There's a bit of a Norwegian super-team assembled for upcoming comedy Opportunity Knocks (Norske Byggeklosser) - the new remake of one of the all time classic local pictures. Dead Snow producer Kjetil Omberg, The Bothersome Man producer Jørgen Storm Rosenberg and Fatso / Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder helmer Arild Forhlich are behind this new version with Dag star Atle Antonsen starring (and starring and starring some more) in multiple parts. The plot line will call to mind 1986 Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit for Us audiences, with its story of a couple inheriting a house badly in need of repair. The set up is a very straight forward one but the team behind the scenes here is anything but. We've been raging fans...
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- 12/7/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Stars: Ehad Berisha, Justin Andrew Davis, Peyton Michelle Edwards, Olivia Helaine, John Pope, Eric Consolazio, Kristen Anne Ferraro | Written and Directed by Erik C. Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist
She Came from the Woods is a brand-new short film written, directed, and produced by The Bloomquist Brothers (Erik and Carson); whose most-recent short, Ghost Tour, is currently on Crypt TV, and whose hard-boiled short film, The Cobblestone Corridor, we reviewed way back in 2015….
After a brief introduction, with the camp counselors all sitting round a campfire telling a scary story a la Are You Afraid of the Dark?, She Came From the Woods wastes no time getting to the horrific action. But with a running time of just over 12 minutes, there’s not that much time to begin with!
The set up is brief. There’s an urban legend that says you will call the evil spirt of Esther – a witch who...
She Came from the Woods is a brand-new short film written, directed, and produced by The Bloomquist Brothers (Erik and Carson); whose most-recent short, Ghost Tour, is currently on Crypt TV, and whose hard-boiled short film, The Cobblestone Corridor, we reviewed way back in 2015….
After a brief introduction, with the camp counselors all sitting round a campfire telling a scary story a la Are You Afraid of the Dark?, She Came From the Woods wastes no time getting to the horrific action. But with a running time of just over 12 minutes, there’s not that much time to begin with!
The set up is brief. There’s an urban legend that says you will call the evil spirt of Esther – a witch who...
- 10/31/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
This morning brings about our first official look at the long gestating Jumanji sequel, Welcome to the Jungle, setting up the new plot/characters and throwing in a surprising amount of genuine humor. Come inside to check it out!
I've been about as skeptical as one coule be in regards to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. While I enjoyed the first film, I can't say I was a huge fan of it, and it holds little nostalgic value to me. As such, a sequel so far down the road has held almost no interest for me...So imagine my surprise at how much I really enjoyed this first trailer.
The set up is as expected; rather than a board game, this time around kids are sucked into a video game environment and expected to cope with their new personas. There's a lot of humor in this trailer and, for me at least,...
I've been about as skeptical as one coule be in regards to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. While I enjoyed the first film, I can't say I was a huge fan of it, and it holds little nostalgic value to me. As such, a sequel so far down the road has held almost no interest for me...So imagine my surprise at how much I really enjoyed this first trailer.
The set up is as expected; rather than a board game, this time around kids are sucked into a video game environment and expected to cope with their new personas. There's a lot of humor in this trailer and, for me at least,...
- 6/29/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Chicago - The idiotic notion in Hollywood (and in the basements of fanboy mothers everywhere) that women can’t be funny is a joke in itself. Women have been forced to prove themselves on the male-dominated comedic circuit and have come out as successful as their male counterparts. “Rough Night”, despite all of its flaws, is just the most recent example of that.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
There is no looking past some of the more obvious conventions used in this and many other bachelor/bachelorette-party-gone-wrong genre films. The set up is typically the same, with each character playing a specific archetype, and having each of them riff off of each other. This is unavoidable. “Hangover” did it. “Bridesmaids” did it. “Rough Night” does it as well. The only difference between the other films and this one is the humor is much more centered around the female experience, and that is the most refreshing part of it.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
There is no looking past some of the more obvious conventions used in this and many other bachelor/bachelorette-party-gone-wrong genre films. The set up is typically the same, with each character playing a specific archetype, and having each of them riff off of each other. This is unavoidable. “Hangover” did it. “Bridesmaids” did it. “Rough Night” does it as well. The only difference between the other films and this one is the humor is much more centered around the female experience, and that is the most refreshing part of it.
- 6/17/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Simon Brew Jun 17, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. Here's our spoiler-packed review...
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
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10.10 The Eaters Of Light
“Everyone knows there are ghosts in the hill”
Thanks to a surprisingly long epilogue at the end of The Eaters Of Light, it feels as though the stage is tantalisingly now set for wherever Steven Moffat’s very last Doctor Who finale two-parter is set to take us. With the story of this particular episode told before 40 minutes had been clocked up, we were left in the Tardis with the Doctor, Missy, Nardole and Bill. One of those people was supposed to be in the vault (a mystery whose pay-off continues to be far less satisfying than the build up), but has been...
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. Here's our spoiler-packed review...
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
See related Transformers: Age Of Extinction just shy of three hours long Transformers: the great toy massacre of 1986
10.10 The Eaters Of Light
“Everyone knows there are ghosts in the hill”
Thanks to a surprisingly long epilogue at the end of The Eaters Of Light, it feels as though the stage is tantalisingly now set for wherever Steven Moffat’s very last Doctor Who finale two-parter is set to take us. With the story of this particular episode told before 40 minutes had been clocked up, we were left in the Tardis with the Doctor, Missy, Nardole and Bill. One of those people was supposed to be in the vault (a mystery whose pay-off continues to be far less satisfying than the build up), but has been...
- 6/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew May 11, 2017
Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas all head out into space in Doctor Who series 10's latest adventure. Here's our Oxygen review...
10.5 Oxygen
Ah, now here’s that episode of Doctor Who series 10 with scary monsters that you were waiting for.
Cooked up in the brain of Jamie Mathieson – back after Mummy On The Orient Express, Flatline and The Girl Who Died - it’s also the first story in the run that brings Matt Lucas’ Nardole properly along for the ride, and lets us spend a bit of quality time with him. Scary monsters? Nardole? That’s two things many fans were asking for in one 45 minute episode.
An episode that just happens to be terrific.
The set up on the surface seems your standard Doctor Who base under siege, but there’s a good deal more to it. This time, the Doctor, Bill and...
Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas all head out into space in Doctor Who series 10's latest adventure. Here's our Oxygen review...
10.5 Oxygen
Ah, now here’s that episode of Doctor Who series 10 with scary monsters that you were waiting for.
Cooked up in the brain of Jamie Mathieson – back after Mummy On The Orient Express, Flatline and The Girl Who Died - it’s also the first story in the run that brings Matt Lucas’ Nardole properly along for the ride, and lets us spend a bit of quality time with him. Scary monsters? Nardole? That’s two things many fans were asking for in one 45 minute episode.
