Taking a classic franchise from years gone by and turning into something entertaining and relevant for audiences today has proven nearly impossible. Not even George Lucas could do his own work justice in the final three Star Wars movies. So you know that the new live action G.I. Joe film is just going to be [...]
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We all know the robot uprising is coming, so we might as well laugh about it, right?
The news out of Hollywood is that Austin Powers himself, Mike Meyers, is set to star in a film adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s book How to Survive a Robot Uprising. The film is being produced at New Line [...]
tags: Movies, Robots author: Beowulf comments: No Comments
It’s that time again. The Oscars. I’ve seen my share of the nominated films and I will be predicting who I think will take home a gold statue this year. I will only touch on few of the categories. You can get a full list of all the nominees and categories here.
Best Picture- Brokeback [...]
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From the bottom of my unwatched DVD pile comes a movie that is more than a wacky Japanese title. Based on a manga of the same name by Minetaro Mochizuki, Shark Skin Man combines nutty Japanese comedy with Tarintinoesque action scenes with a little David Lynch thrown in. With interesting characters, high fashion and a [...]
tags: Japanese Cinema, Movies author: Sokotai comments: 2 Comments