Category Archives: Classics

Get Ready for ‘A Christmas Story’ Musical

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

After hearing about Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’s preview night, who wouldn’t want to adapt a film to a live musical? Well it seems that producer Peter Billingsly, who played Ralphie in the 1983’s A Christmas Story is ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Classics, Comedy, Movies, Music, Musicals, News | Tagged A Christmas Story, Benji Paske, Broadway, Jean Shepherd, Jon Favreau, Justin Paul, Peter Billingsly, Spider-Man: Turn off the dark, Vince Vaughn | 2 Comments

Review: ‘The Nutcracker in 3D’

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Lon Harris

There have been worse movies than The Nutcracker in 3D. Certainly films made with less ambition, with less skilled actors and more modest sets and effects budgets. But it’s genuinely challenging to recall a more wrong-headed film than Andrei Konchalovsky’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Action, Classics, Editorial, Editorial and Opinion, Fantasy, Foreign Films, Kids, Movies, Reviews, Sci-Fi | Tagged 3D, Albert Einstein, Andrei Konchalovsky, Elle Fanning, John Turturro, Nathan Lane, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker 3D | 2 Comments

Exclusive: Director Andrei Konchalovsky Talks ‘Nutcracker 3D’ and the Classiness of ‘Tango and Cash’

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Lon Harris

So I’m standing next to director Andrei Konchalovsky in a walk-in freezer known as the “VodBox,” dedicated to housing dozens of high-end vodkas. We’re all wearing fur coats and somewhat-ridiculous-even-in-frigid-temperatures fur hats. We’re ostensibly here to discuss Konchalovsky’s latest film, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Classics, Comedy, Editorial, Editorial and Opinion, Exclusive, Interviews, Kids, Movies | Tagged Andrei Konchalovsky, Nutcracker 3D, Tango and Cash | 1 Comment

Gore Verbinski Directing ‘The Lone Ranger’ For Disney

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Matt Raub

We hinted at it a while back, but now it looks like it’s officially news, as Pirates of the Carribbean helmer Gore Verbinski will be taking on the adventure of The Lone Ranger for Disney. Deadline has the scoop. Still … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Casting, Classics, Comics, Disney, Drama, Filmmaking, Movies, News | Tagged George Clooney, Gore Verbinski, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Carribbean, Rango, Steven Soderbergh, The Lone Ranger, Tonto | 1 Comment

War Movie Mondays: ‘Cromwell’

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the 1970 British epic Cromwell which stars veteran actor Richard Harris as the man who led Parliamentary forces to victory during The English Civil War. The film also stars Sir Alec Guinness (King Charles I), Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in Biopic, Classics, Columbia Pictures, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Alec Guinness, Columbia Pictures, Ken Hughes, Michael Jayston, Netflix, Nigel Stock, Patrick Wymark, Richard Harris, Robert Morley, Timothy Dalton | 1 Comment

Soderberg Taking on ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Matt Raub

Spy films of the 1960’s have a reputation of getting terrible remakes. It happened with Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman in 1998’s The Avengers. It happened with Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellan in last year’s The Prisoner. But that all … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Classics, Drama, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged Bourne Ultimatum, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Matt Damon, Robert Vaughn, Scott Z. Burns, Steven Soderberg, The Informant!, Warner Bros | 1 Comment

A Classic Gets Retold With The ‘Red Riding Hood’ Trailer

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

As if the first trailer for Warner Bros’ Green Lantern wasn’t enough earlier today, we’re getting yet another cinematic treat in the form of the first trailer for Warner’s Red Riding Hood is now showing it’s face. The film comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Classics, Drama, Movies, News, Trailers, Video, Warner Bros | Tagged Amanda Seyfried, Billy Burke, Gary Oldman, Julie Christie, Max Irons, Red Riding Hood, Shiloh Fernandez, Virginia Madsen, Warner Bros | Comments Off

Fan Film Friday: Live Action ‘Doug’ Movie Trailer

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Those who grew up, or even had a TV in the mid 90’s probably remember one of Nickelodeon’s most popular animated shows, Doug. The show was about a tween-aged boy who tries to make it through junior high school troubles … Continue reading →