An episode that just happens to be terrific.
The set up on the surface seems your standard Doctor Who base under siege, but there’s a good deal more to it. This time, the Doctor, Bill and...
- 5/11/2017
- Den of Geek
So that happened.
Homeland Season 6 Episode 12 just upended a season that had felt tight in its plot and coherent in its character development for...shock value? I don't even know.
So, let's see. Peter Quinn is dead for real this time. That was pretty much my takeaway.
Are we supposed to be grateful that at least they didn't leave his death ambiguous like Homeland Season 5?
Are we supposed to be impressed that Homeland was "brave" enough to bring back a beloved character from the dead; have him suffer relentlessly for one more season; and then kill him off mid-finale without any fanfare?
Is this what makes a television show prestigious?
Because I have a feeling that a lot of Peter Quinn fans – like me – are feeling baited. We felt betrayed at the end of last season when our beloved character survived torture after torture only to have his life left in the balance.
Homeland Season 6 Episode 12 just upended a season that had felt tight in its plot and coherent in its character development for...shock value? I don't even know.
So, let's see. Peter Quinn is dead for real this time. That was pretty much my takeaway.
Are we supposed to be grateful that at least they didn't leave his death ambiguous like Homeland Season 5?
Are we supposed to be impressed that Homeland was "brave" enough to bring back a beloved character from the dead; have him suffer relentlessly for one more season; and then kill him off mid-finale without any fanfare?
Is this what makes a television show prestigious?
Because I have a feeling that a lot of Peter Quinn fans – like me – are feeling baited. We felt betrayed at the end of last season when our beloved character survived torture after torture only to have his life left in the balance.
- 4/10/2017
- by Vivian Figueredo
- TVfanatic
Author: Guest
The reaction you have to Mad to Be Normal, the biopic of Scottish psychiatrist R.D Laing, who advocated new controversial ways of dealing with schizophrenia in the 1960s, will vary strongly depending on whether or not you have known anyone with the condition. If you haven’t, R.D Laing will be a pioneer of psychiatry who fought for mentally ill patients to be treated in a more humane light. If you have, the film will serve as a chilling reminder of the complete lack of understanding of schizophrenia in the 1960s; clueless doctors were constantly on the edge of discovery and were left to speculate and experiment on patients for answers, which allowed for mavericks like R.D Laing to surface.
The provocative film is written with an intimate understanding of the man by Robert Mullan, who interviewed the psychiatrist in the 1990s for his autobiography.
The reaction you have to Mad to Be Normal, the biopic of Scottish psychiatrist R.D Laing, who advocated new controversial ways of dealing with schizophrenia in the 1960s, will vary strongly depending on whether or not you have known anyone with the condition. If you haven’t, R.D Laing will be a pioneer of psychiatry who fought for mentally ill patients to be treated in a more humane light. If you have, the film will serve as a chilling reminder of the complete lack of understanding of schizophrenia in the 1960s; clueless doctors were constantly on the edge of discovery and were left to speculate and experiment on patients for answers, which allowed for mavericks like R.D Laing to surface.
The provocative film is written with an intimate understanding of the man by Robert Mullan, who interviewed the psychiatrist in the 1990s for his autobiography.
- 4/3/2017
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Beauty and the Beast” star Emma Watson joined Ellen DeGeneres for a prank that saw DeGeneres feeding Watson lines through an earpiece to an unsuspecting nanny. The set up was that Watson was looking to interview a nanny. But considering the fact that Watson has no children, the nanny would be taking care of her instead. As you can probably guess, things only got weirder from there. Also Read: Watch Emma Watson Get Invited to Dinner in New 'Beauty and the Beast' Clip The nanny does her best to make sense of what is going on, without much luck.
- 3/3/2017
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
The Oscars always have at least one outrageous or standout moment, but this year’s Oscars are unprecedented! With a show that was already running late, everyone was waiting for the Best Picture announcement. Up until this point, there really weren’t any big surprises, but many were hopeful that Moonlight, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, would upset the favorite, La La Land. (Yes, this was a thing. SNL did a hilarious skit on the issue.) The Set Up: The Oscars Diversity Issues After last year’s #OscarsSoWhite fiasco, this season had plenty of diversity in the nominees. Lion, Hidden Figures, Fences,
Not Just Another Night at the Oscars – The La La Land/Moonlight Mix up!
Not Just Another Night at the Oscars – The La La Land/Moonlight Mix up!
- 2/27/2017
- by Joy D'Angelo
- TVovermind.com
Rachel Meaden Nov 27, 2016
It’s the penultimate episode of Yonderland series 3 and we’re finally getting some answers to what Cuddly Dick is getting up to…
This review contains spoilers.
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3.7 Miss Smashing
Yonderland does beauty pageants in episode 7 but something about it doesn’t feel quite right when all the rejected contestants start going missing…
This week sees the re-emergence of a Televised Beauty Contest Yonderland called Miss Smashing. Debbie thinks that something about the show smells a bit fishy and endeavours to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile Negatus is a double agent working for Cuddly Dick once again and trying to decide if he should...
It’s the penultimate episode of Yonderland series 3 and we’re finally getting some answers to what Cuddly Dick is getting up to…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, modern myths, playing Loki and more Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, War Horse, Greek mythology and more Marvel Studios movies: UK release date calendar Why Thor: Ragnarok may be a pivotal film in Marvel's phase 3
3.7 Miss Smashing
Yonderland does beauty pageants in episode 7 but something about it doesn’t feel quite right when all the rejected contestants start going missing…
This week sees the re-emergence of a Televised Beauty Contest Yonderland called Miss Smashing. Debbie thinks that something about the show smells a bit fishy and endeavours to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile Negatus is a double agent working for Cuddly Dick once again and trying to decide if he should...
- 11/27/2016
- Den of Geek
Today, Frictional Games are known as masters of horror, but in 2006, they were a group of university students at work on their thesis. The project in question? A propitiatory game engine with advanced lighting, physics and bloom. To show off their tech, they bolted on a short playable demo and named it Penumbra. Beautiful but eerie, Penumbra showed promise and a full game was commissioned with a second episode to follow a year later. Then, in 2010, Frictional’s place in the contemporary consciousness was assured thanks to a Gothic horror title set in a haunted mansion in the classic style of Lovecraft. Its name was Amensia: The Dark Descent.
Today, Amnesia‘s influence is clear to see in games like Alien: Isolation, Outlast and Layers of Fear. The Amnesia Collection bundles The Dark Descent alongside its Dlc, Justine, and a sequel titled A Machine for Pigs, giving PS4 players exclusive...
