Back in 2008, Max Allan Collins was set to write and direct Road to Purgatory, the sequel to his graphic novel that was turned into the 2002 film Road to Perdition, but things stalled. Now, the project look to be moving forward with Collins’ script, but not his direction.
Buddy pictures are so ingrained in cinema that the niche could be considered one of the most enduring and successful sub-genres around. The lives of the police force are good fodder for film. They’re more dangerous than the life of a businessman, more realistic than the life of a rock star, and have as many fun clichés to play with as the life of an assassin.
As the latest addition to the Player Affinity staff, it’s my pleasure to head up a new column dedicated to expanding our collective cinematic horizons. The primary purpose of this is just to spotlight a film that you might enjoy based on what’s playing in the theaters at the moment. I invite you to share and discuss your own movie suggestions below as well.
Stephen Sommers’ G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was a huge box office success, but it didn’t have a huge sway over film critics (it didn’t even come close). The critical disgust doesn’t seem to really matter, as “Cobra” has had a planned sequel in the works for awhile and now Sommers is set to return to the director’s seat.
At Comic Con a couple weeks back, a 40-second teaser for The Avengers was shown at the Marvel panel. What does this mean?
That Marvel has developed a logo.
Back in May, Sony announced its intention to fast-track a film version of the hit action/adventure game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune to the big screen with David O. Russell in the director’s chair.
But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is Trailer Tracker, where we at Player Affinity scour the internet for the best new clips. Breaking into the last month of summer we visit
