Neill Blomkamp’s impending Chappie is hardly the first film to feature a robot struggling with accepting its own artificial intelligence, and with a world that refuses to accept its role in “humanity.” While the recently overused plot device seems a bit less imaginative than Blomkamp’s usual faire, it got us thinking about when movie robots […]
Bryan Singer has been very busy man of late, X-Men: Days of Future Past made $748.1 Million worldwide, making it the most successful movie in the series and he is now deep into pre-production for the sequel X-Men: Apocalypse. It now looks like Singer has his next project lined up, an adaptation The Moon is […]
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been building an impressive resume of performances over the past decade in movies such as, Looper, 50/50, and 500 Days of Summer. Recently, he made his writing/directing debut for the well-received drama Don Jon, which he also starred in, alongside Scarlett Johanson. Now, Gordon-Levitt is tackling one of his most challenging roles in the upcoming […]
A relatively short list of films are new on DVD this week, however, an oddly-timed March 6th release of The Hunger Games: Mockingly Part 1, provided stiff competition for our multiple-Oscar-nominated Recommendation of the Week, Foxcatcher. New Release: Foxcatcher – (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) Life Partners – (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) The Captive – (Blu-ray, DVD and Instant) […]
Say what you will about Will Smith’s recent offerings, but one thing is as clear as it has always been, and that is Smith’s talent and skill is undeniable. There is a school of thought that says Focus signifies a return to form for Smith given the box-office failure of his last film After Earth, […]
The box office numbers for February are in, and for the first time, China is ahead of the United States. Chinese New Year celebrations and the stunning performance of Chow Yun-Fat vehicle, Man From Macau 2 (From Vegas to Macau II), brought Chinese cinema goers out in force to the tune of $650 million in box office […]
David Gelb’s newest film is a complete mystery. Known primarily for his beautifully insightful documentary, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Gelb’s decision to make an early-year horror movie came as a complete shock. Add two comedically-inclined actors (Donald Glover and Mark Duplass) and one begins to wonder why this film even exists. Researchers Frank (Duplass) and […]
