Liam Neeson has become quite a conundrum in the past five years or so. An actor who could be found playing the less-than stunt-prone character finds himself in his golden years a bona-fide action hero, all beginning with Taken in 2008. Out of nowhere Neeson was suddenly shooting up bad guys, performing death defying stunts […]
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Film Rant: Attenberg (Dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari 2010)
Director/producer Athina Rachel Tsangari’s reluctance to be lumped in with some nebulous Greek New Wave is as understandable as the categorization is inevitable. She has been producing the work of Giorgos Lanthimos, and her second film as director shares with his Dogtooth (2009) and Alps (2011) not only strong tonal and thematic similarities, and an […]
Film Clips: Underworld: Awakening
In 2003 Director Len Wiseman brought the world Underworld. A post-apocalyptic style Vampire story revolving around the blood feud between Vampires and Lycans (werewolves). The film was heavily stylized, a feast for the eyes with all of the special effects and moderate amounts of gore, and most importantly it introduced the character of Selene, played […]
In Retrospect: Beauty and the Beast 3D Re-Release Film Review
Disney is a company synonymous with the art of American animation. From their Golden Age fairy-tale adaptations such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Peter Pan to their innovative computer animated hits such as Toy Story and The Incredibles, it seems impossible to think of Disney as anything but a giant in the industry. There […]
A&E Announces Plans for A Psycho prequel TV Series,
The Hollywood Reporter announced today information on the planned Psycho prequel series “Bates Motel” over at A&E TV. The show is currently in early development, working alongside Universal Television, and would be a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. As The Hollywood Reporter puts it, “the series would offer an understanding into how Norman Bates psyche […]