The beloved story of Judah Ben-Hur gets filmed once again…but will it work for modern audiences? There are shots of the sequence that take ones breath away with their sheer hugeness. While the movie is not unwatchable in any real sense,Ben-Huralso never truly comes to life. Here is a period piece that has a chintzy, cut-rate look to it. Ben-Huris in theaters this Friday, Aug. 19.
Robot:Season 2, Episode 7 Mr. Robotloves to trick us. Its one of the main appeals of the show. TV as a medium has historically given the viewer what he or she wants. After all, if theyre not satisfied enough to stick around around for the commercials, whats the point? Robotand many other shows like it is that its willing to openly, sometimes gleefully fuck with us. It deceives us; never gives us a full portrait of whats going on....
Four new pilots courtesy of Adult Swim and they want your help with picking the best! Adult Swims programming decisions have come under a little bit of attack recently regarding how insular they are. But heres the rundown of the four pilots. Lets find out which one is the nextAqua Teenand which one is the nextMinoriteam! Its my favorite of the animated series here and I need more demented stories of it already....
And boys just want to have fun, whether its doing bong hits or selling 100 million high-powered bullets. War Dogsis in theaters this Friday, Aug. 19.
Rob took a look at the best and worst prices from the UKs cinema chains and independent picture palaces… Ad content continues below Right, okay then, here are the results of my research… South of London its Empire who have the best bargains. Inside London, Empire are the best for 2D but Cineworld offer the cheapest 3D prices. Some of the regional price differences come as a bit of a shock, too....
And it involves the unholy alliance of the two. Its because they cant distinguish between description and discourse. There are several things that bother me about this. Firstly, as any decent critic will tell you, their review is just an opinion. Do these moviegoers not deserve the same respect from review writers as those who share their opinion? When theyre left unmoved by a film? Sometimes I think it comes down to laziness....
It is an immutable law of the universe that everything everywhere will at some point be bought onBargain Hunt. It doesnt matter if it was actually the plastic thing that keeps your router standing on end. Well, he was. Presumably, the BBC like this because it means lower wages. But for most ofBargain Hunts 823,543 episodes its been dear old bespectacled bebowtied befuddled Tim Wonnacott. None of this actually happens....
Den of Geek: This is one of those properties that is not very familiar to Americans. What do you think it has that can translate to audiences here who arent familiar with the books? Luc Besson: Im not sure that we have to think about that when you do the film. They want to see sequel #2, #3, #4, #5. But I think much of the audience today is willing for fresh things....
Who’s really in control on Mr. Stephanie Corneliussen gives us a hint… Stephanie Corneliussen complimented my eyes when I interviewed her forMr. It was sort of a much kinder and sincere version of the kind of control herMr. Robotcharacter, Joanna, has over the people in her life. The 29-year-old Danish model and actress is no stranger to cover shoots, commercials, and TV guest spots. But shes finally breaking out with a recurring role on USAs standout hacker drama....
This article originally appeared atDen of Geek UK. Fate plays a huge part in writing. I remember saying it out loud: Watch these fishermen. Imagine there was a creature on their boat. Watch how they behave. It would be totally realistic. And she said, Yeah, it would. And from there, Edwards developed the idea that would become his debut feature. Our full 2010 interview with Edwards can be foundhere. Three years later, he brought Michael Miner on board, who was working on a project calledSuperCop....
Den of Geek: How long have you been in New York doing press? Miles Teller:I got up here Wednesday, so its day five. I really find my stride on day five. You worked with Todd Phillips before onProject X, so did this fall into place more organically? Did he contact you directly or tell you anything about it beforehand? Like Ive said, I always wanted to work with Todd. Todd spoke earlier at the press conference about all the different locations....
Heres what they had to tell us… How were you cast for this project? Ludi:We all have very unique casting stories. Mine started way across the world. I was in Malaysia filming something and I once drove into Singapore to visit a friend. Got the casting call from my manager saying you got to tape this today. And Im sitting in the cafe right now with my friend in Singapore....
Whats more, Sony arranged for us to have a little chat with the man himself. And every now and then, we remembered to talk aboutNo Mans Skyas part of it. Take heed at the part at the bottom of this interview, too. Bill Bailey for Mayor of Den Of Geek, anyone?… Is this your cunning way of bringingBlack Booksback? Its like hes swallowed some sort of cosmic gadget! Well, would that it was!...
