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June 19th, 2010 — At the Movies, Reviews
The Charge
Revenge gets ugly.
Opening Statement
Oh, man. Here I was, fairly certain that The A-Team was the low point of the summer movie season, and along comes Jonah Hex to blast my theory to hell.
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June 11th, 2010 — At the Movies, Reviews
The Charge
There is No Plan B
Opening Statement
The ‘80s television show The A-Team has its fans, but let’s be honest: it was always a pretty dumb show. Unsurprisingly, the dumb show has now been turned into a dumb movie. Continue reading →
May 4th, 2010 — At the Movies, News
Michael, Chris, Dan, and Steve gaze into the Cinema Verdict crystal ball for a look at what we can expect from Hollywood this summer, from Iron Man 2 (May 7) to Piranha 3-D (Aug 27) and everything in between.
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January 8th, 2010 — At the Movies
Attention readers: did you miss our review of Daybreakers from our Toronto International Film Festival coverage in September? If so, you missed out on a bloodbath, literally. Packed full of dismembered bodies, vampires and more Willem Dafoe than you can shake a stick at, horror aficionados are no doubt lining up for this one.
What did we think of Daybreakers? Head on over and read our review to decide for yourself!
December 4th, 2009 — At the Movies
Attention loyal readers: did you miss our review of Up In The Air from our Toronto International Film Festival coverage in September? If so, you’ve come to the right place then. The latest film from Jason Reitman (Juno, Thank You For Smoking) this one has already begun racking up the accolades and awards — some even place it (controversially one might argue!) as the Best Film of the Year.
Head on over and read our review to decide for yourself!
November 6th, 2009 — At the Movies
Attention loyal readers: did you miss our review of The Men Who Stare At Goats from our Toronto International Film Festival coverage in September? No problem, we understand. It was a busy month, after all. Kids going back to school, the leaves changing colors. It happens!
This zany comedy is now in theaters, so be sure and familiarize yourself with our review before you throw down the box office dollars!
May 4th, 2009 — At the Movies, Clip
The latest trailer for Up ran alongside X-Men Origins: Wolverine this weekend, revealing more of the story’s grand adventure and their traveling companion Dug the Dog. Now comes this exclusive clip from hulu where Dug takes center stage…
February 5th, 2009 — At the Movies, Behind the Scenes
I’ll admit Clue ranks high on my guilty pleasure list, but the studios are so devoid of scouting real talent that we suffer with greenlighting projects like this? Seriously?!
Universal has tapped director Kevin Lima (Enchanted) to direct a live action adaptation of the enduring Milton Bradley board game, from a script by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder). How exciting.
I can picture it now… Meryl Streep stars as Gramma Nutt, held hostage by Gloppy (Tom Cruise hoping for an Oscar) and the Gingerbread People deep in the Molasses Swamp. Only our adolescent heroes (Dakota Fanning and Zac Efron) and can help Plumpy (Jack Black) rescue her, but their exposure to MTV and Nintendo Wii has destroyed their imaginations, leaving little hope of ever finding the Brigadoon-esque Candy Land, let alone traversing it’s many dangers in time to reach Gramma before she’s turned into fudge.
Somebody at the WGA is not doing their job. There are hundreds of incredibly gifted writers in this town slaving away, creating compelling stories with inspired characters, and this is what goes into production. What truly scares me is what comes next… Michael Bay takes on The Weebles. McG reinvents Colorforms. M. Night Shyamalan shows us the dark side of Shrinky Dinks. Forget the economic recession, we’ve fallen into a creative black hole from which we may never escape.
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January 29th, 2009 — At the Movies, Behind the Scenes
Fox is on a roll. Yesterday it was Ridley Scott’s The A-Team and today they rescue Narnia from the jaws of death. Seems the studio is willing to bite the bullet and swallow half of the development and production costs on The Dawn Treader, in anticipation of a Christmas 2010 release. Good to see the money they’re stealing from Warner Bros. Watchmen project is going to good use.
You’ll recall Disney dumped the franchise, after a less than robust return on Prince Caspian. The Mouse’s loss appears to be the Fox’s gain. Now all they need is a screenwriter. Unfortunately, first draft scribe Richard LaGravanese may no longer be available, leaving Walden and Fox in the lurch. The principal cast will all return, but director Andrew Adamson shifts into his producing chair, letting Michael Apted take the helm.
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January 28th, 2009 — At the Movies, Behind the Scenes
Originality truly is dead for the summer movie season.
Fox announced late Tuesday that Ridley and Tony Scott have been given the green light for their remake of the NBC series The A-Team. From a script by forthcoming G.I. Joe big screen adaptation scribe Skip Woods, under the direction of Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces), the studio has planted the picture as their June 2010 tent pole. Lucky us.
If that weren’t disturbing enough, Ridley — who I’ve interviewed and still admire — commented, “Tony and I feel that marrying this Scott Free project with Joe’s sensibility will result in a fast-paced, exciting franchise, one we hope will be around for years to come.” Yeah, because that worked so well for Miami Vice and The Dukes of Hazzard.
Carnahan chimed in, “Fox hired me to make it as emotional, real and accessible as possible without cheesing it up.” Good luck with that.
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