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Pierre Morel to shoot sci-fi adaptation Dune
Published January 5th, 2010 in Film News and US & Canada. 0 Comments
With his new action film From Paris with Love about to hit theaters, Pierre Morel – of Taken (2008) fame – will soon be directing an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel Dune after Hancock (2008) director Peter Berg left the project in fall 2009.
With its collapsible giant mushrooms, predatory pterodactyl-types and rhinoceros-like hammer-headed creatures, Avatar is every bit as good as promised and sets a clear example of what sci-fi movies should be like.
Jason Reitman’s Oscar-nominated new film Up in the Air with master charmer George Clooney in the lead role is a multilayered and unusually complex work that clearly intends to make its audience think after viewing and perhaps even ponder their own beliefs.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Review
Published December 27th, 2009 in Europe & Russia, Reviews and US & Canada. 0 Comments
Much like tasting premium wine, taking a stroll through a botanical garden on a sunny afternoon or savoring a serving of very fine chocolate, Vicky Cristina Barcelona delivers a delightful and highly sensual experience likely to stay with its audience long after the credits have finished rolling.
Clooney visits White House to talk about Darfur
Published October 31st, 2009 in Other News and US & Canada. 0 Comments
George Clooney, a U.N. messenger of peace, met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on 23 February to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region.
Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli shooting new film Area 51
Published October 28th, 2009 in Film News and US & Canada. 0 Comments
Even as his box-office sensation Paranormal Activity left Saw IV struggling to find an audience in the pre-Halloween horror craze, director Oren Peli wasted no time to start shooting his next film, Area 51.
Angelina Jolie to star in Anthony Zimmer remake The Tourist
Published October 13th, 2009 in Film News and US & Canada. 0 Comments
The Tourist, a US remake of French action thriller Anthony Zimmer (2005) will likely star Angelina Jolie after Charlize Theron pulled out.
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio team up in Shutter Island
Published June 13th, 2009 in Film News and US & Canada. 0 Comments
An eerie setting somewhat reminiscent of the mental asylum from Session 9 (2001) and apparent supernatural elements leave us to wonder if Scorsese is looking to hit the grind-house circuit with this one (which would be a good thing!).
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