This post is in honor of the upcoming James Bond event coming up on Saturday. Heather at Movie Mobsters and Andy at Fandago Groovers have made this a week-long event with all-things-Bond lists ... definitely a must for every Bond fan and amusing for everyone else (after all, who hasn't watched at least one Bond …
Continue reading The Flix List: Top Five Bond Girls, Villains and Title Songs
I got a free screening tickets to see this Tuesday night. Though I wasn't totally sold on the trailer, I figure 'hey, it's free and it's got Russell Crowe in it, how bad can it be?' Well, turns out it's not bad at all, in fact, it's a pretty solid movie that's intelligent and well-crafted. …
I know I just posted a trailer yesterday but I have been anticipating this for so long! Ever since I saw the 1983 BBC version of Jane Eyre, I fell in love with Charlotte Brontë’s Gothic romance and Dalton as the the ultimate Byronic hero Edward Rochester. I love how faithful it was to the …
Continue reading THIS JUST IN: JANE EYRE 2011 trailer debuts!
I first heard of this movie when Sam Worthington was cast last year, I thought the cast looks interesting. Worthington plays Michael Reed and Keira Knightley plays his wife Joanna, along with Eva Mendes and French actor Guillaume Canet as the objects of temptation for the couple. The movie is the debut of Iranian-American Massy Tadjedin, whose …
Continue reading Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: Last Night
As promised in my Friday post, I finally saw the cult-favorite Blade Runner last Friday. I see what all the fuss is about now, and to those who vouched for its important place amongst the best sci-fi movies ever made, glad to say it didn't disappoint. It's impressive given this was made 20 years ago …
Continue reading Musings on Blade Runner: What does it mean to be human?
Happy Friday all! It's kind of a meh weekend for me as far as movie releases is concerned. There's none opening tomorrow that I'm even remotely interested in: the animated superhero-deconstruction Megamind with Will Ferrell & Brad Pitt? Maybe a rental, just maybe. Due Date? Cool poster, but I just don't find the trailer all …
Continue reading Flix Watching Plans – looks like it’ll be a Blu[-ray] weekend
It shouldn't come as a surprise to everyone that MGM finally filed Chapter 11 yesterday after all the money troubles the studio has been in. Back in July, I lamented about the next 007 film being canceled as a result of MGM's financial woes. According to The Wrap, last week MGM's creditors approved a plan …
Continue reading MGM filed bankruptcy: What are your five favorite MGM movies?
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