With the recent release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a prequel to Planet of the Apes, it got me thinking of films with twist/surprise/shocking ending. Since the original 1968’s 'Apes' movie was the godfather of twist ending, I figure I should list my favorite films that has a surprise ending. Don’t worry, …
Continue reading Guest Post: Five Favorite Movies with a Twist Ending
One of the most anticipated film of 2012 now has something official for fans to get excited about. Seems like every other minute I see a tweet from someone who claims to have something about the movie... but I try to curb my excitement by not paying attention to them. But now, my enthusiasm just …
Continue reading THIS JUST IN! The Dark Knight Rises teaser poster
This post idea actually came about a year ago when I first heard the rumor about Jonathan Nolan collaborating with his brother Christopher on the upcoming Superman reboot. Of course that is not the case, but they are indeed writing the script together for The Dark Knight Rises, which will be their fourth screenwriting collaboration …
Continue reading Five Notable Directing Siblings Working in Hollywood Today
A while back I wrote about hack directors working in Hollywood. Well, to balance things out, now how about some of the great ones who are still churning out some great films. I’ll also list some of their upcoming projects that I’m looking forward to see on the big screen. (rtm's note: also check out …
Continue reading The Flix List: Seven Great Directors Working in Hollywood Today
By Ted Saydalavong (read Ted's profile) So 2010 is coming to an end, hard to believe, movie fans and critics everywhere will have their list of best and worst films. For this post I’ll name my top 3 best films (Note: Different people have different tastes in films so this is MY personally favorite films …
Continue reading Guest Post: 3 Best films of 2010 and 3 worst films from 2010
In honor of South African director Neill Blomkamp reuniting with his District 9 Sharlto Copley for another sci-fi flick Elysium, it made me think of other director/actor duo I'd like to see working together again. As I've just finally got around to watching some highly-acclaimed and beloved movies, I wonder if the director & actor …
Continue reading Random Question: Which director/actor reunion would you like to see?
I got tagged by film connoisseur Peter Eramo Jr. over at Magic Lantern Film to list 15 directors that have shaped the way I look at motion pictures. These are auteurs whose work I admire, even if I don't necessarily go and see every single one of their films. Some of their work have defined …
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