Today, Amnesia‘s influence is clear to see in games like Alien: Isolation, Outlast and Layers of Fear. The Amnesia Collection bundles The Dark Descent alongside its Dlc, Justine, and a sequel titled A Machine for Pigs, giving PS4 players exclusive...
- 11/23/2016
- by Edward Love
- We Got This Covered
“Kong: Skull Island” set Comic-Com a buzz over the summer with a two-minute trailer that looked more like a Vietnam-era war film than a traditional monster movie (many people jumped at “Apocalypse Now” comparisons, and they weren’t necessarily wrong). Warner Brothers has finally premiered the official trailer, and it defies expectations once again.
Read More: ‘Kong: Skull Island’: The Beast Awakens In First Poster
The set up for this new reimagining of the Kong legend is fairly routine: A scientific expedition heads to the the titular island and awakens its most iconic beast. What looks to set this adventure blockbuster a part from the rest is an epic cast, including John C. Reilly, Tom Hiddleston. John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar winner Brie Larson, and some eye-popping direction from Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the indie breakout behind “Kings Of Summer.”
“Kong: Skull Island” lands in theaters March 10, 2017. Watch the heart-pounding first trailer below.
Read More: ‘Kong: Skull Island’: The Beast Awakens In First Poster
The set up for this new reimagining of the Kong legend is fairly routine: A scientific expedition heads to the the titular island and awakens its most iconic beast. What looks to set this adventure blockbuster a part from the rest is an epic cast, including John C. Reilly, Tom Hiddleston. John Goodman, Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar winner Brie Larson, and some eye-popping direction from Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the indie breakout behind “Kings Of Summer.”
“Kong: Skull Island” lands in theaters March 10, 2017. Watch the heart-pounding first trailer below.
- 11/17/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
We have a packed Horror Highlights today! Heidi Moore’s Dolly Deadly creeps its way onto Blu-ray on August 23rd. Also: release details for Like a Bat Outta Hell, The Cursed, and A Haunting at the Park Hotel, as well as home media info for Flytrap, Dark Cove, and Dam Sharks!
Dolly Deadly Blu-ray Release Announced and Cover Artwork Revealed: Press Release: “Dolly Deadly is a feature film of the psychological horror/revenge genre written by Heidi Moore and Cassandra Sechler. It’s sure to be a little creepy, a bit silly, and a lot of fun (think Troma meets John Waters).
The story of Dolly Deadly revolves around the warped psychology of a tormented young boy who can only relate to his doll collection, and the only relief from the pain in his life comes with slaughtering those he has learned to hate the most. Everyone in his trailer park!
Dolly Deadly Blu-ray Release Announced and Cover Artwork Revealed: Press Release: “Dolly Deadly is a feature film of the psychological horror/revenge genre written by Heidi Moore and Cassandra Sechler. It’s sure to be a little creepy, a bit silly, and a lot of fun (think Troma meets John Waters).
The story of Dolly Deadly revolves around the warped psychology of a tormented young boy who can only relate to his doll collection, and the only relief from the pain in his life comes with slaughtering those he has learned to hate the most. Everyone in his trailer park!
- 8/18/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
When I first met Ivan Reitman, I was warned to be on my best behavior. I was an employee at Dave’s Video, a laserdisc retail store, and Reitman was one of the store’s most important customers. He, Steven Spielberg, and Danny DeVito all had a standing order. They wanted one of every title. Everything. If it came out, they owned it. Reitman’s assistants picked orders up frequently, but every now and then, he’d be the one that came in, sometimes with his teenage son Jason in tow. When he did come in, it was important that we keep him happy. He was one of the guys keeping the doors of that business open, and we absolutely went out of our way to make sure he got anything he wanted. He turned out to be far less scary than he'd been described when I finally helped him one afternoon,...
- 7/18/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
“Hello, Boils and Ghouls” was a typical opening salvo from The Crypt Keeper, the wraparound host (and animatronic cadaver) of HBO’s inventive, creepy and more often than not, mordantly funny salute to the EC Comics of yesteryear, Tales from the Crypt (1989 – 1996). Throughout seven seasons, viewers were subjected to as much gore, nudity, and twisted morality as we could handle. God (or his underworld counterpart) bless premium cable.
Tales ran from June 10th, 1989 to July 19th, 1996, for a grand total of 93 episodes. That’s a lot of grue to ingest, and until ratings started to slip by Season Six, horror fans found it easy to lap up. And as with any anthology series, mileage varies and quality flickers to and fro – but Tales from the Crypt’s success is anchored in the very fact that it was allowed to live, and thrive, for as long as it did.
The show...
Tales ran from June 10th, 1989 to July 19th, 1996, for a grand total of 93 episodes. That’s a lot of grue to ingest, and until ratings started to slip by Season Six, horror fans found it easy to lap up. And as with any anthology series, mileage varies and quality flickers to and fro – but Tales from the Crypt’s success is anchored in the very fact that it was allowed to live, and thrive, for as long as it did.
The show...
- 7/3/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
★★★★★ Writer-director Tobias Lindholm recaptures the hard-knuckled tension of 2012's A Hijacking in his gripping third feature A War, recently upgraded to the nine-film shortlist for the foreign language Oscar. It more than deserves the credit - Lindholm's film is one of the best movies about recent Western interventions into the Middle East, and a great post-9/11 war movie in its own right. The set up for A War - the indefinite article is important - is deceptively simple. Pilou Asbæk plays weary but level-headed company commander Claus, leading a group of Danish soldiers in an unnamed Afghan province.
- 5/8/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
In season two of Wayward Pines, another man (Jason Patric) finds himself just wanting to go back home. The set up is quite similar to season one’s, but the current situation in the small town and the new cast should add some distinction to the upcoming season of Wayward Pines. Executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan (The Visit), […]
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- 5/4/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Proudly promoted as coming from the minds behind The Hangover Bad Moms hopes to snatch the baton from the Bridesmaids in the race to be the next big female-centred R-rated comedy. The set up is the typical stuff of wish fulfillment – Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell are underappreciated mothers, fighting the cliques and the
The post Parental Guidance Needed: Red Band Trailer for Bad Moms with Mila Kunis & Kristen Bell appeared first on HeyUGuys.
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- 5/3/2016
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Maybe everybody wants some Glen Powell? The young actor has lined up his next role. According to The Wrap, Powell has been cast opposite Emilia Clarke in romantic comedy “The Set Up.” The comedy centers on two overworked assistants with tyrants for bosses. They decide to team up and play matchmaker by setting their bosses up. While the plan may be to get some breathing room, one must remember things don’t always go to plan. Katie Silberman wrote the script and Clare Scanlon will direct the film. Powell’s recent roles include “Ride Along 2,” Fox drama “Scream Queens” and, most recently, [...]
