Six Movie Remakes that Make Us Want to Cry
This afternoon we happened to come across this list from Den of Geek about movie remakes/reboots that are supposedly in the works. Some were interesting (Masters Of The Universe), some were blah (Girls...
View ArticleThe Crazy DVD Packaging Hall of Fame
The DVD of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was officially released yesterday, and a lot of people are confused by its unusual cover design, which resembles a bootleg video you might buy on the street....
View ArticleVideo Essay: “How Time Travel Works”
About halfway through Looper, Rian Johnson’s electrifying new time travel actioner, Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who play the same man thirty years apart, sit at a diner and try to hash out...
View ArticleMind-Blowing Matte Paintings From Classic Movies
Before 3D modeling came along, filmmakers had to rely on simpler means to give the illusion of a lavish set: paint. To create a dystopic city or elegant hall without spending the entire budget on a...
View Article15 of the Greatest Beach Scenes on Film
Despite the unseasonably chilly weather, it’s about that time to head to the sandy shores of your choice. If, by chance, you’re unsure of the proper way to enjoy your beach visits, you’re in luck: the...
View ArticleThe 25 Best Time-Travel Movies Ever Made
Twenty-five years ago this week (yes, twenty-five, look it up) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure made its theatrical debut, telling for all posterity the tale of two California slackers who use a...
View ArticleAll Reboots Are Not Created Equal: In Praise of the New ‘Planet of the Apes’
For years now, Hollywood’s obsession with “reboots” has embodied, along with the endless glut of sequels and remakes, the industry’s exhausting refusal to try anything new or original, coasting instead...
View ArticleWhere Are All the New Sci-Fi Movie Franchises?
Well, there’s going to be a new Alien movie, and for some reason, this is good news. Word broke yesterday that Neill Blomkamp, writer/director of District 9 and the forthcoming Chappie, closed a deal...
View ArticleOne and Done: 10 Directors Who Exited Movie Franchises After the First Film
The rumors were swirling for a while, but now she’s made it official: Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson won’t be back for the remaining two (or, if they’re following the unfortunate...
View Article10 Terrible Ideas That Turned Into Great Movies
Creed, Ryan Coogler’s Rocky sequel/spinoff, is looking like the most critically acclaimed movie of the high-profile Thanksgiving weekend — a real surprise, considering what a goofy idea it is. After...
View ArticleHere’s Your New ‘Planet of the Apes’ Trailer
The recent cycle of Planet of the Apes movies is a monumentally rare case of a reboot/remake/whatever actually working, picking up the pieces of the series that Tim Burton moodily set ablaze with his...
View Article‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Is a Potent Reminder of What Big Movies Can Be
Big movies don’t have to be terrible. Every time a studio shits out a Trans5ers or Cruise Like the Mummy or some such summer franchise nonsense and critics (and, increasingly, audiences) run gagging...
View ArticleThe 6 Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘War for the Planet of the...
This week’s home movie viewing options are nicely varied: we’ve got a new documentary and a couple-of-years-old comedy on Netflix, a summer blockbuster and a spring art film on Blu-ray, a new rock-doc...
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