Update on Transporter 2 plus other Jason Statham projects
Written by Luc Besson, who created the action classics La Femme Nikita (1990) and The Professional (1994), The Transporter 2 (2005) features British star Jason Statham reprising his role as the mercenary Frank Martin. Among action movie aficionados, He is quickly becoming a favorite, and for good reason. He’s one of the few actors who ….
The Constant Gardner
In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa’s companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa’s widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the ….
Rush Hour 3 delay
Jackie Chan says the third installment of “Rush Hour” is stuck in neutral because co-star Chris Tucker is making too many demands. “He wants too much power. The movie company hasn’t obliged. He wants final editing rights and the final look at the movie and so on,” Chan told The Associated Press Thursday. Chan called ….
Shadow of a Doubt
One of Hitchcock’s earlier films released in 1943 starring Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. This movie is very suspenseful and shows why the well loved director is the father of the suspense thriller. Cotten plays Charlie, a lonely drifter decides to visit his older sister and her family in Santa Rosa California. Young Charlie, played ….
Gibson to Make Another Ancient Language Film
Actor-director Mel Gibson is well on his way to cornering a new niche market in Hollywood – movies written in ancient languages. A year after breaking box-office records with “The Passion of the Christ,” which was shot in Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew, Gibson has struck a deal with the Walt Disney Co. to release his ….
Case #7: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy (Part 1)
This Weeks Case: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy Part 1: House of 1000 Corpses Released: 2003 Written and Directed by: Rob Zombie Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Karen Black, and Sheri Moon Zombie Synopsis: In House of 1000 Corpses, four road-tripping twenty-somethings seeking information about a local serial killer named Dr. Satan, find themselves kidnapped and tortured ….
Case #7: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy (Part 2)
This Weeks Case: Rob Zombie: Filmmaker or Film …Screw Up…Guy Part 2: The Devil’s Rejects Released: 2005 Written and Directed by: Rob Zombie Starring: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Karen Black, and Sherri Moon Zombie Synopsis: In The Devil’s Rejects, police raid the house of the family Firefly only to be met with brutal resistance from members of the ….
Q: Where is This Week’s Column?
A: It’s on its way. I’m in the process of transferring all of my earthly belongings from one stink-cloister to another (slightly more expensive) stink-cloister. However! Check here late Sunday night for a thrilling double column featuring Rob Zombie’s first feature film, House of 1000 Corpses, and its sequel (which, for the record, has already become an ….
Case #6: From Hell
This Week’s Case: From Hell Released: 2001 Director(s): Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane Synopsis: Based on the comic by Allen Moore, From Hell is the story of an eccentric police inspector with psychic tendencies (Depp) who is placed in charge of capturing Jack the Ripper during the notorious murderer’s historic ….
Lila Says film review
Director Ziad Doueiri’s Lila Says is a portrait of how sexual and racial tension, coupled with young passion and innocent curiosity can create a very volatile mix. Lila starts out as the title character has just moved into a predominantly Arab neighborhood in France. She encounters 19 year old Chimo as he is hanging out ….
Case #5: High Tension, War of the Worlds, Push Off, I’m On Vacation
This Week’s Case(s): High Tension/War of the Worlds/Push Off, I’m On Vacation That’s right. I’m at the Aqua Teen famed South Jersey Shore. Rather than getting all uppity at A.O. Scott for shit-canning some mildly obscure sequel to a big budget softcore vampire noir, I’d rather just briefly tell you why recent releases High Tension ….
X-Men 3 director-less again
The Hollywood Reporter wrote recently that X-Men 3, the sequel to 20th Century Fox’s two X-Men features, is once again without a director. The studio said Tuesday that Matthew Vaughn, citing personal reasons, is stepping down as director. Vaughn produced Guy Ritchie’s crime movies Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, and made his ….
2004 Film List With Directors and Aspect Ratios – Part One
Here is a list of 2004 Movies, with information on their country and directors. After The Sunset / United States / 2.39:1 / 99 min. / Brett Ratner Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London / United States / 2.39:1 / 99 min. / Kevin Allen Against The Ropes / United States / 2.39:1 / 110 ….
2004 Film List With Directors and Aspect Ratios – Part Two
The Machinist / United States / 2.39:1 / 102 min. / Brad Anderson Machuca / Chile / 1.85:1 / 121 min. / Andreas Wood The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam / Canada / 1.33:1 / 91 min. / Anne Marie Fleming The Manchrurian Candidate / United States / 1.85:1 / 130 min. / Jonathan ….
Bride and Prejudice synopsis and yes it features Aishwarya Rai
A sumptuous and rollicking musical comedy update of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The film comes from the same bright spirits that bought us “Bend It Like Beckham.” An exotic English-language entertainment, it’s an a world spanning film, ranging from India to London to Beverly Hills and back while revamping the Austen characters among affluent ….
