I just reviewed The Judge this weekend and I mentioned how RDJ is playing yet another variety of Tony Stark. He's always the smartest guy in the room, and always have an arsenal of snarky remarks he can just throw at you at the best opportunity. I'm not just talking about the recent roles he …
Continue reading Question of the week: Actors whose famous role you can’t shake
Get The Gringo Remember when Mel Gibson was the king of the box office? Back in the late 80s, 90s and early 2000s, seems like every film he starred in were box office hits. After he starred in the big hit Signs back in 2002, he actually agreed to return as Max in George Miller's …
Continue reading Rental Picks: Get the Gringo & The Lone Ranger
Happy Midweek all! I've got another director-related post nearly ready to go, but I thought I'd share a trio of casting news I heard this week that I'm excited about, all involving three talented underrated actors I'd love to see getting more work. So here goes. Karl Urban's cast in JJ Abrams' futuristic drama pilot …
I barely watched the Superbowl, maybe only for 5 minutes when the Baltimore Ravens' QB threw a 40+ yards touchdown pass. I've only watched the biggest sporting game show for the ads, and now that I've got a movie blog, for the movie trailers! The power outage cracked me out though, someone tweeted that he's …
Happy Monday all! Hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was quite busy but in a good way. For our anniversary celebration, we went to see the Addams Family play on Friday night at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul. Truth be told, I'm not that familiar with the story nor have I seen the …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup: Addams Family Musical, Phantom of the Opera, Dark Shadows
As is often the case when I'm on YouTube, when I was browsing around to find Keira Knightley's clip for yesterday's post, I got sidetracked watching other similar clips. She's just one of a handful of actors who surprisingly has a pretty decent singing voice. So I decided to list 10 of them that I …
Casting is a tricky and undoubtedly crucial aspect of the film industry. I think if the filmmaker got the right actor for the role in any given movie, that's half the battle right there. But what's more fascinating than casting news is learning about the roles that got away. Cinematical recently pondered what would happen …
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