Tony Scudder Walking and talking movies since the 70's
CABIN IN THE WOODS Most anticipated 2012 movie (RELEASED 13th April)
EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES SONY RELEASED 26 February 2010 TV seem to have two staple genres. The thriller where the dad goes bonkers and tries to kill his family, and the uplifting story of a couple’s search for a miracle cure for their sick child. ‘Extraordinary Measures’ (from CBS (a US TV station) Films) falls into that second [...]
THE LOVELY BONES PARAMOUNT RELEASED 19 February 2010 Delayed a few times from it’s original release date of early 2009, for such an acclaimed director like Peter Jackson to possibly have a duff movie on his hands seemed unlikely. Extra scenes, time-heavy special effects, and fine-tuning in the editing room are the usual excuses put [...]
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF FOX RELEASED 12 February 2010 Considering how much I enjoyed ‘Percy Jackson’, I was saddened to read so many critics slating the film for being a ‘Harry Potter’ knock-off. It’s like saying we can only have one superhero franchise, one science-fiction franchise, or no more rom/coms because [...]
THE WOLFMAN UNIVERSAL RELEASED 12 February 2010 The last attempt at a ‘proper’ horror movie from the Universal stable was a complete let-down. A Frankenstein creation using some good bits, badly put together, resulting in a truly dreadful whole (yes ‘Van Helsing’, I’m talking to you). So with ‘The Wolfman’ I had my fingers crossed [...]
YOUTH IN REVOLT MOMENTUM RELEASED 5 February 2010 ‘Youth in Revolt’ is another movie featuring ‘the geek’ as our leading man. After recent movies like ‘Zombieland’, ‘Superbad’, and ‘Adventureland’, 2010 could well be the biggest year for ‘the geek’ yet, as geektastic movies like ‘Scott Pilgrim Versus the World’ (starring Michale Cera) and Kick-Ass (starring [...]
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG DISNEY RELEASED 5 February 2010 Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) wants to open her own restaurant in 30’s New Orleans, so when her childhood friend gives her the money for a deposit on a riverfront property, it seems her wishes are going to come true. Unfortunately, when a talking frog convinces [...]
INVICTUS WARNER BROS. RELEASED 5 February 2010 Nelson Mandela has been asking Morgan Freeman to portray him for years. For some time, it looked like Mandela’s own autobiography would form the basis, but author John Carlin’s book ‘Playing the Enemy’ about South Africa winning the 1995 Rugby World Cup became the centrepiece of a movie [...]
Secret Cinema 11 – Wings Of Desire, The Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion, February 2010 Tweet This Post