Heroic Hugh Jackman breathes the fire into X-Men Origins – Wolverine with a vengeance! This pulse-pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan/Wolverine: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and the ominous Weapon X program that unleashes his primal fury. Along the way,… Continue reading »
Dec
28
Watch Blood: The Last Vampire Online
A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise. Blood The Last Vampire – Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon meets Blade meets Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Tweet… Continue reading »
Dec
24
Inglourious Basterds
“Inglourious Basterds,” Quentin Tarantino’s Nazi-era ode to the power of cinematic historical revision, won the Screen Actors Guild’s biggest award on Saturday night for movie ensemble acting — something of a surprise win for the film that featured an international cast of stars, first-timers and unknowns. In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group… Continue reading »
Dec
22
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy 1977 – 2009 Brittany Murphy died on the morning of December 20, after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived. She was 32. A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack, the Los Angeles City… Continue reading »
Dec
18
Knowing
“Knowing” is among the best science-fiction films I’ve seen — frightening, suspenseful, intelligent and, when it needs to be, rather awesome. The plot involves the most fundamental of all philosophical debates: Is the universe deterministic or random? Is everything in some way preordained or does it happen by chance? If that questions sounds too abstract,… Continue reading »
Dec
16
2012
Roland Emmerich has done it again. After destroying half the world in ‘Independence Day‘ and ‘Godzilla’, the destruction-meister has set his sights on all of Mother Earth in what is probably one of the most anticipated films of the year. ’2012′ cashes in on the Internet-stirred fears of an end-of-the-world prediction for Dec. 21, 2012, a… Continue reading »
Dec
15
Star Trek (2009)
Those prepared to hate the reboot of STAR TREK–whether they’re diehard fans or those in the anti-sci-fi camp–may be convinced to lower their shields after seeing this fun, action-filled film. Best known for creating mythology-driven series like LOST, J.J. Abrams has imbued his version with the elements that have made his shows such mind-bending entertainment… Continue reading »
Dec
13
GI Joe – The Rise of Cobra
GI Joe An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer GI Joe is a noisy, frenetic, CGI-laden blockbuster that exists to advertise a range of paramilitary toys, but compared to its peers (ie, the dreaded Transformers… Continue reading »
Dec
12
Where the Wild Things Are
An adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s story, where Max creates his own world–a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler. Spike Jonze has fearlessly plunged ahead to weave whimsical movie magic to bring Maurice Sendak’s 1963 “Where the Wild Things Are” to the screen.The story, as millions of children… Continue reading »
Dec
11
Twilight – New Moon
As my girlfriend said when I sent her the link: “I WANT TO SEE THAT”. For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of an… Continue reading »
Dec
10
The Machinist
A bleak and chilling mood piece, The Machinist gets under your skin and stays there. Christian Bale threw himself into the title role with such devotion that he shed an alarming 63 pounds to play Trevor Reznik (talk about “starving artist”!), a factory worker who hasn’t slept in a year. He’s haunted by some mysterious occurrence… Continue reading »
Dec
09
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Click on the poster for a trailer of Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.… Continue reading »
Dec
09
The Hangover
“There’s a tiger in the bathroom…” A stag night goes horribly wrong… Tweet This Post
Dec
05
The Uninvited
Click on the poster for a trailer of The Uninvited They say you can never go home again…because you never know when the ghosts of murders past are waiting to shatter the present. Such is the case in THE UNINVITED, an eerie and not-so-family-friendly entry in Hollywood’s ongoing fascination with remaking Asian horror films. Based… Continue reading »
