It's not fair having Gordon Gekko, the very manifestation of greed and cutthroat manipulation, going against any character that has the misfortune of being portrayed by shia Labeouf. It's been more than 20 years since Michael Douglas donned the perfectly tailored suit of the infamous corporate raider, and honestly it's like he never left. Back when this film was first announced I expressed shock that Oliver Stone would come back to direct. Now I can't imagine anybody else having done it. You can read my review
here.
A computer animated children's flick from the guy who served up bloody morsels like Dawn of the Dead, 300, and Watchmen? Count me in. The Owls of Ga'Hoole is an adaptation of Kathryn Lasky's popular book series, this first film containing elements of the first three novels. Considering there are 15 total, this could be one hell of a long franchise for Warner Brothers if it gets off the ground. With Percy Jackson and the Olympians already under their belt is it possible that WB is looking for something to take over for Harry Potter? Count on it. You can read my review of Legend of the Guardians
here.
It's been a long wait for Mark Romanek's follow-up to One Hour Photo. Eight years to be exact. For his return flick he couldn't have gathered a more attractive cast of young Hollywood's finest, including future Spider-Man Andrew Garfield(currently winning raves for The Social Network), Carey Mulligan, and Keira Knightley. Strange to think of Knightley as the veteran of the group. As for the film itself, it's a sci-fi parable about a group of childhood friends who discover that they've been raised for a very special purpose. I won't give more away than that, but if you do see it prepare for an emotionally heavy experience. You can check out my review of Never Let Me Go
here.
Hopefully you've managed to stay away from the spoilers, and if you're on Twitter try not to mention the film at all. I did that once and immediately got a canned response spoiling the entire thing. I'm not even going to try to explain it for fear of ruining it, just know that you'll probably never look at your Facebook friends list the same way again. My Catfish review? It can be found right
here.
There are a number of reasons why I deftly avoided the screening of this crappy looking chick flick. One is that Kristen Bell is working on a pretty impressive streak of terrible performances. Normally I'd go just to see how bad she can be, but this PH-balanced romantic comedy has about as much appeal as a bloody bowel movement. I'll pass.
I don't expect Philip Seymour Hoffman to ever play it safe. You can take a look at his filmography(specifically flicks like Capote and Love Liza) and see that the veteran actor chooses the most challenging roles he can find and absolutely crushes them with his talent. For his directorial debut he's chosen no less a difficult assignment, adapting Robert Glaudini's play(in which Hoffman starred) about an eccentric limo driver who enters into a relationship with a funeral parlor employee(Amy Ryan). You say Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan are involved and I'm sold.
Heartbreaker has been a huge international success since it first hit theaters way back in March. It's a good thing we finally get our chance to check it out since plans are already underway for an American remake. >sigh< The film circles around an attractive threesome who own a business specializing in breaking up seemingly happy relationships.
