Pierre Morel’s “Taken” was the movie that launched the Liam Neeson Renaissance, which elevated Neeson from “admired character actor”-status to “action star”-status. It grossed a whopping $226 million worldwide, and this was made all the more impressive by the fact that 64 percent of the total came from the United States — highly unusual for […]
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Andrew Sarris, one of the defining voices in modern film criticism, died today from an infection developed after a fall. He was 83. Sarris rose to prominence in what many refer to as the golden age of film criticism, the 1960s, when the studio system was in decline and the era of the international auteur
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In their third adaptation of a historically-set novel, director Joe Wright and actress Keira Knightley are tackling Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” Given that the duo’s prior collaborations (“Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement”) are the best things they’ve ever done in their respective careers, it’s hard not to watch this trailer with giddy optimism. “Anna Karenina,”
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In one of the stranger pieces of entertainment news in some time, it was announced today that Nicolas Winding Refn, director of “Drive” and “Bronson,” will remake the 1960s cult classic “Barbarella” for European television. Yes, that “Barbarella,” the film that starred a young Jane Fonda as a warrior-like sex symbol assigned by the President of
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Citing a lack of enthusiasm from those involved at studios New Line Cinema and Warner Bros, Jim Carrey has quit the “Dumb and Dumber” sequel, just three months after it was formally announced. Carrey told E.T. Online of his departure: “I would have thought ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ [sic] was a no-brainer. After all, it’s implied in
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The first teaser trailer for Disney/Pixar’s “Monsters University,” a prequel to their immensely popular “Monsters Inc.,” has hit the web. Despite being college-aged in the new film, Mike and Sully seem very similar to their older selves, so fans of the original should be very excited for this one. (I personally think “Monsters Inc.” lesser
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Now that Bella and Edward have gotten all the mushy romantic stuff out of the way, it’s time for war. The new teaser for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” promises an epic battle or two — not between vampires and werewolves this time, but rather the Cullens and the Volturi (you know,
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Warner Brothers has decided to bestow another trailer upon the legions of eager fans await “The Dark Knight Rises.” This trailer focuses much more on action, whereas previous previews have placed greater emphasis on theme and tone. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Anne
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Teaser #2 for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams is embedded above. Somehow, it manages to be even more orgasmic than the first. Need anything more be said? I think not. “The Master” hits theaters October 12.
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Showtime’s “Homeland” and NBC’s “Community” took top honors for Best Drama and Best Comedy, respectively, at tonight’s 2nd Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. This perfectly sets up the former–the breakthrough cable program of last year–for an Emmy win in September. But the latter show’s win was the real highlight of the night, for it has
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