda neat. Anyway, have a look at the rest…
