-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
MGM has unveiled the poster for the upcoming James Bond feature, Skyfall, as well as the trailer (below). So far, only its UK release date (October 26) has been announced.
While it’s a cheap thrill to see Hammer Film Productions — purveyor of so many other cheap thrills during the 1930s-’80s — back in business after decades in purgatory, their first post-revival production is a reminder of what drained the life from the iconic schlock factory and sent it into limbo to begin with: cheap, … Continue reading
The Magnolia’s two-part Sir Ridley films series presents a rare public screening of Ridley’s fantasy epic Legend (1985), 7:30 and 10pm, May 22, at the theater. Details The Lone Star Film Society’s and Red Productions’ Backlot Film Series continues with an outdoor screening of the Coen Brother’s comedy Raising Arizona (1987), at sunset, May 24, in Foch Alley near Red Productions (1075 Foch St., Fort … Continue reading
The first big, dumb, and loud movie spectacle of the summer has arrived in the form of Battleship, ostensibly based on the Hasbro board game and directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom) with something for everyone: tons of heavy ordnance and explosions for the boys, and plenty of chiseled eye candy for … Continue reading
Black Cinematheque Dallas and the South Dallas Cultural Center present their annual Black Cinematheque Film Festival this Friday and Saturday, May 18-19, at the SDCC. The line-up features Göran Olsson’s documentary The Black Power Mix Tape 1967-75 and a program of shorts that includes “Men In Love” by Keith Davis, “Corporate Negro” by pstola.com, and “Male Groupie” by Morocco Omari. Tickets … Continue reading
One of the most surprising and effective survival films of in a long time, The Grey is a nerve-wracking drama that wrings quite a lot from very little while submitting viewers to a glimpse of an icy hell on earth. It’s hard to believe it’s from director Joe Carnahan and produced by Tony Scott, whose respective screamingly over-the-top … Continue reading
Every movie about demonic possession invariably gets compared to The Exorcist, perhaps unfairly so but not without reason. William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty crafted a white-knuckle exercise in terror that, almost 40 years later, still leaves audiences with nightmares and theater managers with urine-soaked seats. The latest challenger to the throne, The Devil Inside, is a … Continue reading
Much like its progenitor, The Blair Witch Project, the first Paranormal Activity thrived on novelty value and a degree of creativity within its bare-bones indie production that helped turn horror away from the torture porn aspect that dominated it for the past decade. The inevitable sequel and string of knock-offs have since bled it dry. … Continue reading
Though the marketing of Catfish may have unwary viewers believing it to be a thriller of sorts, it’s actually something a bit more conventional. This doesn’t stop it from being suspenseful and, at times, unsettling, through the final payoff. The movie is a documentary on a young New York photographer named Nev Schulman, filmed by his … Continue reading
The Magnolia’s The Big Movie classic films series concludes its Uptown/Downtown series with a screening of the musical West Side Story (1961), 7:30pm, May 15, at the theater. Details Paramount Pictures and Cinemark Theaters present a special 85th anniversary XD screening of the classic Academy Award-winning silent film Wings (1927), 2 and 7pm, May 16, at the Cinemark Movies … Continue reading
movie ink™ 