April 2, 2013 Earlier today (April 2), the answer to speculation of a Finding Nemo sequel were answered with an Instagram message from one of the main voice actors in the original film.
April 2, 2013 This zombie short film called 'Cargo' is now a finalist at the world's largest short film festival in Australia called Tropfest. The film runs just over 7 minutes and starts with a guy waking up from a car crash only to find that his wife has turned into a zombie and bitten him, the twist? His baby daughter in the backseat and he needs to get her to safety before he turns into the walking dead, his solution is genius.
Like any holiday that sees families congregating together and then desperately seeking activities where they don't have to talk to each other for two hours, this Easter weekend saw a strong bump at the box office thanks to a few new contenders and a handful of holdovers with some surprising staying power.
I stand before you, humbled, and tasked with explaining, in comprehensible terms, just what the heck 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' is all about. Attaining comprehensibility, however, is a chore the filmmakers didn't wrestle with, doubling-down on pure adrenaline and big movie star charisma. It's a risky move and sometimes it works. Sadly, this is not one of those cases.
While there are chuckles to be had (I mean, that Cobra Commander helmet is just too incredible to dismiss) there isn't enough whiz-bang in this film to fully deflect the utter lack of a story or absence of intriguing characters. It is, surprisingly, the lesser of the two 'G.I. Joe' films, with Stephen Sommers' 2009 'The Rise of Cobra' featuring much more team spirit, pep and fun.
'White House Down' may look a little familiar -- it is the second "'Die Hard' in the White House" movie of 2013 -- but it's also the bigger budget summer blockbuster version. Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx star in this Roland Emmerich summer extravaganza, and they waited until just after 'Olympus has Fallen' was released to debut their trailer.
After the jaw-dropping (severing?) climax of last week's 'Spartacus: War of the Damned' episode "Separate Paths," we were startlingly reminded that the genre epic will soon come to an end. We won't have to wait long for the pay-cable network's next period fix however, as the David Goyer-helmed historical thriller 'Da Vinci's Demons' will follow in its wake on April 12! The latest trailer is full of new mysteries and secrets, so have a look at the heroic Leonardo Da Vinci inside!
Quentin Tarantino wrote 'Django Unchained' with Will Smith in mind to star and Smith was the first actor Tarantino approached with the script. So why didn't Will Smith star in the film? We've heard previously from Smith who said he had some "issues" with the script but never heard what those issues were. Now the actor has explained and, well, at least he's being honest.
March 21, 2013 We're all excited for the release of Anchorman II but until then, we'll have to settle for this. Taylor Swift teaming up with the Legendary Ron Burgundy for a "Trouble" remix. (Not really, but almost as great as the goat remix.)
Let's not kid ourselves about this. Part of consuming Hollywood entertainment is that, on some level, we like these people. It's strange, but I probably like Tina Fey and Paul Rudd more than actual live humans I've met and have to deal with on a regular basis. Yes, I recognize that I only know them through the characters they play (and that includes their "as themselves" appearances on Letterman's couch or the Golden Globes stage) but their finely sculpted personas of vibrant, clever, likable people automatically gives them lift in any project they choose. When they star together in 'Admission' - a romantic comedy that is just a little bit smarter than the other leading brands - and one where they find a degree of happiness together, well, this puts the movie far off the likability charts.
James Franco might not be the best actor working in movies today, but he's almost certainly the most fearless. His choices are as unpredictable as they are gutsy. He'll try just about anything: television dramas ('Freaks & Geeks'), soap operas ('General Hospital'), comedies ('Pineapple Express'), and big blockbusters ('Spider-Man,' 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'). His latest role, in Harmony Korine's 'Spring Breakers,' might be his craziest and most daring to date. He plays Alien -- pronounced "A-Leen" in Franco's South Florida drawl -- a drug dealer and aspiring rapper who likes to boast that he's from another planet. Franco's performance is suitably extraterrestrial: hilarious, disturbing, deranged, poignant and endlessly quotable. In an instant classic scene, Alien shows off all his prized possessions -- machine guns and money and nunchucks and 'Scarface' DVDs on constant repeat -- while screaming "Look at my s---!" Alien's orders are superfluous; any time Franco's onscreen, you can't take your eyes off him.
The question posed in the headline is probably one you've never wondered in your entire life, yet here we are and we have the answer for you. Via the magic of Photoshop, someone has replaced all the guns in famous movie scenes with a good ole thumbs up. Let's see what happens when gun control goes crazy.
March 18, 2013 Have we given up hope that we'll see a big screen adaptation of the E.L. James trilogy, "Fifty Shades of Grey?" Last we heard, we're still waiting for the screenplay to be written. We have no idea who is going to be cast in the leads, Ana Steele and Christian Grey. But I guess as long as we keep getting reminders that we read the books last year, we'll remember that we're supposed to be getting excited about seeing the very "R" rated, possible "NC-17" flick to hit the theaters. Kate Moss is helping us remember too.
