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By Jeff, on May 5th, 2012 2012 has an impressive line-up of films. Time travel, mutation, gods, monsters, hobbits, technology, and sheer awesomeness all combine to create an almost inescapable desire to just set up an automatic withdrawal from my checking account to my local movie theater.
Almost.
As usual, but even more so this year, money is tight. Hard choices have to be made. I don’t know if I’m strong enough to make them, but I have to try. Last . . . → Read More: 7 movies my mother has to worry about (and a bunch more)
By Jeff, on December 12th, 2008 The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight, has stated that he’s in no hurry to make the second sequel to Batman Begins. He has reason to be cautious. Historically speaking, the third installment in a franchise has been, shall we say, lacking. Superman III, Spiderman 3, Terminator 3, Batman Forever, Rocky III, Police Academy 3… need I go on? Nolan’s got the right idea:
“I don’t know why they’re hard to . . . → Read More: Dark Knight takes it slow, plus Robot Chicken and Terminator
By Jeff, on July 21st, 2008 I don’t have it in me to write everything I think about this movie right now, but I wanted to get something down.
Just like Spider-man 2, this sequel takes an amazingly good predecessor and improves on it.
And just like in the Spider-man franchise, the key is focusing on the character’s development. Bruce/Batman learns a lot about himself and his chosen line of work – the limits, the responsibilities, and the consequences.
Heath Ledger, . . . → Read More: Pseudo-Review: The Dark Knight
By Jeff, on May 7th, 2008 Lots of news and some rumors hitting the net lately… here are the best of the bunch for Sci-Fi and comics lovers:
The next Stargate SG-1 film titled Stargate: Continuum now has a July 29 DVD release date.
Marvel has announced that Iron Man 2 has been confirmed for release in 2010, in addition to a movie about Thor. Also reported: the Avengers and Captain America (with Matthew McConaughey as the lead?) in 2011.
Also . . . → Read More: Movie news roundup – Sci-Fi and comics lovers, rejoice!
By Jeff, on March 26th, 2008 The Dark Knight is coming out on July 18th. Everyone has heard of that. And I can’t wait.
But did you know about Batman Gotham Knight, the animated DVD (also downloadable) coming out on July 8th? Oh, yeah….. Batman gets the “Animatrix” treatment (well, sort of).
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Yes, Kevin Conroy will once again put a voice to Gotham’s caped crusader:
Conroy set the standard for modern day Batman voices with . . . → Read More: Batman Gotham Knight
By Jeff, on October 11th, 2007 Apple – Trailers – The Dark Knight
I can’t believe no one told me this trailer was out.
Okay, visually it’s an extremely boring trailer. Pretty much, it’s the bat-symbol with a light show.
The voice-over, though, is cool. You get to hear the voice of the Joker. Not bad. Just a little Nicholson thrown in there – a slight homage.
This is my “can’t wait” film for 2008.
[tags]Batman, Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, The . . . → Read More: Trailer: The Dark Knight
By Jeff, on September 20th, 2007 “Justice League of America” Moves Forward – Slice of Scifi
I’m sorry. I just can’t picture this movie being made well any time in the next 5 years.
As I said in a previous post, there are just too many big characters to adequately pull something off with enough weight on each character, developmentally. Plus you’ve got the casting problem:
Of course the big question is — Can Warner get Brandon Routh and Christian Bale . . . → Read More: “Justice League of America” Moves Forward – Slice of Scifi
By Jeff, on March 18th, 2007 [tag]Christian Bale[/tag], [tag]Michael Caine[/tag], and [tag]Christopher Nolan[/tag] (all of whom worked on [tag]Batman Begins[/tag]) join [tag]Hugh Jackman[/tag] to create one of the best magician movies I’ve ever seen. Actually, this movie crosses a few genres, but I won’t list them because to do so may tip off the secret of the movie. I will say that there is a healthy dose of misdirection, but everything you need to figure it out is there from the . . . → Read More: Review: The Prestige
By Jeff, on September 4th, 2006 Wow.
I’ve never seen anyone lose that much weight for a movie before. [tag]Christian Bale[/tag] was a walking skeleton in this movie. It hurt to watch the man move. Even [tag]Tom Hanks[/tag] looked healthier in Castaway.
Unfortunately, that was probably the most impressive thing about this movie. It seemed to move too slowly, lingering on shots that didn’t really have a pay-off. It was successful in making me curious about why Trevor, the main character, . . . → Read More: Review: The Machinist
By Jeff, on August 1st, 2006 SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel
Warner Brothers announced that its upcoming sequel to 2005′s hit Batman Begins will be called The Dark Knight and will feature Heath Ledger as the Joker.
I will be there. I thought Christian Bale did an utterly fantastic job as Batman in the first movie, and I can’t wait for the sequel. I’m a little worried about Heath Ledger, but I’ll wait and . . . → Read More: The Dark Knight – Batman sequel
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