Here at Player Affinity Movies, we follow the Oscar buzz all year long … some of us maybe to a fault, but hey, it’s cool. We predicted winners in all of the major categories/categories of interest. See how the seven of us voted, and decide for yourself who’s right.
Full of cars, guns and even the devil, Drive Angry 3D feels like a cinematic hodge-podge, like filmmakers/writers Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier took elements from a number of other successful films, threw them together into one script and slapped a “NEW!” label on it.
No matter how “sophisticated” you feel your tastes in “humor” are, the Farrelly Brothers know how to get a laugh, period, and their work has inspired dozens of movies you’ve laughed at over the last decade or so.
Hall Pass, which comes out Friday, marks the brothers’ tenth film, which in blogging terms means we can create a Farrelly brothers “Top 10” list.
Will the found-footage genre be able to make a successful transition from horror to sci fi? Make your own decision as the skin-crawling outer space mockumentary Apollo 18 graces the Trailer Tracker universe this week, also serving as our featured trailer. For those looking for laughs over screams, Russell Brand does what he does best in the first clip for the remake Arthur about an immature playboy forced to grow up or lose his luxurious lifestyle. Continuing to bolster the standing of two of the biggest young stars (talents by the names of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman) Hesher, the Sundance darling, moves closer to a release with its first official trailer. Finally, those feeling the spring fever should swoon for Something Borrowed, another entry of the popular wedding-themed romcom. Please say “I do” – it’s Trailer Tracker.
The recent debut of I am Number Four must have been a letdown for several at DreamWorks, including director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye). Still, the man continues to get gigs! Caruso recently tweeted that he has been tapped to take over the long in-production comic adaptation of Preacher, based on the series by Garth Ennis.
This week’s releases sees an invasion of European films, with entries from Britain, France, Sweden and Italy. Other major releases include three animated adventures (two with superheroes), some comedies and a classic psychological thriller. Enjoy.
A harrowing portrait of a teenager forced to be an adult out in the Ozarks, the epicenter of crystal meth activity, Winter’s Bone feels more harsh and real than any other film that brief summary evokes. Debra Granik’s film seems unequivocally true, so while I’m sure Daniel Woodrell’s novel paints an extremely accurate portrait of these white rural communities devastated by drug trafficking, there’s no question that Granik’s turned his story into something truly lifelike, not “Hollywood” lifelike.