The post Glen Powell to Star in ‘The Set Up’ Opposite Emilia Clarke appeared first on Up and Comers.
The post Glen Powell to Star in ‘The Set Up’ Opposite Emilia Clarke appeared first on Up and Comers.
- 4/27/2016
- by Alamin Yohannes
- UpandComers
Sometimes great little oddities will fly under the radar. And sometimes they barrel roll out of the sky and blast through the earth never to be seen again. The Flesh Eaters (1964) is a prime example of digging through the filmic wreckage and dredging up a low budget winner. Sure, it’s not Citizen Kane, but it’s probably the Citizen Kane of Killer Microbes Versus Buxom Blondes On An Island With A German Scientist movies.
The Flesh Eaters should be just more low budget fodder from an era when any flickering images were sacrificed to the Drive-In Gods (see the same years’ The Horror of Party Beach – or rather, don’t). The set up and pedigree sure don’t help the argument – five people stranded on an island battle a monster, it’s an independent production, and a first (and last) time director helms – but a convergence of actual talent...
The Flesh Eaters should be just more low budget fodder from an era when any flickering images were sacrificed to the Drive-In Gods (see the same years’ The Horror of Party Beach – or rather, don’t). The set up and pedigree sure don’t help the argument – five people stranded on an island battle a monster, it’s an independent production, and a first (and last) time director helms – but a convergence of actual talent...
- 4/9/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Story By
Lee Bermejo
Art By
Alessandro Vitti
Cover By
Lee Bermejo
Publisher
Vertigo
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Mar 30th, 2016
Synopsis:
A whole generation has grown up since the Great Quake, and people like Trix and her brother Johnny don’t know what life was like before New Angeles crumbled. Suffice to say, they’ve learned how to make the most of living inside the walled city, and particularly within their ’hood. Johnny is the leader of the Kings of HelL.A., a street gang ready to protect its turf against any and all comers—though Johnny may have taken things too far when he crossed Leonard, a former Suicider known as the Coyote. Things are about to get a whole lot more violent. Meanwhile, Trix is finding love in the arms of Johnny’s best friend, and their star-crossed romance is going to bring trouble of an entirely different kind.
Lee Bermejo
Art By
Alessandro Vitti
Cover By
Lee Bermejo
Publisher
Vertigo
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Mar 30th, 2016
Synopsis:
A whole generation has grown up since the Great Quake, and people like Trix and her brother Johnny don’t know what life was like before New Angeles crumbled. Suffice to say, they’ve learned how to make the most of living inside the walled city, and particularly within their ’hood. Johnny is the leader of the Kings of HelL.A., a street gang ready to protect its turf against any and all comers—though Johnny may have taken things too far when he crossed Leonard, a former Suicider known as the Coyote. Things are about to get a whole lot more violent. Meanwhile, Trix is finding love in the arms of Johnny’s best friend, and their star-crossed romance is going to bring trouble of an entirely different kind.
- 4/1/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Due to the fact that Stephen Colbert and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom are awesome, they decided to conduct part of Bloom's appearance on last night's Late Show in song. The set up was Colbert wondering how musicals work. How, he asked, does it make sense for people to talk like normal and then suddenly burst into song? "That doesn't happen in the real world," Colbert said. "I'd like to think it could," said Bloom. And then they burst into song and a Music Man-style rap (I guess Bloom's not quite ready for Hamilton), which all pretty much came to an end when Bloom started thinking about how much weight she's gained since winning that Golden Globe. ...
- 3/30/2016
- by Sara Morrison
- Hitfix
Castle season 8 episode 13 is an episode that goes two steps forward and then takes one step back. Yes, there are some truly positive things in it (Caskett!) – and then there’s stuff that is more of the same problems that have been going on all season. What’s it all add up to…that’s for the viewer to decide. The Set Up This is one time I’m not going to discuss whether the opening murder scene was good or bad because I hate snakes, which means there’s no way I can be objective about it. Moving on. What Worked
Castle, “And Justice for All” Does a Slithery Two-Step Dance...
Castle, “And Justice for All” Does a Slithery Two-Step Dance...
- 3/2/2016
- by Joy D'Angelo
- TVovermind.com
Castle, “The Blame Game“ is a solid episode. Finally! It has a few things that need to go, but Castle Season 8 episode 12 is one that gets most of it right! The Set Up How Castle, “The Blame Game” starts out is…okay. The symbol on the mirror is intriguing and the shadow of the gunman as she sees him in the mirror is scary. Then comes the overkill. (Sorry, but writing about a show that thrives on puns and double entendre, it had to be said.) The viewer gets to see the body crumpling to the floor and the blood
Castle, “The Blame Game” is a Scary Fun House Deja Vu...
Castle, “The Blame Game” is a Scary Fun House Deja Vu...
- 2/24/2016
- by Joy D'Angelo
- TVovermind.com
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Simon Kinberg confirms plans to make multiple films out of Logan's Run, as the studio eyes a new franchise...
It looks like the planned remake of Logan's Run is accelerating, with X-Men and Fantastic Four writer and producer Simon Kinberg overseeing the project. He's penned the story and treatment for the new film, which presumably will be adding further personnel shortly.
Chatting to Collider, Kinberg confirmed that "we are talking to directors for that movie", saying that the film is a priority for Warner Bros.
"It’s something that potentially is their Hunger Games kind of franchise that is about a younger audience for a younger audience with a big idea. And Logan’s Run, as you know, is the granddaddy of Maze Runner and Hunger Games and so many of these books and movies now. So yeah, they’re seeing it as a potentially really big franchise", he added.
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Simon Kinberg confirms plans to make multiple films out of Logan's Run, as the studio eyes a new franchise...
It looks like the planned remake of Logan's Run is accelerating, with X-Men and Fantastic Four writer and producer Simon Kinberg overseeing the project. He's penned the story and treatment for the new film, which presumably will be adding further personnel shortly.
Chatting to Collider, Kinberg confirmed that "we are talking to directors for that movie", saying that the film is a priority for Warner Bros.
"It’s something that potentially is their Hunger Games kind of franchise that is about a younger audience for a younger audience with a big idea. And Logan’s Run, as you know, is the granddaddy of Maze Runner and Hunger Games and so many of these books and movies now. So yeah, they’re seeing it as a potentially really big franchise", he added.
