His Awesomeness, Jason Statham, has let it be known that he chooses his films based on the fight choreographer the producers hire. Often as not, that blows up in his face. Why else would the Human Bullet from Blighty end up in dogs like “War,” “Transporter 3” and “Death Race”?
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John Cusack has heard the sniping. He’s Internet savvy, a big-time Twitter user. So he knew Edgar Allan Poe fanatics were complaining about the movie he was making about the writer.
Baylor’s film and digital media department has undergone changes over the years. No longer does the industry revolve solely around 35mm film cameras. The digital age is abundantly present.
A few films into their Disneynature movie-making experience, producer-directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, veterans of the BBC’s acclaimed “Planet Earth” series, figure they’re finally getting the hang of Disney.
“The Three Stooges,” directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly, was not the box-office comeback the filmmakers hoped for.
Massachusetts, you’re out. Ohio? Sorry, another loser. In the race for cultural mecca, the winner is: Oregon.
Cinematographer Stephen Poster set up a simple studio rig of three stage lights and a small collection of crude three-dimensional objects on a black felt top to display how easily one could produce shadows and harsh lines. With a camera attached to an external monitor, Poster shined and reflected light beams all across the room while students and faculty watched.
Troubled film financier David Bergstein has sued the owners of Miramax, alleging that they denied him money and an equity stake owed for his role in the acquisition of the film label from Walt Disney Co. in 2010.
Three-dimensional cinema may well be the future of movies. But it’s also the past — and not just because a lot of old-timers would pick “House of Wax” (1953) as their favorite 3-D film. Consider the situation at Disney:
If you thought the world of “Game of Thrones” was incredibly vast and complex and festooned with a crazy multitude of characters, brace yourself for Season 2 of HBO’s awesome fantasy epic.
“The Hunger Games,” the teen action-adventure film that opened to big numbers last weekend, is, without question, a parable of the Occupy Wall Street movement. It’s also a cautionary tale about Big Government. And undeniably a Christian allegory about the importance of finding Jesus. Or maybe a call for campaign-finance reform?
The film version of “The Hunger Games” is a sanitized version of the book — which is already arguably a rip-off of the terrific novel-turned-film “Battle Royale” — but it’s still pretty good.
With the zombie craze sweeping the nation, thankfully not literally, film majors and movie lovers in the Austin area will be excited to hear about filmmaker Edgar Wright’s upcoming appearances at the new Slaughterhouse Lane Alamo Drafthouse. Friday and Saturday night, the Drafthouse is welcoming Edgar Wright for screenings of his films “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.”
What can be more controversial than killing children? How about children killing children for a game that’s hyped up like it’s the Olympics or Super Bowl when the entire world is watching?
Here’s the pitch: The state forces kids into a death match where only one is left standing.
Director Gary Ross knew he needed someone who was super-cool and a trendsetter to play the avant garde stylist Cinna in “The Hunger Games.” The first person he thought of was Lenny Kravitz.
“Big Easy Express,” documentary director Emmett Malloy’s rail-riding music documentary, made its first stop in Austin on the final day of SXSW.
One of the highlights of the SXSW Film lineup explores the darker, even homicidal, daydreams that many people have when pushed too far.
Increasingly, the media zoo that is SXSW looks more like today’s overlapping media world.
Anyone with a Facebook account spent much of last evening watching their Facebook news feed blowup with reposts of the “Kony 2012” film made by Invisible Children.
Tracey Gold and Alan Thicke, who played Kirk Cameron’s sister and father on the 1980s sitcom “Growing Pains,” have joined the chorus of performers taking exception to their castmate’s anti-gay comments.
If you need another demonstration of the star power attached to Sarah Palin, look no further than “Game Change,” the movie airing on HBO at 8 p.m. Saturday.
“I’m in love with genuine stories that present that human quality,” country singer songwriter Zane Williams said. “And this new documentary ‘Troubadour’ shows the real stories of real artists. I know that is rare.”
A horrific car crash turned Michael Britten’s life upside-down. His wife died. His son died.
In an upcoming film, Baylor students are picking up the story of some soldiers where war movies like “Jarhead” and “The Hurt Locker” end.
Please choose from the following genres: action, adventure, comedy, crime, drama, romance or thriller. Can’t make up your mind? What about all of the above?
With his latest film, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” sputtering over the holiday weekend, Nicolas Cage’s career as an action star continues to hit the skids.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is planning on climbing into the director’s chair this year.
Now I don’t want to brag too much here, but I happen to be a bit of an expert when it comes to movies. The sports editor here at the Lariat often comments on my insatiable desire to reference movies he’s never even heard of. I watch a lot of movies.
Comedy veterans Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are no strangers to cutting-edge improv, but their new show explores topics that until recently remained untouched.