In the beginning of 2007, M. Night Shyamalan went to Hollywood to sell his new script called ‘The Green Effect.’ But since there wasn’t enough interest, he went back home and rewrote it to ‘The Happening.’ The script got greenlit by 20th Century Fox and a new disaster movie was born. To avoid spoiling the story, we’ll just say it’s a “paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis.” And I think you know what to expect if you saw Mr. Shyamalan’s other works.
I must admit this is a big question mark for me. The first trailer didn't do it for me. I mean, Mark Wahlberg as a teacher? Really!? Already in the trailer he isn't fooling me. And then there is M. Night Shyamalan, the creator of 'The Sixth Sense.' It seems to have gone all downhill from there for him. Personally I didn't think 'Lady in the Water' was that bad. But none of his latest movies were living up to the potential 'The Sixth Sense' showed.
Now I wouldn't be featuring this movie if I was sure it was going to be a flop. Because the second trailer does show some of the potential. Sometimes there's this sweet piece in your salty popcorn. And you have to eat some more salty pieces to get the taste back. I think that's what the second trailer did for me. Now I'm just hoping the rest of the can isn't filled with more of those nasty sweet pieces.
No, this isn’t a picture of two old pals sharing some tunes. It’s the new collaboration of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the crime drama ‘Righteous Kill’.
The story revolves around David Fisk and Thomas Cowan, two veteran cops ready for retirement. Forced to work together, they have to track down a serial killer, who leaves little poems on the scene of the crime to justify his killings. The methods used by the killer are the same as they saw before. And Fisk and Cowan start to question if they put the right man behind bars earlier.
The trailer above just came out recently. I don't think anybody was really impressed by the bad 80's like teaser, which came out last year. But going by the new trailer, I have to give De Niro and Pacino the benefit of the doubt. They wouldn't choose some mediocre script to star in together again, right?
It's written by the guy that did Inside Man, so we are at least looking at a little original script. It also can't be the $60 million dollar pumped into this Independent movie -- yes, with this budget it's still called an indie by production company Nu Image. The only major weak link could be the director, who mostly did TV work prior to this. I guess we just have to wait two more seasons to find out and see, because they certainly aren't in a hurry to get this movie out.
Trying to jump a fence at the car impound lot didn’t exactly work out for literature professor Lawrence. It not only gave him a nice concussion, but also the pleasure of not being able to drive himself. Luckily, his lowlife adopted brother Chuck is here to move in and become his chauffeur. Being a nice guy and all, he convinces Lawrence’s daughter Vanessa to have more fun. And since her father is this grumpy college professor, fun for her doesn’t mean doing drugs like Chuck means.
It's no question Ellen Page made a big impression on a lot of people with Juno. And the first impressions on Smart People point into the same direction. A well worked out drama, with the usual comical lightness. Let's hope Sarah Jessica Parker doesn't ruin it all! Just kidding, although it's a sad thing she replaced Rachel Weisz, who probably would have been perfect for this movie. But all in all, this is looking to be quite the debut for director Noam Murro.
Because the earth got too dirty for mankind to live in, everybody had to leave — bye people! A bunch of robots had to stay around to clean up the place. However, the plan to save the earth failed miserably and there was only one robot left to fulfill his duties, Wall-e. But during the years, Wall-e developed a personality. And when Eve, a female robot, visits earth, he soon falls in love with her. Only to find out that Eve doesn’t have any feeling, at all.
Wall-e is the new baby of Andrew Stanton, also responsible for Finding Nemo. One of the better Pixar/Disney collaborations if you ask me. The most recent trailer, featuring Eve for the first time, shows an even more promising Wall-e than before. Not to mention the stunning visuals we saw in the earlier trailers. And going by their track record, I'd say it's safe to say we can get ready for another entertaining and funny movie, with a very big heart.
After getting back to Texas from fighting in Iraq, Brandon King tries to put everything behind him and start over with his life. But just when he is about to, the military orders him back in. He either has to go back into Iraq, go to jail or leave the country. This choice questions everything he stands for and King refuses to go back.
War, it's probably to men what romances are to women. There are millions of stories to tell. But therefore it's also difficult to get to something unique, without turning into something laughable. Stop-Loss seems to have the right ingredient though. A proper mix of substance and entertainment. A critique, without forgetting the importance of a story. With the director of Boys Don't Cry and actors Ryan Phillippe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, this is most likely the future of Hollywood at work. Or is it the present?
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