- 11/19/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Logan's Run, the iconic 1976 sci-fi film adaptation of the classic novel, is a direct precursor to all of these post-apocalyptic young adult adventures that have been all the rage since The Hunger Games came out. A remake has been in the works for at least fifteen years, and writer/producer Simon Kinberg is the latest to try to bring it to life with a new treatment. In a new interview with Collider, he spoke about how this isn't intended to only be one movie — Warner Bros. wants it to kick off a Hunger Games-style franchise:
“We are talking to directors for that movie [right now]… It definitely is [a priority for the studio]. It’s something that potentially is their Hunger Games kind of franchise that is about a younger audience for a younger audience with a big idea. And Logan’s Run, as you know, is the granddaddy of Maze Runner andHunger Games and so many...
“We are talking to directors for that movie [right now]… It definitely is [a priority for the studio]. It’s something that potentially is their Hunger Games kind of franchise that is about a younger audience for a younger audience with a big idea. And Logan’s Run, as you know, is the granddaddy of Maze Runner andHunger Games and so many...
- 11/18/2015
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Universal Pictures
Rating: ★★★
“No man can hold me down,” blares out the song over the end credits of The Visit. The message is clear – M. Night Shyamalan, the man who was proclaimed the next Spielberg (boy, I hope somebody got fired for that blunder) before going into the most public creative breakdown ever, thinks he’s back on form. Is he really? Well kinda, yeah.
Following film after film of drastically increasing diminishing returns, M. Night seems to have finally got the message and has dialled it back massively. With The Visit the budget is a fraction of his dull Will/Jaden Smith vehicle After Earth, the scale minuscule compared to the over-the-top The Last Airbender and we’ve got a cast of unknowns instead of Hollywood’s best and brightest slumming it woodenly for a paycheck. It’s the sort of restrained, back-to-basic filmmaking you wish more big budget...
Rating: ★★★
“No man can hold me down,” blares out the song over the end credits of The Visit. The message is clear – M. Night Shyamalan, the man who was proclaimed the next Spielberg (boy, I hope somebody got fired for that blunder) before going into the most public creative breakdown ever, thinks he’s back on form. Is he really? Well kinda, yeah.
Following film after film of drastically increasing diminishing returns, M. Night seems to have finally got the message and has dialled it back massively. With The Visit the budget is a fraction of his dull Will/Jaden Smith vehicle After Earth, the scale minuscule compared to the over-the-top The Last Airbender and we’ve got a cast of unknowns instead of Hollywood’s best and brightest slumming it woodenly for a paycheck. It’s the sort of restrained, back-to-basic filmmaking you wish more big budget...
- 9/10/2015
- by Alex Leadbeater
- Obsessed with Film
Stx Entertainment
Rating: ★★★★
“From the producer of Insidious, Sinister and The Purge…” proclaims the trailer for The Gift. You already know where this is going – a cheap production with a couple of well-known actors slumming it for a paycheck where upcoming horror is signposted a mile away, culminating in an over-the-top gorey finale that fails because any built-up tension has been undercut by a fake-out jump scare every ten minutes. Next.
But wait, The Gift isn’t that movie. Everything about the advertising suggests it’s a vacuous thriller made to pad out the multiplexes for people who want chills over thrills during the blockbuster season (or, in a lucky turn of events for the Insidious producers, anyone who is wisely avoiding Fant4stic). Instead, it’s a well-written psychological thriller that prompts a tricky moral debate alongside its meticulously-built tension.
The set up is that Simon (Jason Bateman) and...
Rating: ★★★★
“From the producer of Insidious, Sinister and The Purge…” proclaims the trailer for The Gift. You already know where this is going – a cheap production with a couple of well-known actors slumming it for a paycheck where upcoming horror is signposted a mile away, culminating in an over-the-top gorey finale that fails because any built-up tension has been undercut by a fake-out jump scare every ten minutes. Next.
But wait, The Gift isn’t that movie. Everything about the advertising suggests it’s a vacuous thriller made to pad out the multiplexes for people who want chills over thrills during the blockbuster season (or, in a lucky turn of events for the Insidious producers, anyone who is wisely avoiding Fant4stic). Instead, it’s a well-written psychological thriller that prompts a tricky moral debate alongside its meticulously-built tension.
The set up is that Simon (Jason Bateman) and...
- 8/10/2015
- by Alex Leadbeater
- Obsessed with Film
Previously: Review: 'Game of Thrones' Season 5 Episode 7 'The Gift' Doesn't Bounce Back From Last Week's Trauma Post-"Game" AnalysisAfter last week's episode, which meandered in and out of too many story lines and jumped around with little development in each, it was great that this episode, “Hardhome,” focused on a select few that actually went somewhere. In King's Landing, Cersei discovered the meaning of suffering. In Braavos, a girl finally became someone else. In Meereen, two our our favorite characters finally sat down to talk (over wine!). And North of The Wall, well... those blue eyes might just haunt some dreams tonight. Most Magical MomentArya has finally learned the fine art of lying. She's become Lana, salesgirl of fresh oysters. Naturally the identity is a ruse, as becoming someone else is merely a way to get to "The Thin Man," who has earned the ire of Jaqen. The set up of this entire sequence,...
- 6/1/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
The latest offering from Blumhouse is Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing's The Gallows a found footage slasher about a ghost that's haunting a school. Or maybe just haunting a group of students. Hard to tell.
The set up here is that 20 years before, a teen died by hanging during the production of a play called "The Gallows." Fast forward to today when a group of teens apparently break into the school on the anniversary of the accident and decide it's a great idea to re-create the play. And then they get hunted down but what we assume is the spirit of the dead kid.
The teaser trailer, which was more of a clip than a trailer, suggested some good things – namely gr [Continued ...]...
The set up here is that 20 years before, a teen died by hanging during the production of a play called "The Gallows." Fast forward to today when a group of teens apparently break into the school on the anniversary of the accident and decide it's a great idea to re-create the play. And then they get hunted down but what we assume is the spirit of the dead kid.
The teaser trailer, which was more of a clip than a trailer, suggested some good things – namely gr [Continued ...]...
- 5/22/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Pathé
Rating: ★★★★★
Youth is a film ostensibly about two old men dealing with their legacy in the face of the emergent spectre of death, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the title is just some ironic contrasting. Paolo Sorrentino draws direct parallels between the beginning and end of life – two times of pure freedom with an indefinite end – leading to a film that winds up being as much about living as it does dying.
It would make a wonderful companion piece to Inside Out. Several ideas, predominantly the malleability of memory, are shared, and a discussion about the irrelevance of emotions feels like a natural continuation of the points raised by Joy and Sadness.
Also like Pixar’s latest, the film uses prevalent humour to deepen the characters and heighten the underlying pathos. It’s an approach we’ve seen an awful lot of in recent years...
