Footloose gets the remake treatment, and the end result really isn’t too bad at all. Here’s our review… Oh, Mr Bacon. Its been so long. That red tuxedo… That yellow Volkswagen Beetle… That warehouse dance sequence. What good isFootloosewithout that monumental fox of eighties funkiness? Can a fresh-faced imposter do justice to those Sunday shoes? Heck, is it worth his while even fastening his shoelaces? Footloosers everywhere will be jumpy....
Ahead ofReal Steels release on Friday, we caught up with director Shawn Levy to discuss the film. I think thats the key thing. Its going to be a redemption story for Hughs character, a father-and-son movie. This is next generation. I can speak in more detail, but virtually my entire production and effects team came straight offAvatar. The first choice was very retro, which was that we were going to build real robots....
George Clooney stars in, co-writes and directs his latest movie, The Ides Of March. But is it Ryan Gosling that steals the show? Here’s our review… George Clooney is obviously a man that loves politics. However, hes said hell never run for office, because hes got too many skeletons in his closet. So, he does the next best thing and plays a politician in a movie. However, he avoids the standard trap of making politicians into horribly flawed people or into moral crusaders....
Were huge fans atQuatermass And The Pitat Den Of Geek, and its great to see it reissued. How did you get involved, and what are your memories of making it? Ad content continues below I got involved because I was asked to do it. In those days, casting was up to the director. You didnt have to go through seven different producers or 17 different people. Back then, directors just used to ring you up and asked if youd like to do it....
Woody Allen’s most successful film ever at the US box office arrives in the UK. So: is Midnight In Paris any good? Imagine this town in the 20s! Soon, Gils alone, wandering the streets and dreaming of the past. and gulping down cocktails. Rating: 4 out of 5
It could come in the form of vast, scientifically improbable tsunamis and cataclysmic tectonic shifts. Or, perhaps, a bubonic pandemic that transforms humans into a slobbering pack of mumbling, skin-eating loco-carrion. David McKenziesPerfect Sensetroubles itself with none of this hackneyed, Hollywood piffle. After all, romance frequently gels with comedy and drama why not sci-fi? This is immediately replaced with the ravenous compulsion to eat or drink whatever they can find....
Hugh Jackman and big fighting robots. What could go wrong with Real Steel? It can be applied toSuper 8, a production on which Spielberg was apparently very hands-on. Its 2020, and boxing as we know it has long since been made obsolete. Its not diminished expectations in action when I recommendReal Steel. Im not saying its free of product placement or obligations to studio shareholders. It might be sacrilege to say so, but I dont say it lightly....
Here’s his review… Best get this clear from the start. Andy Gray isnt there anymore, with his voice like a smug brick to the temples. Alan Smith is there. Hes quiet and studious, like a moth with dreams of academia, and easy to ignore. Jack Wilshere, the future of English football, pulls a drummers face alongside him. Ad content continues below Only the brave will choose to play at the back....
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz star in Jim Sheridan’s promising thriller, Dream House. Billed as a supernatural horror, as it turns out,Dream Houseis more like a psychological thriller. This is the kind of movie youve seen before, and it yields absolutely no surprises along the way. All complaints about the mediocre script aside, the movie boasts a stellar cast. Whatever tension can be found, Sheridan gets it on screen. Still, its not entirely successful....
Point Blank is billed as the French Taken. But as Glen discovers, it’s a bit more than that… Which is far from an easy task as the situation quickly gets out of control. The quality of the action scenes aside, a large part of the films success relies on Lelouches performance. The pace is relentless, and some of the action scenes are quite breathtaking. It seems to be screaming out for an end that has a similar impact to the opening....
Actor Paddy Considine turns filmmaker with the indie drama, Tyrannosaur. Maybe its our strictly ordered class system. Maybe its the weather. Whatever it is, Paddy Considines debut feature is in the grand tradition of downbeat British films. Tyrannosauris as unflinching and grimly realistic as British dramas get. She makes her character utterly believable throughout. Paddy Considines direction is supremely confident. Its both odd and beautiful. ), but its almost impossible to fault the care and respect with which its been made....
Im guessing thats probably everyone reading this. If so, then the themes, situations and emotion of50/50will cut you right to the core. All from what has been billed as a cancer comedy. I think the heart of it is that its so damn real. And for me, its a triumph of warmth, charm and pathos. In short, hes not that different from a lot of people. Maybe he bites his nails a bit more than a grown man should, though....
Kevin Smith’s Red State finally lands in UK cinemas today. So then: is it worth going to see? and slammed it all together in a raw, compelling manner. This eventually leads them to the door of Melissa Leos Sara. Which is where things take, er, a bit of a turn for the worse. And once were within its walls,Red Statecatches fire. Its certainly worth pushing for, though. Yet Parks character is just one part of a jamboree of ingredients that contribute toRed State....
