Two actors, two faces and a two sided story. I smell an Oscar nod for Gosling…I see audience rejection of the film.
It’s October. A time when Ghoulies, Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties roam the earth. But if you start seeing the ghost of a World War II Japanese kamikaze fighter pilot, you’re probably Enoch Brae, the central character of Restless. And that’s not a bad place to be. Enoch is an odd kid. If your name is Enoch [...]
“Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots” get their day on the big screen in Real Steel, a movie that transcends the one-joke premise and is instead a heartwarming, fist-pumping mechanized fairy tale of a father and son coming together amid some of the baddest technology you’ll ever wish was really available. Not to bad for a [...]
Here now, a brief four months after his untimely death, is the vindication that Michael Jackson’s fans have been waiting for. This Is It, for better or worse, is the last word on Jackson as a performer and it’s presented here as the ‘dream’ of a concert that no one will ever get to see. [...]
I have read and re-read the following about a dozen times, and still remain unable to completely wrap my head around it. Let’s see if you have any better luck. According to The Hollywood Reporter: “Grizzly Adams Prods. is doing a 3D remaster of “The Fabric of Life,” a docudrama that examines physical evidence of [...]
Main Feature Standard Operating Procedure, directed by Errol Morris, is a documentary film which covers the events surrounding the widely publicized mistreatment of prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Morris is no stranger to controversy as evident by two of his previous films, The Fog of War and The Thin Blue Line, with the [...]
Utter the words Indiana Jones and immediately everybody knows what you’re talking about. You’re talking about fast-paced, globe-trotting quests for long-lost artifacts, ancient deathtraps and amazing action sequences. But most importantly, you’re talking about a cinematic icon who has become a household name for any film buff. From the fedora hat to the bullwhip, Indiana [...]
Want to see what the infamous Michael Moore has to say in his latest documentary? Well why not watch the entire thing here on Atomic Popcorn? Moore’s latest piece is another open your eyes film. “Slacker Uprising” takes place in the wake of “Fahrenheit 9/11,” during the run-up to the 2004 election, as I traveled [...]
So, if you are one of the many who enjoyed the comedy hit “Tropic Thunder”, then here’s some interesting news. A documentary entitled “Rain of Madness”, which details the making of the movie-within-a-movie “Tropic Thunder” will be made available on iTunes for download. Here’s the official press release: “Rain of Madness,” starring Jay Baruchel, Jack [...]
I must say I knew almost nothing of this film going into the screening so I wasn’t expecting much from it. Boy was a pleasantly surprised as I sat in a brand spanking new theater with comfy leather seats and three other critics. I must say I love my job! Morgan Spurlock of Super Size [...]