Rating: ★★★★★
Youth is a film ostensibly about two old men dealing with their legacy in the face of the emergent spectre of death, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the title is just some ironic contrasting. Paolo Sorrentino draws direct parallels between the beginning and end of life – two times of pure freedom with an indefinite end – leading to a film that winds up being as much about living as it does dying.
It would make a wonderful companion piece to Inside Out. Several ideas, predominantly the malleability of memory, are shared, and a discussion about the irrelevance of emotions feels like a natural continuation of the points raised by Joy and Sadness.
Also like Pixar’s latest, the film uses prevalent humour to deepen the characters and heighten the underlying pathos. It’s an approach we’ve seen an awful lot of in recent years...
- 5/20/2015
- by Alex Leadbeater
- Obsessed with Film
'Munich' movie cover 'Munich' movie review: Steven Spielberg tackles political time-space continuum in wildly uneven but ultimately satisfying thriller Alternately intriguing and irritating, thought-provoking and banal, subtle and patronizing, the biggest surprise about Steven Spielberg's Munich is that it – however grudgingly – works. The film, which Spielberg himself has referred to as a "prayer for peace," follows five men contracted by the Israeli government to avenge the massacre of that country's athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Sizable chunks of this political thriller with a Message (capital "M") are simplistically written, clumsily acted, and handled with the director's notoriously heavy touch, but the old adage – blood begets blood – even if somewhat muddled, is too timely not to make an impact. Complex 'Munich' movie plot Based on George Jonas' 1984 book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team, whose veracity has been questioned in some quarters, Munich begins as...
- 5/4/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Part two of the big screen adaptation of Veronica Roth's bestselling series of Ya sci-fi novels boasts a larger budget and sharper hairstyles than its predecessor, but remains incapable of stepping out from the long shadow cast by rival franchise The Hunger Games. Even with a central cast that reads like a who's who of Hollywood's young elite, and a supporting roster boasting at least two Oscar winners, Insurgent is the awkward middle chapter in a saga crippled by a nonsensical narrative and derivative aesthetic that no amount of flashy CGI action can rescue.The set up of Roth's dystopian future sees the remnants of humanity surviving in the walled off ruins of Chicago. Society is split into five factions determined by personality trait, in a...
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- 3/19/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Starring the fabulous Ayushmann Khurrana and newcomer Bhumi Pednekar, the Yash Raj film Dum Laga Ke Haisha directed by Sharat Katariya, opened on February 27th to critical acclaim and audience cheers and applause. To give you an idea of how good this film is here is a quote from our review, “Dlkh is a sweet story told with a lot of heart. This little gem doesn’t just entertain, it warms the cockles of your heart. Don’t miss it!”
Set in the 1990s, it tells the tale of the odd small town couple – loser Prem and his oversized wife Sandhya. They marry out of convenience and the troubles begin. However, on the road to what he thought he wanted, Prem discovers that his oversized and mismatched wife, Sandhya actually leads him to something quite cool – true love!
We were very lucky to catch actor Ayushmann Khurrana to talk about the success of Dlkh.
Set in the 1990s, it tells the tale of the odd small town couple – loser Prem and his oversized wife Sandhya. They marry out of convenience and the troubles begin. However, on the road to what he thought he wanted, Prem discovers that his oversized and mismatched wife, Sandhya actually leads him to something quite cool – true love!
We were very lucky to catch actor Ayushmann Khurrana to talk about the success of Dlkh.
- 3/12/2015
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2014 discoveries”…
Matt Gallagher: Hana, Maui. 5 pound Gummy Bears. Not wearing underwear.
Lavallee: Could you describe that first encounter with Diego, and ultimately how you were should on the idea of being the titular figure in the short. At the moment that you knew that the after the short there would be a feature, I was wondering what kind of creative work you might have down with this “character”.
Gallagher: I was quickly sold on the idea of making this project a reality. Bob is a natural character with a compelling story. I was just excited to be lucky enough to be along for the ride. I’m Bob’s son-in-law, so we do have that sort of relationship with one another. As a result, the biggest creative work we had to accomplish was getting used to a production crew surrounding us while acting “normal.
Matt Gallagher: Hana, Maui. 5 pound Gummy Bears. Not wearing underwear.
Lavallee: Could you describe that first encounter with Diego, and ultimately how you were should on the idea of being the titular figure in the short. At the moment that you knew that the after the short there would be a feature, I was wondering what kind of creative work you might have down with this “character”.
Gallagher: I was quickly sold on the idea of making this project a reality. Bob is a natural character with a compelling story. I was just excited to be lucky enough to be along for the ride. I’m Bob’s son-in-law, so we do have that sort of relationship with one another. As a result, the biggest creative work we had to accomplish was getting used to a production crew surrounding us while acting “normal.
- 2/5/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Darths & Droids
Written by The Comic Irregulars
Ongoing, 2007 – present
Updates Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
It goes without saying that Star Wars is hands down one of the best known and most revisited film series in popular culture. Similar to the various sci-fi adventure fiction it drew from, Star Wars has gone on to not only all of modern speculative fiction and how it’s viewed but also has been thickly ingrained within the imaginations within three, going on four, whole generations of film goers. At this point in time, R2-D2 and Darth Vader are as iconic as Superman or Elvis Presley. The films have been examined and re-examined so that everything from minute plot holes to over-arching themes have been drawn out and analyzed.
As such, it’s why Star Wars loans itself so well to the humor style of the regular web comic, Darths & Droids. The set up and story...
Written by The Comic Irregulars
Ongoing, 2007 – present
Updates Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
It goes without saying that Star Wars is hands down one of the best known and most revisited film series in popular culture. Similar to the various sci-fi adventure fiction it drew from, Star Wars has gone on to not only all of modern speculative fiction and how it’s viewed but also has been thickly ingrained within the imaginations within three, going on four, whole generations of film goers. At this point in time, R2-D2 and Darth Vader are as iconic as Superman or Elvis Presley. The films have been examined and re-examined so that everything from minute plot holes to over-arching themes have been drawn out and analyzed.
As such, it’s why Star Wars loans itself so well to the humor style of the regular web comic, Darths & Droids. The set up and story...
- 1/13/2015
- by Grant Raycroft
- SoundOnSight
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg; Screenwriters: Petter Skavlan, Allan Scott; Starring: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård; Running time: 118 mins; Certificate: 15
He may not wield a hammer and a red cape is surplus to his sartorial requirements, but the Thor at the centre of the epic adventure Kon-Tiki has more than enough drive and passion to compensate. Nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe way back in 2013, the wait for this gem to wash up on UK shores has been a long but ultimately rewarding one - not unlike the central narrative of the film.
