The debate over ‘The Help’ is really getting ugly.
Before the film’s release a week ago, initial reviews generally praised the big-screen adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s novel for transforming a seldom-addressed facet of African-American life in the Jim Crow South — the often humiliating experiences of black maids working for white families — into well-crafted… More
The movie blogosphere is buzzing with speculation as to why Disney might have scrapped a huge Johnny Depp reboot of ‘The Lone Ranger.’ The official reason seems to be that the studio thought the project was too expensive, though that hasn’t stopped Disney from investing recently in some other lavish and risky projects, like the upcoming ‘John Carter’ and ‘Oz, The Great and Powerful.’
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Hey kids, it’s time to go multimedia. Yeah, it’s the beginning of the week and our local movie publicists are inundating us with posters, photographs and videos for some of the upcoming films they’re flacking for.
So in the interest of serving the greater commonweal, here’s the first still from the supernatural thriller ‘The Woman in Black,’ starring Daniel Radcliffe; the latest poster from FilmDistrict’s ‘Drive’ a… More
— Late Friday night brought word that Mike Myers has decided to reunite with his popular Austin Powers character(s) for another sequel. No other details are available other than the fact that Myers has signed on to the film, but the move makes sense for Myers since he’s found success with the franchise previously. The last Austin Powers movie, Austin Powers in Goldmember, scored… More
Jessica Chastain has already been earning rave reviews for her work in ‘Tree of Life,’ and she looks to build on that impressive breakout performance with a very busy year. She is appearing in this weekend’s big release ‘The Help’ and next, she’ll appear in the highly-anticipated revenge drama ‘The Debt’ opposite Sam Worthington. After that, she’ll be appearing on screen with Al Pacino, then starring in the… More
Note: The following may spoil scenes from The Dark Knight Rises so read and watch at your own risk.
Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie is looking to have more and more in common with the previous Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher Batman films with each day that passes. Not only will The Dark Knight Rises take place in winter (a la Batman Returns), but it will feature Catwoman… More
Ever wonder what happened to those who opposed Adolf Hitler before he took power in Germany? Director Robert Schwentke (Red, Flightplan) may soon have an answer for you. He’ll be directing an adaptation of the book “Explaining Hitler,” by Ron Rosenbaum. More specifically the film will cover a chapter called “The Poison Kitchen,” and it will cover the story of a newspaper called Muncher Post… More
Chris Clow is a comic book expert, retailer and contributor to Batman-On-Film.com andModernMythMedia.com. When not geeking out, he is a Political Science major at Western Washington University. You can find his Dark Knight Rises Countdown column here at Movies.com every other Thursday, and his comic book reviews at BOF for various monthly titles. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisClow.
At the start of the last column, I relayed my interest in the way things had amped up… More
It was revealed weeks ago that a feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, an epic tale of the survivors of a violent disease epidemic that wipes out the majority of the world’s population, was one of a number of ambitious projects Warner Bros. was thinking of considerable weight behind. Tonight Drew McWeeny at HitFix elevated this news from fantasy to… More
