Trailer for film adaptation of HP Lovecraft thriller Cthulhu
I found this great clip from the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Cthulhu, which recently began screening at select theaters across the U.S. Cthulhu is adapted from the H.P. Lovecraft story about a professor caught in an accelerating series of events on the Oregon coast, when he discovers his father’s New Age cult has dangerous and apocalyptic ….
Close Encounters of the Third Kind film review
Around a quarter century ago, a nerdy little kid fresh off the success of some shark movie decided he wanted to turn his focus to little green men. And somehow he turned out one of those rare films that imprints itself into the cultural psyche so far as to be able to be referenced by ….
Dial M for Murder film review
M stands for murder and also for mindfuck in this, one of Hitchcock’s best films. Based on a stage play by Frederick Knott (whose credits also include another great thriller, Wait Until Dark), Dial M For Murder includes one of the most intricate plots of any murder mystery as well as maximum amounts of Hitchcock’s ….
The Final Cut film review
Is it possible for a film to have too many ideas? Anything’s possible, of course, in the realm of science fiction. By exploring an unspecified futuristic society, writer/director Omar Naim raises disturbing sci-fi conundrums in the wildly original The Final Cut. Unfortunately, he leaves the bulk of his more pressing issues in the shadows and ….
The Forgotten film review
Wrap your brain around this one. It has been 14 months since grieving mother Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore) lost her son, Sam, in a plane crash that took the lives of 10 other children. She’s been seeing a psychiatrist (Gary Sinise) on a regular basis, and the shrink has helped her cope with her sadness ….
The Ipcress File film review
Harry Palmer (Michael Caine), disgraced army sergeant and reluctant spy, heads off on his most renowned adventure in The Ipcress File, wherein a bunch of scientists are kidnapped, then summarily returned – brainwashed. Harry fights the baddies and his own internal bureaucracy as he gets to the bottom of the matter, ignoring authority and cooking ….
The Man Who Knew Too Much film review
If Alfred Hitchcock ever got the chance to make a Bond film, it would have probably turned out something like this (or Topaz). A road trip with James Stewart and Doris Day traipsing from Morocco to London, it’s two hours of red herrings and intense scenes, one of the least apologetic adventures he ever made. ….
North By Northwest film review
It was with slight disappointment and definite surprise that I found, after years of intending to see it, Hitchcock’s North by Northwest coming in just under the top tier of his films. Watching Cary Grant hustle through a cross-country wrongly-accused thriller isn’t a bore, of course, but I felt the curious sensation of reacting to ….
Psycho film review
One of Hitchcock’s masterpieces – though I like Vertigo and Rear Window better – about a woman who steals $40,000, the sleepy motel where she spends the night, and the cruel secret behind the motel owner redefined the horror genre and set the standard for thrillers for the next 40 years. A rare must see. ….
Rear Window film review
Not only is Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window one of his best pictures, it’s one of the best films ever made altogether. The master craftsmanship on display (placing virtually the entire film within the confines of the apartment of hobbled photographer L.B. Jeffries — the inimitable James Stewart — referred to as “J.B. Jeffries” on the ….
Stage Fright film review
Alfred Hitchcock might have had a fair-to-good thriller here with Stage Fright had he not blown it with cheap plotting that has made the film one of his most reviled among Hitchcock enthusiasts and historians. The problem relates to the flashback, a device Hitchcock frequently used to good effect. But here, Hitch deceives us from ….
Strangers on a Train film review
Picking Alfred Hitchcock’s best movie is a sucker’s game. His talents stretched across so many eras and worked in too many styles to reduce matters to one choice. But it’s hard to resist thinking of Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) as one of the director’s greatest creations; nobody was better at illuminating the charismatic sort of ….
Vertigo film review
Awesome and brilliant, Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo was recently restored, and its power is immense. Jimmy Stewart never did finer work, and Hitchcock’s masterpiece, though its meaning may be lost on many, reveals a man at his most obsessed — an apt metaphor for Hitch himself. The restored Vertigo features vibrant colors and a crystal clear ….
The Wrong Man film review
Hitchcock famously hated the police – thanks to an experience as a youth in which his father had him locked up at the local jail – and more than any other film The Wrong Man exudes that sentiment. Based on the 1953 case of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero, The Wrong Man is a true story (the ….
New Posters and Photos from King Kong, Fantastic 4, Hitchhiker’s Guide and Much, Much More
Originally Published: April 3, 2005 This has got to be the biggest film preview we’ve had on the web site. We have really done our homework on this one for you, the fans. Now I don’t want to spend to much time talking. I just want to say that you may have seen some of ….