Based on the stunning true tale of a Norwegian's quest to prove historical 'fact' wrong, this impressively immersive movie places you right at the heart of Thor Heyerdahl's (Pål Sverre Hagen) brave but borderline suicidal mission in 1947 to cross 4,300 miles of the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft built without modern...
He may not wield a hammer and a red cape is surplus to his sartorial requirements, but the Thor at the centre of the epic adventure Kon-Tiki has more than enough drive and passion to compensate. Nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe way back in 2013, the wait for this gem to wash up on UK shores has been a long but ultimately rewarding one - not unlike the central narrative of the film.
Based on the stunning true tale of a Norwegian's quest to prove historical 'fact' wrong, this impressively immersive movie places you right at the heart of Thor Heyerdahl's (Pål Sverre Hagen) brave but borderline suicidal mission in 1947 to cross 4,300 miles of the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft built without modern...
- 12/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Silent Hill
Kcet
Konami
Psx, PC
Resident Evil was the first horror game I ever played. I still remember going into town and picking it up at a video game shop. It was rated as a “15″ over here in the UK, and at the time I was 14. My dad bought it for me regardless because that’s how he rolled, and it was the most excited I’d been in a long time to play a game. I read the manual from cover to cover on the drive home, and I barely had time to chew my lunch before retreating to my bedroom. I popped the disc into my Playstation, and the fun began; a comically hammy live-action opening, awkward controls, unconvincing arterial spray and Barry Burton’s legitimitately ridiculous delivery of the line “you were almost a Jill sandwich”. I was hooked.
That’s because Resident Evil was, at the time,...
Kcet
Konami
Psx, PC
Resident Evil was the first horror game I ever played. I still remember going into town and picking it up at a video game shop. It was rated as a “15″ over here in the UK, and at the time I was 14. My dad bought it for me regardless because that’s how he rolled, and it was the most excited I’d been in a long time to play a game. I read the manual from cover to cover on the drive home, and I barely had time to chew my lunch before retreating to my bedroom. I popped the disc into my Playstation, and the fun began; a comically hammy live-action opening, awkward controls, unconvincing arterial spray and Barry Burton’s legitimitately ridiculous delivery of the line “you were almost a Jill sandwich”. I was hooked.
That’s because Resident Evil was, at the time,...
- 10/16/2014
- by John Cal McCormick
- SoundOnSight
Get a sneak peak at the incoming horror Ouija right here...
Arriving in cinemas on October 31st is Ouija, a spooky looking horror which, as the title suggests, centres around a Ouija board. The set up sees a group of friends who manage to awaken the dark powers of said Ouija board, with consequences that are unlikely to be pleasant.
The movie marks the directorial debut of Stiles White, who's worked on the special effects for projects such as Jurassic Park III, Galaxy Quest and Small Soldiers. And we've got a clip of Ouija to give you a taster as to what to expect. Without further ado...
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Arriving in cinemas on October 31st is Ouija, a spooky looking horror which, as the title suggests, centres around a Ouija board. The set up sees a group of friends who manage to awaken the dark powers of said Ouija board, with consequences that are unlikely to be pleasant.
The movie marks the directorial debut of Stiles White, who's worked on the special effects for projects such as Jurassic Park III, Galaxy Quest and Small Soldiers. And we've got a clip of Ouija to give you a taster as to what to expect. Without further ado...
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- 10/16/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
It’s a pretty bombastic title, but Hong Sang-soo’s slender, 66-minute-long “Hill of Freedom” is nothing if not unassuming. Careful not to trespass on our time or goodwill even a second longer than it should, the film is a modest return to Hong’s prevailing themes of love, both requited and unrequited, and the fragility of communication between cultures and sexes. It feels a little like a sampler for a larger project, not that anything is left undeveloped, and like so many of his films is made with a kind of creakiness, in acting style, aesthetics and dialogue, that some may find irritatingly distracting. But for our part, we enjoyed the film’s naiveté, which seems unforced and genuine, and its occasionally witty insights into language and cultural barriers, and the stuff that gets lost in translation when we try to surmount these obstacles. The set up is so...
- 9/6/2014
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Venice - If you liked "The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists!," the "Wallace & Gromit" films, anything by Monty Python or just funny, witty movies in general, make sure you catch Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi's "The Boxtrolls." Based on the book "Here Be Monsters" by Alan Snow, I can't remember the last time I saw a family animation so visually rich, tightly scripted and charmingly performed which was also built on a sound and progressive message. It's unlikely to become a cultural juggernaut on the level of something like "Frozen," but I think it is as enjoyable. The set up has the magical feel of a traditional fairytale blended with the weirder sensibility of a revisionist fable along the lines of "Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes." In a city where fancy cheeses are prized by the upper classes as the epitome of fine living, the middle classes live in fear of The Boxtrolls,...
- 8/30/2014
- by Catherine Bray
- Hitfix
Reviewed by Jesse Miller, MoreHorror.com
What is it about?
Laurie and Hugh are a successful young couple who have just closed on a weekend home away from the city. Unbeknownst to them, the neighboring property contains the crumbling remains of a boarding school that was shuttered in the wake of an unspeakable massacre.
A slasher film is like fast food. You know what you’re ordering – it’s grubby, probably not all that good for you in the long run but hell, it’s a quick fix for the appetite and most times, it’s usually pretty tasty and fun. Blood Widow falls under this category of – dare I say it – fast-food-horror as you step into the world of this film with certain expectations and it delivers brisk and bloody fun that was entertaining escapism for the duration of its running time.
Blood Widow has all the tropes a...
What is it about?
Laurie and Hugh are a successful young couple who have just closed on a weekend home away from the city. Unbeknownst to them, the neighboring property contains the crumbling remains of a boarding school that was shuttered in the wake of an unspeakable massacre.
A slasher film is like fast food. You know what you’re ordering – it’s grubby, probably not all that good for you in the long run but hell, it’s a quick fix for the appetite and most times, it’s usually pretty tasty and fun. Blood Widow falls under this category of – dare I say it – fast-food-horror as you step into the world of this film with certain expectations and it delivers brisk and bloody fun that was entertaining escapism for the duration of its running time.
Blood Widow has all the tropes a...
- 5/31/2014
- by admin
- MoreHorror
AMC's “Game of Arms” lands in the Cajun South on Tuesday's episode, in which the Baton Rouge Roughnecks have the home front advantage over their opponents, the Sacramento Arm Benders, in a bout of the bulging biceps. Also read: AMC's ‘Game of Arms’ Premiere Sets Unscripted Ratings Record In TheWrap's exclusive videos above and below, the nerves are running high ahead of the arm wrestling event. The set up is simple: a boat dock, an arm wrestling table, couple of local friends and two men with cutoff shirts ready to show off there testosterone-driven arms. These men mean business and their seriousness about this game.
