In yet another remake of the classic novel of gothic romance and intrigue, Focus Features’ Jane Eyre is the newest installment in a growing oeuvre. If the trailers and teasers are any indication, this version may be the best yet. The film can boast of a great ensemble cast including Alice in Wonderland’s Mia Wasikowska as titular character Jane, and Michael Fassbender (of upcoming Prometheus) as the tortured Mr. Rochester.
Atomic Tom’s music video "Don’t You Want Me" was released this week for the upcoming 80s comedy Take Me Home Tonight, out in theatres on March 4th. The music video features the cast of the film parodying famous 80s film scenes.
This is the official music video for the film, and there are about 40 different 80s pics referenced in the music video even though it’s only about four minutes. The promoters of Take Me Home Tonight, a new comedy set in the 80s, released the music video to get audiences prepping for the trip back in time. Brush up on your 80s movie trivia, dudes.
Capitalizing on America’s rabid obsession with both vampires and remakes, Dreamworks and Film4 took on the 80's horror classic Fright Night. In theatres this August, the Fright Night reboot will star Colin Farrell as a uber-vampire Jerry Dandridge and Anton Yelchin as geeky teen hero Charley.
Ok, I know why the original Fright Night caught Hollywood’s attention as a potential remake candidate. It’s a great, cheesy, 80's horror flick with bad special effects, lots of boobs and bad jokes, and a cult following. But the cheese and camp is what makes it so lasting. The reboot will follow the same story, roughly, but it will be sleeker and sexier. No sparkling, romantic vampires here (yay).
Austin’s hugely popular SXSW film festival announces its midnighters, SXantastic and shorts line-up, thus filling out the complete list of screenings for the upcoming festival. Austin prepares itself for the March 11-19 cinema onslaught that is SXSW, and braces itself for over a week of fresh talent, indie screenings, film competitions, panels, conferences and plenty or partying.
Adding onto an already great list of feature films, documentaries, international films and special event screenings, the new list of screenings gives an idea of how this multi-level festival is going to shake out.
Just when you think High School Musical 3 is the lowest Disney can go, out comes the trailer for Disney’s new teen drama Prom. With a dazzling cast of cuties straight from the Disney Channel, and all the high school stereotypes present and accounted for, Prom proves Disney can indeed go lower.
Opening March 4th in theatres everywhere, The Adjustment Bureau has real potential. Starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, this film looks to have an intriguing story but also some smooth and impressive special effects. The story seems simple but with some complex themes. David Norris (Damon) is a politician on the rise. He’s about to be elected to the U.S. Senate when he meets a beautiful ballerina (Blunt) and falls in love. But fate has different plans for him, and the Adjustment Bureau is determined he stay on his appointed life path. Can he fight against what is predetermined and stay with the woman he loves, or will he end up doing exactly what he was meant to do?
The new action film Headshot will star Sylvester Stallone as a New Orleans hitman, effectively bringing the actor back from the dead. Ok, that’s harsh. He’s not really dead…he only looks it. And not to pigeon-hole Mr. Stallone, but he's played at least five hitman roles on the silver screen. That being said, I'm sure this one is new and different, totally unique.
IM Global announced Sunday that Stallone will star in its new action movie Headshot, which begins filming on location in Louisiana and New York this May. Stallone will play a New Orleans hitman who teams up with a younger cop from New York after some grisly murders bring them together. The investigation will lead them from seedy New Orleans back alleys to the centers of power in Washington D.C., and the duo will stop at nothing to meet out justice and revenge.
As I predicted, Gnomeo and Juliet turned out chokingly cute and cuddly despite the source material. This animated family film about two star-crossed lovers, who happen to be adorable garden gnomes, has some clever nods to Shakespeare and even some very grown-up movie references. However, as good as some of the elements are separately, as a whole the film felt like a shallow parody.
Two neighboring lawns sit prettily on Verona Drive. Nobody would think, peaking over the fences, that these immaculately kept lawns are full of feuding garden gnomes. When humans are looking, they’re just ceramic gnomes. But when no one’s watching, they come to life and spend their time improving their gardens and racing lawn mowers.
