Toronto International Film Festival 2012 Preview
An Oscar campaign can begin at TIFF. One can also crash and burn there. And there are plenty of films without Oscar aspirations that we have our eye on. Here’s a quick preview
An Oscar campaign can begin at TIFF. One can also crash and burn there. And there are plenty of films without Oscar aspirations that we have our eye on. Here’s a quick preview
From finding a witches lair thanks to a broken trail of breadcrumbs to finding the center of a witches head with an arrow thanks to years of training, the sweet and innocent siblings are all grown up in the first pulpy trailer for Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Then director Barry Levinson, the auteur behind classics Good Morning,
Time for fall, the movie year’s mixed bag. All the more important, then, that you have us, the Player Affinity Movie staff, watching your back … or at least ready to help you sort through the endless fall movie slate and hone in on what will be worth your time, whether just an entertaining diversion or an early entry in the Oscar race.
Although summer may be behind us, we still have a diverse slate of upcoming films over the final four months of 2012. As such, this week on The Plot Hole, Simon, Steven and John give the PA staff’s most anticipated choices for fall
After spending two weeks at the top, it might be time for Sylvester Stallone and his pals in The Expendables 2 to surrender their hold on the box office. There are several new titles this week, but if you missed it back in May — or if you just want to see it on the big screen again — Disney and Marvel are expanding The Avengers to around 1,700 theaters.
Hitman meets butter carving this week in the wacky world of trailers (we’ve even got a sex comedy and a political thriller to stuff in between).
Despite taking place less than a century ago, the Prohibition era feels a bit like ancient history. Maybe it’s because alcohol is so accessible now that it seems hard to believe the government completely outlawed it not too long ago. The likelier answer might have to do with the movies.
This week on The Plot Hole, a foursome of movie-lovers – Max, Simon, John and Steven – will reminisce about a summer past and chat about the best, worst, most underrated and the biggest surprises of summer 2012 in our main feature.
Few young actors working today are in as high demand, or have as much nickname recognition, as Joseph Gordon-Levitt—JGL. Hell, he’s probably the only reason why his latest film, Premium Rush, exists. But over two decades, he’s starred in some of Hollywood’s most successful blockbusters, as well as a string of beloved indies.
Sylvester Stallone and his machismo buddies took the box office last weekend with The Expendables 2, and they shouldn’t have any trouble besting this weekend’s new competition: a low-key horror flick, a small-scale comedy, an action-oriented Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and a conspiracy-theory doc.