- 4/15/2014
- by Tanner Acord and Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Article by Sam Moffitt
It’s tough to say goodbye to Sid Caesar. I’ve been pondering what I can possibly say about a comedy legend who has been around as long as I can remember and contributed so much to comedy, mostly on television but also many times in motion pictures.
Firstly Sid Caesar was in on the ground floor of television, his earliest programs done live in 1949 before the video switch board had even been invented. In those earliest shows the director was on the stage telling the floor managers which cameras and mikes to hook or unhook to the coax and audio cables! Consider that just for a moment!
Caesar’s wonderful book Caesar’s Hours: My Life in Comedy, with Love and Laughter, co written with Eddie Friedfeld tells all about Sid Caesar’s years in show business and the legendary live variety shows; Your Show of Shows...
It’s tough to say goodbye to Sid Caesar. I’ve been pondering what I can possibly say about a comedy legend who has been around as long as I can remember and contributed so much to comedy, mostly on television but also many times in motion pictures.
Firstly Sid Caesar was in on the ground floor of television, his earliest programs done live in 1949 before the video switch board had even been invented. In those earliest shows the director was on the stage telling the floor managers which cameras and mikes to hook or unhook to the coax and audio cables! Consider that just for a moment!
Caesar’s wonderful book Caesar’s Hours: My Life in Comedy, with Love and Laughter, co written with Eddie Friedfeld tells all about Sid Caesar’s years in show business and the legendary live variety shows; Your Show of Shows...
- 3/31/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Review Simon Brew 21 Mar 2014 - 07:21
Jason Reitman directs Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in his latest, Labor Day. Here's our review.
To the best of our knowledge, director Jason Reitman hasn't ever spent a long bank holiday weekend in the Midlands. Having done so many times ourselves, it's eerie just how he manages to capture the monotony of doing so in his latest film, Labor Day (an adaptation of Joyce Maynard's book, to which he's written the screenplay too). Coming on the heels of the woefully underappreciated Young Adult (both Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt could, with some justification, lodge appeals with Oscar voters), it's another dark drama, albeit a bit more of a contained one.
The set up sees Kate Winslet starring as Adele, a woman living with her 13-year old son, Henry. Adele is in a bad place, a single mom battling with depression, and ahead...
Jason Reitman directs Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in his latest, Labor Day. Here's our review.
To the best of our knowledge, director Jason Reitman hasn't ever spent a long bank holiday weekend in the Midlands. Having done so many times ourselves, it's eerie just how he manages to capture the monotony of doing so in his latest film, Labor Day (an adaptation of Joyce Maynard's book, to which he's written the screenplay too). Coming on the heels of the woefully underappreciated Young Adult (both Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt could, with some justification, lodge appeals with Oscar voters), it's another dark drama, albeit a bit more of a contained one.
The set up sees Kate Winslet starring as Adele, a woman living with her 13-year old son, Henry. Adele is in a bad place, a single mom battling with depression, and ahead...
- 3/21/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
We’ve already had the standard trailer and the swearing / violence-stocked Red Band effort for David Ayer’s new ensemble thriller Sabotage. Next up is a clip from the film, which finds Arnold Schwarzenegger’s elite DEA unit beginning to unravel under some lethal pressure. Take a look courtesy of Yahoo. The set up for Ayer’s latest has Arnie leading as a tough-as-old-boots team that raids drug cartels and brings some very nasty criminals to justice. But on their latest bust, something odd happens: $10m in drug money goes missing, and someone starts killing off the squad members. Soon investigator Caroline Brentwood (Olivia Williams) is poking around the case, looking for whoever nicked the cash and trying to stop other members being offed.This latest clip (which seems an odd one to release generally, given that it has to be silenced several times because of language) also gives us...
- 3/4/2014
- EmpireOnline
Reviewing Retro City Rampage in 2014 seems a bit odd since the original release date was almost two years ago. It’s definitely not a bad thing, though, because any excuse to play through this hilariously retro title is one I’m willing to take. Brian Provinciano, the sole developer of the game, has been supporting his project since release, giving fans tons of updates and freshly implemented ideas to toy with.
While Retro City Rampage: Dx retains the updates that have been released thus far, it also adds an amazing amount of depth to the already enticing game with a completely reworked version that serves as the definitive iteration for fans to enjoy. It also helps that it only costs $9.99, coming in cheaper than other versions while still offering the best possible experience.
If you haven’t played through any of the other versions before, the rundown is simple: created...
While Retro City Rampage: Dx retains the updates that have been released thus far, it also adds an amazing amount of depth to the already enticing game with a completely reworked version that serves as the definitive iteration for fans to enjoy. It also helps that it only costs $9.99, coming in cheaper than other versions while still offering the best possible experience.
If you haven’t played through any of the other versions before, the rundown is simple: created...
- 2/9/2014
- by Christian Law
- We Got This Covered
Sebastian Barry's novel The Secret Scripture has already had a spell of success and attention, winning awards and shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2008. Now it's set to return to the limelight with a film adaptation starring Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave. My Left Foot's Noel Pearson is producing, and after a few months of searching, the film now finally has a director in Thaddeus O'Sullivan.A cinematographer by original trade, O'Sullivan made his debut as a director with the 1991 drama December Bride. He's since made Nothing Personal, Ordinary Decent Criminal, The Heart Of Me and, most recently, 2011's Stella Days. He's also directed regularly for television, most notably with HBO's Emmy-winning 2009 TV-movie Into The Storm.The Secret Scripture sees Chastain playing the young Redgrave, since the novel concentrates on two separate points in the life of Roseanne McNulty. The set up is the occasion of Roseanne's (presumed) hundredth birthday,...
- 2/3/2014
- EmpireOnline
So the holiday season is in full swing and we’ve gotten a few inches of snow around here. Something doesn’t feel right though. I can’t quite put my finger on it but the seasonal wackiness just hasn’t kicked in yet. Maybe it’s lulling me into a false sense of security. Maybe it’s lurking just around the corner, crouched in the dark, glaring at me with dead eyes of coal, drooling in anticipation (egg nog saliva, of course) and tightly gripping a peppermint candy cane of knee-capping density. Or maybe it’s been inside me all along, like a wriggling parasite of feverish, materialistic glee, waiting for the right moment to paralyze me with a flood of giddy, unsolicited warmth and I find myself suddenly compelled to buy gifts and watch ‘It’s A Beautiful Life’. Or maybe ‘Gremlins’.
Uh-oh.
Dead Body Road #1
Writer: Justin...
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Dead Body Road #1
Writer: Justin...
- 12/13/2013
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
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