This might seem like a completely random choice today, but in fact I'm sort of inspired by Kick-Ass' err... kick-ass box office this weekend. The movie tells the tale of a high school student and a comic book die hard fan who decides to be a superhero himself. The action comedy also stars Nicolas Cage, …
Continue reading Scene Spotlight: Superman rescues Lois – Superman: The Movie
Just read an interesting article the other day which I found via... what else, Twitter. Some of you probably have read it as it's all abuzz all over social media blogs and news sites about this new finding that Twitter is apparently a killer tool to predict a movie's success. Two researchers at HP Labs, …
I wrote this top ten list of most anticipated movies back in October, and lots of stuff have changed since then. Either I no longer anticipate a given flick, or simply the release date has been pushed back to next year, etc. So here are updates on the first five on my list. 1. Clash …
Continue reading Updates on FC’s Top Ten Most Anticipated 2010 Flix: Part 1
Ok, this is an unusual one. I got inspired to write this post because for the life of me I couldn't figure out why this one photo I used to accompany a news posting about Entourage gets sooo many clicks! I'm just baffled how it gets sooo much traffic, and he's not even shirtless! 🙂 …
Back in November of last year, I talked about this miniseries project based on Ken Follett's best-seller book Pillars of the Earth. The show's produced by Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment and Ridley & Tony Scott's Scott Free Films, and has been acquired by cable network Starz. The Pillars of the Earth is a sweeping epic …
Continue reading Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: Pillars of the Earth miniseries
Oh the dilemma! Thanks to Andy from Fandango Groovers, in the past month, a whole bunch of us movie bloggers have been inflicted with an amusing predicament. Apparently, Andy was inspired by a UK radio program called Desert Island Discs where guests are invited to imagine themselves cast away on a desert island with only …
Continue reading Desert Island DVDs: 8 flix I’d take with me if I were stranded on a desert island
Russell Ira Crowe turned 46 this past Wednesday. I guess I have a penchant for rugged men with a gravelly voice. Before Gerard Butler captured my attention, the New Zealand-born Aussie thespian blew me away as general Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000). There's not a lot of actors who consistently turn one impressive performance after …
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