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Author: Solani Verma

  • ‘Terminator Genisys’ Director Pretty Much Confirms Studios Pay too Much Attention to the Internet

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    Kudos to Terminator Genisys director Alan Taylor for not avoiding the question when recently asked about what seemed to be incredibly spoiler-filled trailers and marketing for the upcoming sequel. If you’re unsure of what I’m referring to and would like to remain in the dark you’ll want to stop reading now, otherwise, let’s forge on. The trailers have given us…

  • Fake ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Teaser Poster

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    I don’t know about you, but this looks like a fake poster for The Amazing Spider-Man, which was first revealed on ShockYa.com where you can click for a hi-res version, which makes it look even cheaper, with some pretty shoddy Photoshop work done on the background. The Amazing Spider-Man hits theaters on July 3, 2012 and stars Andrew Garfield,…

  • ‘Laurence Anyways’ Movie Review – 2012 Cannes Film Festival

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    My cinematic introduction to writer/director Xavier Dolan was one I couldn’t have expected. I’d heard plenty about I Killed My Mother and Heartbeats and, after seeing Laurence Anyways, I regret not having seen either. I was floored by Dolan’s cinematic control; the power displayed in his musical choices, the imagery, his use of color, his instincts as to when to…

  • Christopher Nolan Fights for 35mm, Understands 3-D and Tries to Educate Everyone Else

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    Two stories regarding Christopher Nolan and his appreciation for film over digital and his decision to not use 3-D have recently cropped up. To the first point there’s a fascinating and in-depth story at LA Weekly detailing a situation that occurred last year, just before Christmas, where Nolan invited several big dog Hollywood directors to Universal CityWalk’s IMAX theater…

  • VENUS (2006)

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    STARRING: Peter O’Toole, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Griffiths, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker DIRECTOR: Roger Michell STUDIO: Miramax Films RATING: R (For language, some sexual content and brief nudity.) GENRE: Drama RELEASE DATE: December 21, 2006 (NY/LA) WEBSITE: http://www.venus-themovie.com/ BOX-OFFICE:$1,837,193 (US total) SYNOPSIS: Tells the story of Maurice and Ian, a pair of veteran actors, whose comfortable daily routine is disrupted by the arrival of Ian’s grand-niece, Jessie. Maurice takes the teenager…

  • ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’, Glazer’s Graphic ‘Under the Skin’ and a PG-13 ‘Philomena’ in Today’s MPAA Ratings

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    Today’s batch of MPAA ratings brings R-ratings for Wes Anderson‘s next film, The Grand Budapest Hotel and a strong R for Jonathan Glazer‘s Under The Skin, which features a naked Scarlett Johansson, though I’m not sure the description of “graphic nudity” is entirely accurate. The film doesn’t yet have a domestic release date, but it will land in Germany on March…

  • Toy Story 3: ‘Not Since ‘Titanic’…

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    I’ve already discussed the tactic Disney and Pixar are taking when trying to get Toy Story 3 a Oscar Best Picture win and the last poster brought a comparison to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and it seemed to upset some of you they would even dare make the comparison. Does it bother you as much if the…

  • Story Details On the Remake of Stephen King’s ‘IT’

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    Dread Central has posted a brief paragraph from screenwriter Dave Kajganich who has been assigned the task of writing the filmed adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT” for Warner Bros. and Vertigo Entertainment. The story was announced back on March 12 and at the time I would say the online opinion seemed a bit mixed with a hesitant bit…

  • ‘Cloud Atlas’ (2012) Movie Review

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    No one will say Cloud Atlas isn’t ambitious. In fact, I use some variation of the word at least four times in this very review. The writer/director teaming of Lana and Andy Wachowski (The Matrix trilogy) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) have adapted David Mitchell’s 2004 novel into a sprawling, fractured narrative that spans over 400 years of human existence, beginning in 1849…

  • Oliver Stone’s ‘Alexander’ Gets Another DVD Release

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    We broke the news back in July that Oliver Stone wasn’t finished with his epic Alexander as he was planning another DVD release. This coming after what was already described as The Director’s Cut released in August of 2005. Stone told us, “I’m doing a third version on DVD, not theatrical. I’m going to do a Cecile B Demille/Oliver Stone three…