Many classic novels have been adapted into film over the years, some better then others. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is considered a classic movie in its own right. Now for its 50th Anniversary, the literary adaptation is coming onto DVD and Blu-ray for your enjoyment.
Universal has let go of plans for a Stretch Armstrong film starring Taylor Lautner. Relativity Media has picked up the rights, but Lautner is no longer attached. The same goes for Universal’s assigned director, Rob Letterman.
Last Friday’s The Grey was about staying alive in the wilderness; now its director will have to survive the concrete jungle. MGM and Paramount have hired Joe Carnahan to write and direct a remake of Death Wish.
Fans of X-Men: First Class can let out a collective sigh: 20th Century Fox will be moving forward with a sequel to last summer’s superhero prequel hit.
Liam Neeson and his R-rated survival thriller The Grey debuted to a strong $20 million this weekend, topping two other newcomers that did not fair quite as well.
Heigl’s breakthrough to prominence, however, didn’t pave the way for a George Clooney-like film career of prestige. Rather, she decided to tackle comedy. Unfortunately, the laugher path she pursued brought little laughs with it, as the majority of her films lack uniqueness or charm.
Man on a Ledge is a colossally dumb heist movie that works more often than it doesn’t in spite of the filmmakers’ best efforts to maim it. The fact that director Asger Leth and writer Pablo F. Fenjves think this is a smart thriller feels insulting: it’s riddled with cliches and more than a little preposterous. But perhaps because it goes for the jugular, it ends on a note that’s pretty satisfying, at least compared to your average January popcorn flick.
