As movies based on toy lines go, 2009's G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra was pretty much a mess. An attempt to weave a rich, multi layered narrative into what was essentially a CGI heavy toy advert, it fell flat, alienating fans of the franchise, which also includes multiple popular comic and cartoon series', and fans of action films in general. A sequel was set up, but no one thought it would be acted on. But acted on it, it was, and now we have G.I. Joe: Retaliation, with director Jon M. Chu (who before this, brought us Step Up 3D and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never), replacing Stephen Sommers, stripping everything back to deliver a straight up action movie. With a massive cull of the originals cast members on screen and off, this could have easily being a reboot, but it wisely keeps one of the first movies few interesting ideas,...
- 3/27/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Although he’s a native to Hong Kong, Wayne Wang has had quite a bit of success directing features here and there in Hollywood over the years — unfortunately Maid in Manhattan was one of them, but what can you do. Coming off the quite disappointing, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, the Chan is Missing helmer has since been hired to direct the feature adaptation of Jim Yardley‘s new book, Brave Dragons. [Deadline]
The novel is about “an NBA coach who moves with his wife to the Chinese industrial city Taiyuan to coach the Shanxi Brave Dragons, one of the worst teams in the Chinese Basketball Association.” It takes a “comedic look” at NBA head coach Bob Weiss and his wife as they “discover the exotic world of China over the course of a single season in the Cba.” The Shanxi Brave Dragons, who are owned by Boss Wang, have done unthinkable things,...
The novel is about “an NBA coach who moves with his wife to the Chinese industrial city Taiyuan to coach the Shanxi Brave Dragons, one of the worst teams in the Chinese Basketball Association.” It takes a “comedic look” at NBA head coach Bob Weiss and his wife as they “discover the exotic world of China over the course of a single season in the Cba.” The Shanxi Brave Dragons, who are owned by Boss Wang, have done unthinkable things,...
- 8/9/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Nineteen years after the death of River Phoenix the young star's final film has been completed and will finally be seen by audiences at the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht on September 27th.Dutch director George Sluizer - best known as the director of The Vanishing - was deep into production of Dark Blood with Phoenix, Jonathan Price, Karen Black and Judy Davis when Phoenix passed and in October of 2011 he announced his intention to complete the film with the stated intention of recruiting River's brother Joaquin to do some voice work to wrap things up. The Phoenix family publicly rejected the notion and while it is unknown at this point how that particular situation resolved itself the film is now complete and will...
- 8/2/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Brazil
Terry Gilliam's masterpiece is set in a society on the brink of collapse, where sabotage is blamed when things go wrong, and where anyone questioning the status quo is branded a terrorist.
As time passes, the film's power and resonance just refuses to dissipate. If anything, it has become less surreal and more satirical, making a case that the film could seem a bit underrated, even taking into account the acres of positive press garnered since its 1985 release. Jonathan Price is Sam Lowry, a heroic figure who dares to dream in a world where imagination and love are disregarded as unproductive and dangerous follies. His search for the woman of his dreams among society's oppressive machinery seems doomed from the offset, and indeed Brazil has one of the saddest happy endings you'll ever see. Watch this as a teenager and you'll get that it's a very funny take...
Terry Gilliam's masterpiece is set in a society on the brink of collapse, where sabotage is blamed when things go wrong, and where anyone questioning the status quo is branded a terrorist.
As time passes, the film's power and resonance just refuses to dissipate. If anything, it has become less surreal and more satirical, making a case that the film could seem a bit underrated, even taking into account the acres of positive press garnered since its 1985 release. Jonathan Price is Sam Lowry, a heroic figure who dares to dream in a world where imagination and love are disregarded as unproductive and dangerous follies. His search for the woman of his dreams among society's oppressive machinery seems doomed from the offset, and indeed Brazil has one of the saddest happy endings you'll ever see. Watch this as a teenager and you'll get that it's a very funny take...
- 11/26/2011
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
Christmas has a hell of a PR agent. A good PR maximises the audience for their client, always looking for lateral markets beyond the core appeal of the product. So if Christmas is fundamentally about giving, goodwill and forgiveness, there's no harm - from a PR's point of view - if it can also be made to be about sex, death and loneliness too. We seem to have had our traditional - and always sad - fusillade of pre-Christmas celebrity deaths this year, and if we're lucky, the period between now and new year will bring no new and nasty surprises in that line.
In the meantime our TV screens have filled up customarily with ads for perfume and booze which remind us that Christmas is also a Pagan-style locus for celebrations of the carnal and sensory. And with campaigns targeted at those who have no invite to the celebrations...
In the meantime our TV screens have filled up customarily with ads for perfume and booze which remind us that Christmas is also a Pagan-style locus for celebrations of the carnal and sensory. And with campaigns targeted at those who have no invite to the celebrations...
- 12/23/2010
- Shadowlocked
From 6 September seven individual titles and three fantastic box sets will be available to own; ranging from black comedies to heart-wrenching dramas and incredible documentaries, there’s something for everyone in this superb collection, and Pure Movies is giving away three copies of each! The very best of British is on offer with The Ploughman’s Lunch starring Jonathan Price and Tim Curry; the heart warming Purely Belter; inspirational Alive & Kicking with Jason Flemyng and Sister My Sister starring Joely Richardson and Jodhi May. Australian film Proof delivers black comedy while slapstick Death to Smoochy showcases hilarious performances from Edward Norton and Robin Williams and finally Next Stop Wonderland is the perfect date DVD. The Brit Indie Collection box set and the Great Brit Flick box sets are exceptional collections of the finest in British Filmmaking, both packed with incredible extras, they are essential buys for all lovers of quality British cinema.
- 9/13/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
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