It
was tough to pick out a Recommendation of the Week because there were
two very worthy candidates this week. I have decided you horror fans
needed a little love and recommended Insidious, the supernatural horror by James Wan. The other candidate was the animated film Rango.
Also out this week are a number of new releases, mostly dramas, and
both re-releases are from my home nation Great Britain (best country
ever).
It’s no secret that the Internet has been buzzing over
SuperHeroHype’s source, stating that the first teaser for Christopher
Nolan’s third and final entry in the “Batman” film franchise will make
it’s debut this week in front of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
It was also reported that the first teaser poster would debut alongside
the teaser at the end of the week, but it appears Warner Bros are hype
to gets us salivating earlier than Friday.
Well,
it’s happening now. There have been a number of rumors over the last
few years that an American remake of the 2003 film was in the works, but
they had only been rumors. Now Mandate Pictures has released the
following press release, confirming that not only is the Oldboy remake happening, Spike Lee (Inside Man, Malcom X) has been brought on to helm the picture. Scratch your heads while reading the following press release.
After stepping out of the California governorship, actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger sought to make a comeback in the former occupation, which would have included a dramatic turn in the film Cry Macho. However, personal difficulties led to an obvious halt in such acting comeback plans. Not for long though, as it seems that Arnie is looking to get back in the game once again.
It seems neither killing your boss nor striking up friendships with zoo animals is enough to upset the magnificent reign of Michael Bay’sTransformers: Dark of the Moon. The third and not-so-final installment is now the highest grossing movie of 2011.
The finale of one of cinema’s best-executed franchises in “Harry Potter” comes out next Friday and we are going to continue with our countdown with No. 5 on our list of least to most enjoyed, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. A break from the first two films in the series, this entry offers all the wizardry we would expect thought perhaps not the punch we wanted.
The finale of one of cinema’s best-executed franchises in “Harry Potter” comes out next Friday and we are going to continue with our countdown with No. 6 on our list of least to most enjoyed, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Coincidentally the first two films cap off the “least enjoyed” section. Based on the second novel, “Chamber of Secrets” we describe the film as both fun family fantasy and patch piece of work. Here are our thoughts in more detail:
