Mere hours until buh-bye to 2009. Movie sites/blogs alike are abuzz with talks of awards and their picks of best-of lists. Well, since I haven't seen some of those taunted as 'the best' of the year (i.e. Hurt Locker, Up in the Air, etc.), I 'm going to delay my best-of list until sometime in …
Month: December 2009
Casting & Misc. News: FlixChatter Highlights
Looks like the last FlixChatter's news post in 2009 will end with some bizarre ones. So let's get to 'em, shall we? Pride & Prejudice meets Zombies It doesn't get more bizarre than this. Based on Seth Grahame-Smith's novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the movie will focus on heroine Elizabeth Bennet's quest for love …
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Ten Hottest Aussie Actors/Actresses
Well, by now most of you have probably seen Avatar, and judging from the search terms people used to find my — and others' — blog, one could deduce that Sam Worthington's celebrity has pretty much 'arrived.' Ever since that flick came out, roughly 99% of the search terms listed on my blog dashboard is …
Inception International Teaser Trailer (English version)
A new International teaser trailer for the upcoming Christopher Nolan movie is here, showing a lot more footage than the original teaser back in August. Unfortunately, it's in French right now. I saw the exact same version in English when I saw Sherlock Holmes yesterday and I literally jumped off my seat when I saw …
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FlixChatter’s Sherlock Holmes Review
Let's just say one thing for sure, this isn't your grandfather's Sherlock Holmes. This version breathes the spirit of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, but purists beware that Guy Ritchie definitely takes some, ok a lot of liberties with his interpretation of the legendary detective. Reportedly, Madonna's ex is a Holmes aficionado who's clearly been …
Random Thoughts: Sam Worthington’s Five Fave Flicks
My go-to review site RottenTomatoes.com has a regular feature where random movie actors/directors list their five favorite movies and why. Earlier this month, it featured AVATAR's star Sam Worthington's Five Favorite Films. Please note these are his favorites, not his 'best films' list: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 82% Tomatometer) Lethal Weapon 2 -- because that's …
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FlixChatter Spotlight: Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special
It's what our local newspaper call a very Messy Christmas today with nonstop icky snow and sleet outside. There's already at least a foot of snow already on the ground, our grill and plastic chairs on the deck are buried in snow, and so are most cars parked outside. Some of you are spending time …
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