Category Archives: Drama

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Four Feathers’ (1939)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is yet another African adventure. Zoltan Korda (Sahara) directs the 1939 version of The Four Feathers based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason, which is one of the greatest redemption stories set during the Sudanese campaign to … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Foreign Films, MGM, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged A.E.W. Mason, Alexander Korda, C. Aubrey Smith, Donald Gray, Frederick Culley, Georges Perinal, Jack Allen, John Clements, John Laurie, June Duprez, Ralph Richardson, Zoltan Korda | Comments Off

The Flickcast Picks: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

Posted on February 24, 2011 by The Flickcast

This may be the biggest year for the Academy Awards, as some major Hollywood players are going up against some fresh newcomers. Eyeballs everywhere will be glued to ABC on Sunday, February 27th at 8PM E/5PM P when the awards … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Awards, Drama, Events, Exclusive, Features, Flickcast Picks, Flickcast Presents, Movies | Tagged 127 Hours, Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Alice in Wonderland, Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Another Year, Atticus Ross, Barney's Version, Biutiful, Black Swan, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Country Strong, Darren Arronofsky, David Fincher, David O Russell, Day & Night, Ethan Coen, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Flickcast Picks, Geoffrey Rush, God of Love, hailee steinfeld, Harry Potter, Helena Bonham Carter, Hereafter, How to Train Your Dragon, I Am Love, Incendies, Inception, Iron Man 2, Jacki Weaver, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, jesse eisenberg, Joel Coen, John Hawkes, Let's Pollute, mark ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Michelle Williams, Na Wewe, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Oscars, Salt, Tangled, The Confession, The Crush, The Fighter, The Gruffalo, The Illusionist, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Lost Thing, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Way Back, The Wolfman, Tom Hooper, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, Tron Legacy, true grit, Unstoppable, Winter's Bone, Wish 143 | 2 Comments

Action Heats Up in a New Trailer for ‘Sucker Punch’

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Matt Raub

While all of this Superman news has been surfacing for Zack Snyder, most should remember that between now and then, we’ve got a full world of cerebral kung fu and militant battle sequences to look forward to with Sucker Punch. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Warner Bros | Tagged Abbie Cornish, Carla Gugino, Emily Browning, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Jon Hamm, oscar isaac, Scott Glenn, Sucker Punch, Superman, Vanessa Hudgens, Warner Bros, Zack Snyder | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Khartoum’

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the classic 1966 British colonial film Khartoum directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Ardrey. Charlton Heston stars as famed British General Charles “Chinese” Gordon who defended the ancient city against Muslim extremists in 1884-85 Africa. … Continue reading →

Posted in Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Foreign Films, MGM, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Basil Dearden, Charlton Heston, David Lean, Johnny Sekka, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Green, Ralph Richardson, Richard Johnson, Robert Ardrey, Zia Mohyeddin | Comments Off

Film Review: ‘Barney’s Version’

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Every once in a while, you connect so deeply with a movie that it shakes you to your core. Thus was the case with Barney’s Version, a remarkable story about an unremarkable man. This movie made me do two things … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Movies, Reviews, Romance | Tagged Barney's Version, Barney's Version film review, Barney's Version movie review, Dustin Hoffman, Michael Konyves, Minnie Driver, Mordecai Richler, movies with alzheimers, Paul Giamatti, Rachelle Lefevre, Rosamund Pike | Comments Off

‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Kicks Up Its Viral Marketing

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Many can debate that modern alien invasion films can’t hold a candle to classics like The Day The Earth Stood Still or War of the Worlds, but one thing that we have today that sets us apart is viral marketing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Marketing, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Sony, Video, Viral Marketing | Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Battle: Los Angeles, Michelle Rodriguez, Sony Pictures, The day the earth stood still, Viral Marketing, War of the Worlds | 2 Comments

Breasts Get Handled In A New ‘Face Off’ Sneak Peek

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Matt Raub

Say what you will about reality TV, but SyFy has managed to find the happy medium between the world of trashy television and the geek culture with their newest competition show, Face Off. The show takes a group of up … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Fandom, News, Reality, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Channel, SyFy, TV, Video | Tagged Face Off, Makeup, Reality TV, Sci Fi Channel, Sneak Peek, SyFy | 1 Comment

Film Review: ‘Unknown’

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Jane Almirall

Unknown, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, has some interesting elements going for it. Set in Berlin and armed with an attractive and sturdy cast, Unknown is swimming in themes of mistaken identity, murder and espionage – arguably very exciting and entertaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Movies, Reviews, Thriller | Tagged Diane Kruger, Frantic, January Jones, Jaume Collet-Serra, Liam Neeson, Unknown | Comments Off

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