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Did You Hear How Bad the "Morgans" Is?
I’m not gonna say I told you so, but that’s only because I didn’t have a blog when I first saw the trailer for this depressingly bad looking film. Every single joke or quip in the trailer literally made me wince so clearly I am not the target audience for the film. In fact, I’d [...]
Early Word: Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" Is As Much Fun As It Looks
Early reviews have started rolling in on Christmas tentpole release Sherlock Holmes and it’s looking good. We recently posted about the film oddly disappearing from midnight showings, but it looks like no matter what time you enjoy the film, it should be just that: enjoyable. Robert Downey Jr. has really been “Mr. Reliable” when it [...]
Early Word: Nancy Meyer's "It's Complicated" Too Much For Critics
After 8 reviews on rottentomatoes.com, “It’s Complicated” starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin has scored a measly 38% with critics. Director Nancy Meyers is famous for films like “Something’s Gotta Give”, but while that was a huge hit with critics and viewers, her newest may be neither. With plenty of competition for the [...]
With "Inglourious Basterds" Coming To DVD, Quentin Tarantino's Top 8 of 2009
His new hit film “Inglourious Basterds” will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray tomorrow and Quentin Tarantino is coming clean on his favorites of 2009. No, “Inglourious Basterds” is not his favorite film of the year, despite the fact that it was plain in his writing that he seemed to truly love the film. His [...]
Remember "Shutter Island"? Well Despite Delays Early Word-Of-Mouth Is Great!
Apparently studio Paramount wasn’t lying, “Shutter Island” may have really only been delayed because of a lack of funds in the studio’s marketing department. Or at least something outside of the film lacking quality, be it the film’s fear of other competing fall films or their original excuse. For those of you that don’t already [...]
More Disappointment: Rob Marshall's "Nine"
Every year, there are a few, so-called, oscar candidates that end up being major mis-fire’s when they’re finally released. Since I posted up the unfortunate early reviews of “The Lovely Bones” things have only gotten worse on that front. “The Lovely Bones” is now at just over 40% on rottentomatoes.com. Rob Marshall, director of “Chicago” [...]
It's Official – With Early Reviews Rolling In "Avatar" Is "…an overwhelming, immersive spectacle."
I’ve been talking about “Avatar” a lot lately, but the film deserves the talk. It’s a 100% original screenplay, meaning it is adapted from no source material, something that almost never happens in the film industry. Lately some of the only big films that are original are consistently original are Disney-Pixar flicks like “Up” and [...]
First Confirmed "Avatar" Reactions… Positive!
“Avatar” has been getting insane buzz lately due to Fox’s intensely aggressive marketing campaign that has been going full force for at least the last month or so. However because the film was literally finished in the past few days, no reviews or reactions have come out. Press screenings in the US and UK occurred [...]
"The Lovely Bones" Might Just Disappoint
Earlier in the year, “The Lovely Bones” was certainly considered to be a possible Oscar front-runner. A big film with a shot at true quality. This is of course because of the largely positive word of mouth from those that read the book and the extremely high-profile director that took on the adaptation and direction [...]
Huge News For James Cameron's "Avatar"
As I scoured the interweb for new information on James Cameron’s “Avatar” I found an interesting tid-bit on another blog, hitfix.com. The film apparently received hugely positive results at a recent screening for the Hollywood Foreign Press… The people who do Golden Globe nominations. The awards show itself has been gaining on the Academy’s because [...]