My filmcritic.com colleagues recently listed the ten most embarrassing ”paycheck performances,” where notable actors went slumming for cash. Michael Caine, Marlon Brando and Dame Judi Dench are there, among others. It got me thinking: If Nicolas Cage continues his apparently haphazard selection of movie roles, he’s gonna end up on the next version of that list.
The current Bangkok Dangerous is the perfect example […]
If I were Nicolas Cage (and I most definitely am not), here’s how I would’ve prepared for Bangkok Dangerous. 1) Watch The Rock. 2) Watch Gone in Sixty Seconds. 3) Then watch Leaving Las Vegas. 4) Watch Adaptation. 5) Weep gently. 6) Feel better by counting that big bag of money from Lionsgate. 7) Grow hair […]
Whatever confidence distributors may have in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming RocknRolla — and the rest of Ritchie’s career for that matter – the UK promotion of his new crime entry is covering London. Literally. We’ve just received images of one-time-only graffiti posters getting tagged up throughout the city.
Each depicts a key scene in the film (really?) which hits British theaters this Friday, September […]
Welcome to Labor Day weekend, your final stop on the summer movie train. It’s the mini-wasteland between mid-summer blockbusters and the “serious” fall award hopefuls.
This weekend we’ve got five wide releases: an espionage thriller, an indie comedy, a sci-fi thriller, and two trashy teen laughers. Something for everyone right? Right? Guh.
:: TRAITOR
Rotten Tomatoes: 54 / 100
Metacritic: 60 […]
UPDATE (09.04.08) The Brothers Bloom has new release dates: December 19 in NY and LA; opening wide January 16, 2009.
ORIGINAL POST: There’s something new and different about The Brothers Bloom. It’s certainly not an original story (heck, even Lost has done every con man angle there is). But some of the actors and roles are surprising — like slapstick […]
This weekend features a very funny woman (Anna Faris), a usually funny guy (Rainn Wilson) and a high-octane remake. Read on and enjoy. (Please note: We posted this around midnight Thursday, so the ratings may have changed since.)
:: THE HOUSE BUNNY
Rotten Tomatoes: 45 / 100
Metacritic: 58 / 100
We’ve discussed Anna Faris here before, and her ability to […]
