Here are some news updates I’ve compiled over at The Film Stage during the past few weeks: Liam Neeson Drops Out of Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ [Click Here] ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ Delayed Until March 2011 [Click Here] Trailer for ‘I Saw the … Continue reading
Archive for July 2010
Intriguing ‘Certified Copy’ Trailer
Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 3:38 pm by Danny King in the Videos categoryThe Guardian has released an international trailer for Certified Copy, which is just one of the many hazy copies of its kind to hit the web over the past few days. One could wait for a high-definition version, but considering … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Changeling’ (2008)
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 12:38 am by Danny King in the Reviews categoryClint Eastwood’s Changeling is a film for which the “true story” label is absolutely necessary. The torture inflicted upon Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) throughout the course of this film is enough to make you sick. If this stuff were made … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Inception’ (2010)
Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 11:41 pm by Danny King in the Reviews categoryBatman Begins and The Dark Knight marked Christopher Nolan’s renovation of the comic book movie. With Inception, he does the same thing to the heist movie. The film does have a few conventions, but they are entirely forgivable because the world Nolan … Continue reading
‘Inception’s’ Oscar Chances
Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 3:00 pm by Danny King in the Awards categorySince (I’m assuming) most of us have seen Inception by now, I thought it would be appropriate to delve into some preliminary Oscar discussion, particularly because I find Inception‘s Oscar chances – in the main categories – very difficult to … Continue reading
Trailer for Ben Affleck’s ‘The Town’
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 2:11 am by Danny King in the Videos category2010 could turn out to be a pretty impressive year for Ben Affleck. He will appear in John Wells’ recession film The Company Men, as well as make his second directorial effort after helming 2007′s acclaimed Gone Baby Gone. The … Continue reading
‘Welcome to the Rileys’ Trailer
Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 4:38 pm by Danny King in the Videos categoryYahoo has debuted the trailer for Jake Scott’s Welcome to the Rileys. Based on a script from Ken Hixon, the film will follow the struggling relationship of Doug (James Gandolfini) and Lois (Melissa Leo) Riley, and the complications that arise … Continue reading
Trailer for Hoffman’s ‘Jack Goes Boating’
Posted on Friday, July 9, 2010 at 3:40 pm by Danny King in the Videos categoryCertainly one of the year’s biggest potential surprises is Jack Goes Boating, the directorial debut of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Back in late January, Roger Ebert called the film “[his] best Sundance experiece.” The screenwriter, Bob Glaudani, originally wrote this as … Continue reading
Will 10 Best Picture Nominees Affect the Directing Category?
Posted on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 6:46 pm by Danny King in the Awards Editorials categoryFor me, one of the more interesting things to analyze about any given year’s slate of Oscar nominees is how the Best Picture and Best Director lineups overlap. It seems that more often than not, they match each other completely. … Continue reading
