Just yesterday I saw this info-graphic that Hollywood's creativity is waning. I mean, zero original movie in 2011?? WOW! I wonder how 2012 fares, but there sure are a bazillion remakes, sequels, prequels, what have you, and that trend isn't likely to end anytime soon. Well, Rodney at Fernby Films are currently doing Worst Film …
Continue reading Ted’s Picks of Worst Films of the Year so far
Happy Friday everyone! Well, the cold snap is back here in my neck of the woods, with high only in the teens and below zero windchill, brrrrrr. It's fairly typical of course so I'm not whining by any means, it's just we've been sort of spoiled this year with a relatively mild Winter. Anyway, February …
Continue reading Romance, Sci-fi Nostalgia or Action? What are you watching this weekend?
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
Upon my weekly perusing of Apple trailers page, its poster graphic caught my eye. Well, partly because it was featured pretty large on the top of the page, and the names Denzel Washington & Gary Oldman are enough to make me click on it. Well, if trailers usually reveal the best parts of a movie …
Continue reading Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: The Book of Eli
Ok now, The Taking of Pelham 123 is yet another remake (clearly Hollywood's long been out of original ideas!) of a subway train being hijacked. It's a simple premise really, but director Tony Scott managed to inject enough tension and sharp dialogue to keep audience engaged. This is a story of an ordinary man forced into …
Continue reading Flixchatter Review: The Taking of Pelham 123
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