The rumor mill was running at maximum power yesterday when Collider revealed it has a trusted source saying that Matthew Vaughn, director of X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass, is in talks with Lucasfilm to direct Star Wars: Episode VII.
In a big week of DVD and Blu-ray releases see which classic film-noir was able to beat the likes of Rashomon, Patton and The Amazing Spider-man in DISCussion to be our Recommendation of the Week.
Denzel Washington plays a down-and-out alcoholic in Robert Zemeckis’ Flight. Here are 10 alcoholics from cinema past that may have inspired his journey to sobriety.
Robert Zemeckis’ direction of the plane crash at the heart of Flight, Denzel Washington’s killer lead performance, and the film’s surprising ability to overcome the trappings of its genre, are genuinely miraculous.
The concept behind Wreck-It Ralph owes a lot to the Toy Story movies that started the entire CGI revolution, but the level of complexity and creative world-building required by Ralph puts Toy Story in the bargain bin.
The kung fu film has had an unquestionably monumental impact on action filmmaking, especially since Hollywood took note of what the art had to offer cinematically.
RZA’s The Man with the Iron Fists is a pastiche of colorful camp, eccentric caricatures and a healthy dose of CGI blood. If kung fu via glossy art is what you’re after, Fists will be an eye-rolling slog, but those hankering for a messy homage could do worse than this kinetic smear of martial arts.
