An assortment of news about films, film makers, actors, projects, etc.
True Grit becomes one I really want to check out after seeing the trailer, it’ll be the first film from the Coen brothers I’m actually excited about. But my good friend and frequent FC contributor Ted S. has been anticipating this movie for quite some time. So why not let him share the five main …
Continue reading Guest Post: 5 Reasons I’m looking forward to True Grit
Award season is in full swing with today's Golden Globe nominations, announced today at 8AM Eastern time. Just a bit of background (thanks to Wiki) on one of the industry's most important event: The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic …
Happy Wednesday, folks. Well, the post article says it all, so let's just get to them, shall we? First, the good news: Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as Galadriel in The Hobbit ... I have not read the book but I do know the royal Elf doesn't appear in it, but I trust that …
Continue reading The good, the bad and the crazy… of this week’s movie news
Special thanks to my buddy Vince Caro for his excellent contribution! With the anticipated release of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, the somewhat unmarketable genre (at least in recent years) of the ‘ballet movie’ has been reinvigorated with high expectations. The last such movie I’d seen was The Turning Point (1977), an uneven melodrama which stayed …
Now, for most people, the main draw of this movie would be the two super famous celebrities featured in every piece of marketing for this movie. The studios are obviously relying on the actors' bankable quality and star power to put butts on seats, that having only their gorgeous mugs on the movie posters would …
Continue reading Five reasons why I’d see The Tourist on opening night!
Even just hearing the title of this movie, it's hard not to raise an eyebrow and at least wonder, what the heck kind of movie is this? Well, that was my reaction when I first heard it earlier this year when it was still Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role, which would reunite him …
Welcome to a new edition of From Vision to Film, courtesy of my pal Ted S., the movie connoisseur and walking movie encyclopedia 😀 We always try to be timely with this post series, so we're posting it today to coincide with Russell Crowe's new movie The Next Three Days (read my full review) and …
Continue reading Guest Post – From Vision to Film: American Gangster
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