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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Sequels, Prequels, Remakes and… Hollywood Just STOP It! (via nocriticshere)
Nice to know that I am not alone in my bewilderment that Hollywood has apparently run out of original ideas. Written By Kat: I’m feeling a little annoyed as I browse through upcoming release dates of movies and seeing rumors … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bankable-stars, comic-book-movies, Dirty Dancing, entertainment, footloose, kenny-wormald, movies, remakes, risky-move, sequels, unnecessary-sequels
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Universal Brings The Hammer Down.
The Wrap has an interesting take today on Universal’s decision to pull the plug on “Ouija,“ its horror film based on the Hasbro board game of the same name. The decision to kill $190 million “Ouija” project marks the third … Continue reading
Posted in Film News, Thinking About Movies
Tagged Battleship, Clue, GI Joe, McG, Michael Bay, Midnight in Paris, Ouija, Transformers, Universal Studios
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Film Bits: What Others Are Saying.
So WordPress has a “tags” function, which allows you to search out similarly themed blogs. Thus, I’m starting a new Cineaste feature “Film Bits” to see what others out there in WordPressland are talking about when it comes to life … Continue reading
My Top Five Favorite Summer Movies.
With the kids heading back to school and Labor Day celebrations just around the corner, I’m already starting to feel pangs of nostalgia for the summer that was. And, inspired by fellow WordPress film blogger RaveReader, here’s the Top Five … Continue reading
Posted in Summer Blockbusters, Thinking About Movies
Tagged Anthony Michael Hall, Bobcat Goldthwait, Demi Moore, Edward Burns, John Cusack, John Hughes, John Mahoney, Maxine Bahns, Mike McGlone, One Crazy Summer, Renee Russo, Savage Steve Holland, She's The One, Star Wars, The Thomas Crown Affair, Weird Science
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Anne Hathaway Watched BritSoap to Perfect Accent for “One Day.”
The Week of Hathaway continues this morning with the news that Ms. Hathaway turned to the venerable English soap “Emmerdale” to hone her Yorkshire accent for the newly released “One Day.” The Telegraph has the story: “The American actress was … Continue reading
Posted in Books On Film, Film News
Tagged Anne Hathaway, Daily Telegraph, Emmerdale, ITV, Jim Sturges, One Day
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George Lucas Must Be Stopped: New “Star Wars” Blu-ray Editions Include More Changes.
So here’s the good news: All six “Star Wars” films are coming out on Blu-ray DVD. Here’s the bad news: According to FilmNewsDaily, George Lucas couldn’t leave well enough alone and has screwed around with the movies again. It was … Continue reading
RIP, Hammer Films Scribe Jimmy Sangster.
The chances are pretty good that even if you don’t know Jimmy Sangster’s name, you know his work. Sangster, who died this week at age 83, was the writer behind such legendary British horror flicks as “Dracula,” starring the still-terrifying … Continue reading
Posted in Film News, Horror
Tagged Dracula, Frankenstein, Hammer Films Christopher Lee, horror movies, Jimmy Sangster, Peter Cushing, The Mummy, UK cinema, Vincent Price
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Anne Hathaway Rides The Batpod in “Dark Knight Rises.”
So long, Pittsburgh and thanks for all the fish. “The Dark Knight Rises” wrapped its shooting in The Steel City last night, Batman-News reports. But before Christopher Nolan and Co. packed it in, a lucky few were treated to the … Continue reading
Watch Trailer For Scorcese’s George Harrison Documentary.
Just watch it: http://d.yimg.com/nl/ytv/site/player.swf From Indiewire: Now four years on since it was first announced way back in 2007, Martin Scorsese‘s appropriately expansive documentary “George Harrison: Living In The Material World” is now ready to be shown to the world, … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film News, Rock Cinema
Tagged George Harrison, Martin Scorcese, The Beatles
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The Cineaste's Lament. 