Day: August 20, 2008

Originally Published: March 21, 2005 I don’t know how exciting this news is. I saw The Ring Two over the weekend, and was not impressed. In fact, generally speaking, sequels tend to lose the very elements that made the original a film good enough to have sequels made from its storyline. But I am a ….

Originally Published: March 21, 2005 I don’t know how exciting this news is. I saw The Ring Two over the weekend, and was not impressed. In fact, generally speaking, sequels tend to lose the very elements that made the original a film good enough to have sequels made from its storyline. But I am a ….

Originally Published: March 19, 2005 USA TODAY and Coca-Cola presented the award for Consumers Choice for Favorite Movie of 2004 to The Passion of the Christ at ShoWest in Las Vegas. Mel Gibson, director, producer, and co-writer of the film, accepted the award at ShoWest’s final night banquet and awards ceremony Wednesday night. The award ….

Originally Published: March 9, 2005 Bruce Willis in in talks to star in the action comedy 16 BLOCKS for director Richard Donner. The story follows a troubled NYPD police officer who has to escort a happy, but down-on-her-luck witness 16 blocks from the police station to 100 Centre Street. What makes matters even worse is ….

Originally Published: March 14, 2005 Here are some recent (in some cases, announced today) director appointments. Ain’t It Cool News has confirmed that 20th Century Fox has chosen Matthew Vaughn, the director of Layer Cake, to direct X-Men 3. Brian DePalma is set to direct The Black Dahlia, which will star Aaron Eckhart. Jon Avnet ….

Originally Published: March 9, 2005 There was serious discontent from some fans when the teaser poster for Revenge of the Sith was unveiled late last year. They complained that a cloak just wouldn’t naturally billow into the shape of Darth Vader’s face. I think the final Sith poster is a worthy addition to the classics ….

Originally Published: March 21, 2005 Paramount Picutres and MTV Films has released a teaser one sheet for the upcoming sci-fi epic Aeon Flux. The film is directed by Karyn Kusama (who wrote and directed GirlFight) and stars Oscar winner Charlize Theron as Aeon Flux, Marton Csokas as Chairman Trevor Goodchild, Jonny Lee Miller as Oren ….

Originally Published: February 27, 2005 The U.S. Pavilion and Warner Bros. Pictures Japan today announced that Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated feature, Batman Begins, will make its Japanese premiere at the World’s Fair, Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan. This screening is one of five pre-release screenings scheduled for Summer 2005 in Japan, and is part ….

Originally Published: March 14, 2005 Here are some recent (in some cases, announced today) director appointments. Ain’t It Cool News has confirmed that 20th Century Fox has chosen Matthew Vaughn, the director of Layer Cake, to direct X-Men 3. Brian DePalma is set to direct The Black Dahlia, which will star Aaron Eckhart. Jon Avnet ….

Originally Published: March 20, 2005 Another major Japanese Anime film is getting a U.S. release. We are covering more of these films lately, and plan on launching a section of the web site dedicated to Asian animation trends. I will post a launch date for the section as soon as I have it. Katsuhiro Otomo’s ….

Originally Published: March 30, 2005 Meet the Fockers, the highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time, makes its DVD and VHS debut April 19, 2005 and includes a hilarious extended version of the film. In addition to an extra 15 minutes of sidesplitting laughter not included in the theatrical version, the DVD is packed with bonus ….

Originally Published: March 1, 2005 The 20th Annual IFP Independent Spirit Awards aired live on the IFC network Saturday and was rebroadcast later in the evening on Bravo. Fox Searchlight’s wine and spirits comedy Sideways won big, picking up six trophies, including best feature film. Under a huge tent in a parking lot off the ….

Originally Published: March 28, 2005 Anthony Anderson stars as Malcolm King, a wealthy and arrogant businessman whose ex-wife to be has plans to take him for everything he’s worth in their divorce settlement. Determined to avoid losing his fortune to her, Malcolm plans his own kidnapping with the help of his dim-witted mistress and her ….

Originally Published: February 25, 2005 Coming this fall for Keanu Reeves, who is currently repenting his sins in Constantine, is A Scanner Darkly. We have some information on the film, including a link to the Yahoo Movies exclusive trailer, some cools photos and more. The film is adapted from a Philip K. Dick story about ….