You knew Nathan Drake would live to adventure another day. After a tumultuous ride with David O. Russell (The Fighter) — one that ultimately led to his leaving the project — Sony has moved to hire Neil Burger (Limitless, The Illusionist) to helm the film adaptation ofUncharted.
As fun as we at PAM had with our top five movies of 2011
at the mid-way point, it’s typically not the best time to begin
assessing the year; most of the good stuff comes out July through
December. It’s a good time, however, for discussing what we thought we’d
like that didn’t work out and what we didn’t think we’d care for that
went above expectations. Combining
past success, early buzz, user ratings, what we at PAM thought, word of
mouth and box-office receipts, this was not a tough list to put
together. My early findings were this: March was a hotbed of activity in
this area this year. Looking at March 2012 and 2013, March is shaping
up to truly be a buzz-worthy month with films that have big hopes yet
not enough confidence to go up against the titans of summer.
December is no longer the only time an independent movie can succeed. Art-house cinema is a year-round enterprise, and in 2011, business has been booming. Here are some of the most respected indies of the year thus far, and their chances for Oscar recognition in 2012.
Our featured clip this
week, though quirkily named, will offer all that international intrigue fans of
spy thrillers crave with the adaptation of Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy led by Gary Oldman. Back in the saddle, so to speak,
Steven Spielberg returns to directing with War
Horse which should be good for absolutely everything. Rounding out the top
four freshest clips this week is the action-packed warring assassin flick Killer Elite with Jason Statham and
Clive Owen, and finally from director Renny Harlin comes 5 Days of War, an explosive but true-to-facts account about the
brief clash between Russia
and Georgia.
All we have here is five days worth of fun packed into one feature – it’s
Trailer Tracker.
Paramount’s relationship with DreamWorks Animation officially ends at the end of 2012, but the studio is prepared for what lies beyond as Paramount Animation will release one new feature each year beginning in 2014. Considering the studio possesses the rights to all Nickelodeon-owned properties, a sequel to Rango – if such a sequel does happen – would happen through Paramount Animation.
Legendary has been behind some of the biggest and best Warner Bros. movies including all of Zack Snyder’s films, Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” features and “The Hangover” films. As such, there now seems to be some light creeping in for those hoping The Dark Knight Rises or Man of Steel will make a surprise showing.
We
have many new releases and re-releases for your home entertainment
pleasure this week, including our recommendation for the week, the
Director’s Cut of German submarine film Das Boot. An excellent film for anyone interested in naval warfare and World War II. Also out this week isTakashi Miike’s samurai film 13 Assassins, for art-house fans there are films from France and Sweden, and there is plenty of B-Movie schlock for your enjoyment.
