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Disaster Zone – Summer 2010: “Robin Hood” Charges, “Just Wright” Shoots Hoops, and “Letters to Juliet” Shoots Hearts
While the second weekend of the summer was still dominated by Iron Man 2, which dropped a large, but not dismal 59.4% and pulled in $52 million in its second weekend, three new films were also released. The weirdest and largest of them being the manly looking Robin Hood, but chick-flick Letters to Juliet, and [...]
Disaster Zone – Summer 2010: Iron Man 2 and the First Weekend of Summer
I don’t think I’m the only one who’s noticed – this summer’s film line-up is the worst in ages. Sure things are beginning to improve here in mid-July. Having seen Despicable Me, Predators, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice all range from good to decent. I think after the previous offerings of this summer we would have [...]
3-D Overload: How Many 3-D Movies Can Hollywood Make?
Over these past few weeks we’ve seen the announcement of, for a lack of better words, a shit load of 3-D films. We’re here to tell you what was announced, why this is happening, and why the craze might end before it ever really gets going strong. Normally we give you some information, a scoop [...]
Most Anticipated: March 2010
Last month we picked three movies, one to watch which to clarify means one to keep an eye on (The Wolfman), one to check out (Cop Out), and don’t miss this (Shutter Island). We were really only right about one of the three as Cop Out gets trashed by critics this weekend, as we said [...]
Sequel Watch: “Unbreakable 2″, “Die Hard 5″, and “Wanted 2″ Among This Week’s Big News
We aren’t for unoriginal films here at Hollywood Prophets, but sometimes a sequel isn’t such an awful idea. Hollywood has unfortunately been making sequels at an almost unbearable rate, and they sometimes end up ruining a franchises integrity, and other times actually fail because they were never wanted to begin with. This week saw several [...]
Indie Revival: Kevin Smith’s Contribution to Independent Film
Kevin Smith has a very much not independent film, Cop Out, which was produced under Warner Bros. supervision, coming out this weekend. He’s sort of at a low point in his life right now. He’s gained loads of weight, and he doesn’t really even look like the same dude anymore. Smith was always a heavy boy, [...]
Superhero Showcase: What to Expect For the Future (Part 2 of 3)
In our previous post about the future of superheroes we went over all within letters A-F. In this post we’ll continue with the future preview and go over G-Sp. It’s unbelievable how many superhero movies Hollywood has in the works, and we can only expect the number of films to grow as popularity continues to [...]
Actor Profile of the Week: Who Else But Leonardo DiCaprio?
Holy shit. Leonardo DiCaprio is one busy mofo. He has more projects on his plate for the next few years than most people in Hollywood would undertake in their entire careers. The guy is serious, and his production company, Appian Way seems to be getting more involved and undertaking far more projects than ever before. [...]
Superhero Showcase: What to Expect For the Future (Part 1 of 3)
In our previous Superhero Showcase, we talked about what we thought of some of this year’s upcoming superhero flicks. All films that are deep into production, and ready to roll out very soon. Now it’s time to talk about some of the superhero movies that are further off, sometimes just films that studios got the [...]
24 Frames: The History of Hollywood Gimmicks (Part 1 of 3)
By the end of the 1950′s, an unprecedented chain of events had radically altered Hollywood’s studio system, breaking down their oligipoly over theater chains and allowing actors and directors to walk free from their contracts. It was then that independent films first gained an audience, with various directors, domestic and foreign, contributing to a lively underground of experimental films. What [...]