Even those of the blockbuster persuasion will fing things to like about Drive: a plethora of fantastically nuanced performances, stunningly creative camera shots and a pulse-heightening score are only the pillars that support a white-knuckle exercise in dead quiet, nail-biting non-events and impending dread.
Escaping isn’t just for jailbirds anymore, folks. In honor of Nicholas Winding Refn’s Drive, Player Affinity will take a peak behind all the tools, mindsets and poise needed to get away from whomever or whatever it is you pissed off.
Welcome to Box Office Wizard, Player Affinity’s Movie Box Office Prediction Contest. Just read through this post and tell us your top five box office predicted finishers for this weekend. Finish out 2011 on top and you will win something COOL.
The sci-fi film Source Code didn’t quite get the receipts to match its critical acclaim, but while it gains more exposure on DVD, CBS thinks there’s an audience for it — on the small screen.
We’re both of the opinion that original movies are great. But why fight the inevitable? And hell, if a remake can bring attention to an underseen classic, what’s to complain about? So, with Straw Dogs out tomorrow, a remake of the classic 1972 film starring Dustin Hoffman, we present six other classics that could be worthy of a remake.
You can relax fanboys and girls, Trekkies and Trekkettes, as what you already knew was going to happen has happened: J.J. Abrams has officially signed on to direct Star Trek 2.
All you fangirls rejoice
and all you guys regurgitate, our featured clip this week is for part one of
the international vampire/werewolf phenomenon, Breaking Dawn. Those who are actually werewolves may be interested
in Cameron Crowe’s latest, We Bought a Zoo
with Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and rising star Elle Fanning. Then for you
fellas after you wipe away that spittle comes Goon, a hockey flick that isn’t so much an inspirational sports tale
as it is a peak at those roughians that make the blood splatter. Finally, is
the red band trailer for Indonesian action-thriller The Raid which follows twenty elite cops as they take down a criminal
stronghold with badass side effects. We’re all about shock and awe on Player
Affinity – it’s Trailer Tracker.
