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Archive for February 2010

Black Dynamite

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

Black Dynamite is definitely going in my movie collection, and it should have a spot in yours as well. Just don’t be surprised if you get home one day and find that Black Dynamite put the kung-fu to your other movies and had some damned fine sex with your wife or girlfriend. This disc don’t [...]



‘Hurt Locker’ producer apologizes for e-mails

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering action against a producer of “The Hurt Locker” who sent multiple e-mails urging academy members to vote for his movie in the Oscar best-picture race.



Everybody’s Fine

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

What Frank doesn’t know, and what the movie slowly reveals through his trips to see three of the adult children played by Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, and Sam Rockwell, is that they have some problems in their lives. They try almost anything to keep these problems and the problems of the fourth, unseen sibling [...]



Adam

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

Dancy combines a stellar performance with his natural appeal to create a complex yet very likeable character. The condition makes social interaction extremely difficult for Adam and reduces his range of interests to a handful of obsessions. Additionally, he is incapable of reading and understanding other’s emotions. Rather than letting Asperger’s syndrome consume the character, [...]



Eighties Cult Series Max Headroom Headed To DVD

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

This is why I love DVD, because it’s continually resurrecting obscure shit you thought you’d never seen again this side of a bootlegger’s booth at your local convention hall



James Callis Is Ready To FlashForward

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

Things keep looking up for ABC’s FlashForward. They’ve secured Dr. Gaius Baltar of Battlestar Galactica fame to join the series in a major role. James Callis has signed on with a role so mysterious, all we’re told is that he’s a "really exciting, unusual character.



Kevin Costner Reunites With His Waterworld Director To Learn Italian

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

Fighting the KGB.



Bakshi’s Animated Lord Of The Rings Gets A Deluxe Edition This April

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is making its long-awaited appearance on Blu-ray April 6th, but if you’re more of an old-school fan you’ll also be able to pick up Ralph Bakshi’s animated take on Tolkien’s classics that same day



Indie film vet Richard Glasser dies

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

Obituary: Founded the Intl. Film Office — Indie film vet Richard Glasser, who founded the Intl. Film Office, died Feb. 23 in Los Angeles following a stroke. He was 50.



‘Avatar’ says farewell at No. 1

Feb 28th, 2010 | By movie-news | Category: News

Hanging on for what will be its farewell round atop of the foreign circuit, 20th Century Fox’s “Avatar” on the weekend made it 11 straight stanzas in the No. 1 spot by grossing $36.1 million from 6,535 screens in 70 markets.